Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you love lemon desserts, these Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies deserve a spot on your baking list! Made from scratch with cream cheese, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, and white chocolate chips, they bring a little citrus to your cookie tray.
Servings: 37
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter, unsalted
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons lemon zest
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325℉. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.2¼ cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt
- In the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, cream cheese, sugar, and brown sugar for about 2 minutes until light and fluffy.½ cup butter, unsalted, 4 ounces cream cheese, softened, ½ cup sugar, ¾ cup brown sugar
- Add in the eggs, 1 at a time, mixing until incorporated. Add the vanilla, lemon juice, and lemon zest, and mix well.2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 3 tablespoons lemon zest
- Gently fold in the white chocolate chips.1 cup white chocolate chips
- Using a cookie scoop, form dough balls. Place them about 2 inches apart. Bake for 9 - 11 minutes, until the edges start to turn golden.
- Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before removing them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
