These delicious lemon cream cheese white chocolate chip cookies are soft and gooey on the inside and crispy on the outside. An easy small-batch cookie recipe using regular pantry ingredients.
These easy lemon cookies are so delicious, and refreshingly tasty with a nice cold glass of milk, or to have with a cup or tea or coffee.
The texture of these lemon cookies is lovely. They're a bit gooey on the inside from the cream cheese mixture, and the outer is crisp. You also get a nice hit of white chocolate in every bite from the chocolate chips, and of course a wonderful hint of lemon.
These lemon cream cheese chocolate cookies are ideal for any time of year, perhaps you're thinking of making some for a summer picnic, or a Christmas cookie tray. If you want a variety, try out our milk chocolate cream cheese chip cookies. They're so popular!
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Serves
20
Ingredients
½ cup or 115g unsalted butter, softened
4 oz or 115g cream cheese, softened
1 cup or 200g granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon of lemon extract
2 cups or 250g all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 & ½ cups or 470g white chocolate chips
1 tablespoon of lemon zest
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, add the butter, cream cheese, sugar, and lemon zest.
Then beat with a mixer or wooden spoon until fluffy.
2. Add the egg and lemon extract to the mixture and beat until well combined.
3. Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl.
4. Gradually add the dry and wet ingredients, mixing until combined.
5. Fold in the white chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
6. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving 1 inch of space between each cookie.
7. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden. The centers may appear soft but will continue to set as the cookies cool.
8. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
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Storage
These will keep fresh in an air-tight container for a few days. Alternatively, you can freeze them either before or after baking in an air-tight bag.
Alternative Flavor Suggestions
Swap the lemon for orange, almond or peppermint extract
Swap the white chocolate chips for milk or dark chocolate
Add dried cranberries or raisins or chopped nuts to the mixture
Recipe Card
Lemon Cream Cheese White Chocolate Chip Cookies.
These delicious lemon cream cheese white chocolate chip cookies are soft and gooey on the inside and crispy on the outside. An easy small-batch cookie recipe using regular pantry ingredients.
Ingredients
- ½ cup or 115g unsalted butter, softened
- 4 oz or 115g cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup or 200g granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon of lemon extract
- 2 cups or 250g all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 & ½ cups or 470g white chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon of lemon zest
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C)—line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, add the butter, cream cheese, sugar and lemon zest.
Then beat with a mixer or wooden spoon until fluffy.
2. Add the egg and lemon extract to the mixture and beat until well combined.
3. Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl.
4. Gradually add the dry and wet ingredients, mixing until combined.
5. Fold in the white chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
6. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving 1 inch of space between each cookie.
7. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden. The centers may appear soft but will continue to set as the cookies cool.
8. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 20 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 277Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 102mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 0gSugar: 24gProtein: 3g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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