Lemon White Chocolate Cookies

5 from 1 vote

Lemon white chocolate cookies are full of bright lemon flavor and creamy white chocolate chips! They're an easy no chill recipe and only take 30 minutes to make!

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Total Time30

Course: Cookies

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: Cookies

Calories: 204kcal

Author: Natalie

Equipment

Ingredients

¾ cup unsalted butter room temperature
¾ cup granulated sugar
½ cup light brown sugar packed
1 large egg room temperature
3 tablespoon lemon zest
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup sour cream full fat, room temperature
2 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1½ cup white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the light brown sugar and granulated sugar. Add the lemon zest. Rub the lemon zest into the sugars with your fingertips or with an electric mixer.
Add the butter and beat the butter and sugars with an electric mixer on medium speed til light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Add the vanilla and egg and beat on medium until incorporated.
With the mixer on low speed, alternatively add the flour, baking soda and salt and the sour cream.
Mix in the white chocolate with the mixer on low speed until just incorporated.
Drop cookies by rounded tablespoons on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Stick a couple extra white chocolate chips on top of the cookie dough balls.
Bake at 350°F until the edges just start to brown, about 9-11 minutes.
Allow cookies cool on the baking sheet 5 minutes. Then transfer them to a cooling rack.

Notes

Storage: Store these lemon and white chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 to 4 days. Freeze leftover cookies or unbaked cookie dough balls in a freezer storage bag for up to 2 months.

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