The bright citrus notes of lemon and lime join white chocolate chips for a summery twist in a delicious and chewy, chocolate chip cookie.
Happy Wednesday!
These white chocolate chip cookies will delight citrus lovers
and are perfect for summer!
If you look closely you can see the flecks of lime zest in these cookies,
a bright, tart note along with the lemon zest,
to balance with the sweet flavor of the white chocolate chips.
This recipe comes from Valerie Bertinelli and is a keeper recipe!
I got 38 cookies, closer to 3 dozen than 4 1/2 dozen cookies the recipe states.
Here are the ingredients you’ll need:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda.
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 tablespoons lemon zest (2 – 3 lemons, depending on size)
2 tablespoons lime zest (2 – 3 limes, depending on size)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups white chocolate chips
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
Add the flour, baking soda and salt to a medium bowl and whisk to combine; set aside.
In large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together with mixer until
lighter in color and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl as needed.
Add the egg and beat until incorporated. Add the lemon zest, lime zest and vanilla extract;
beat until evenly combined.
Add dry ingredients to the butter-sugar mixture and mix until just incorporated.
Fold the chocolate chips in with a rubber spatula.
Use a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets,
keeping them 2 inches apart.
Bake until edges are golden brown and the centers are still soft, 8 to 10 minutes.
Cookies will appear under baked and puffed in center when removed from oven,
but will continue to cook on baking sheet and cool to familiar chocolate chip cookie-like texture.
Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes,
then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Repeat the process with the remaining dough.
Alternatively, the cookie dough can be wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen up to a month.
To make these cookies gluten-free, substitute King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour
for all-purpose flour.
Looking for sweet treat to beat the heat?
Fans of citrus will love this No-Churn Lemon Ice Cream,
an easy, refreshing frozen treat, no ice cream maker required!
Sweet and tart, creamy and tangy~ a creamsicle for lemon lovers!
Lemon-Lime White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- 1 tablespoon cookie scoop
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest ( 2-3 lemons, depending on size )
- 2 tablespoons lime zest { 2-3 limes, depending on size )
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Add the flour, baking soda and salt to a medium bowl and whisk to combine; set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together with mixer until lighter in color and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl as needed.
- Add the egg and beat until incorporated. Add the lemon zest, lime zest and vanilla extract. Beat until evenly combined.
- Add dry ingredients to the butter-sugar mixture and mix until just incorporated. Fold the chocolate chips in with a rubber spatula.
- Use a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop the cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets, keeping them 2 inches apart.
- Bake until edges are golden brown and the centers are still soft, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Repeat the process with the remaining dough. Alternatively, the cookie dough can be wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen up to a month.
Notes
- Cookies will appear puffed in center and under baked when removed from oven but will finish baking as they cool on baking sheet to a chocolate chip cookie-like texture.
- Don’t skimp on quantity of zest! Depending on size, it may take 3 lemons and limes each.
- When zesting any citrus, only use colored peel avoiding white pith underneath, which is bitter.
- When measuring flour, use the 'spoon & sweep' method: Use a spoon to fill measuring cup with flour to overflowing, then sweep with knife edge to level. Scooping measuring cup directly into flour bag will firmly pack flour resulting in too much flour for recipe.
- To make gluten-free, substitute King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour for all-purpose flour.
Both recipes sound delicious and ingredients I didn’t have added to grocery list. Can’t wait to try! Peace.
This sounds like the perfect summer twist for chocolate chip cookies, Mary. Your no-churn 🍋 ice cream would be an added bonus to have with the cookies! Thanks for the recipes!
Wow Mary, those cookies sound wonderful, I love anything lemon-lime! Thanks for the link to the ice cream too, I had forgotten about it and it’s definitely ice cream weather!
Pass the cookies my way! I’m stopping by the store today!
These sound delicious, Mary. Thank you for the recipes.
Oh, yes please! These sound amazing Mary!
Mary, These sound delicious and would be perfect for summer gatherings. Thanks for both recipes. Clara❤️
Yum, can’t wait to try these! 🍪🍋
love lemon line and surprisingly enough had a key lime pie served with white chocolate topping, it was beyond perfecting, sure these cookies will be too.
Love anything lemon/ lime !!!! Can’t wait to make 💚🍋🍋🍋💚
Mary, I am a big fan of citrus. These really look delicious and I think I need a batch of these for the coming weekend 🍋
These look wonderful Mary! Thanks for another delicious recipe!
Can’t wait to try this recipe! Thank you!
These cookies sound wonderful Mary, I’m puckering up just looking at them:@)
Thanks! I can’t wait to try these.
These look and sound wonderful!
Yummy! I may need to make these!
I’m baking a batch today, thanks for sharing!
Looks and sounds delish, especially with the ice cream! We are 100 until next week, don’t seem to get much done in these temps, but one can always eat!
Oh those look (& sound) fabulous Mary! I printed out the recipe for next weekend – I may not be able to wait that long, but I’ll give it a go! The ice cream sounds great too. A perfect combination! Thanks for the wonderful ideas, and Happy 4th!
I’ve never tried a combination of white chocolate, lemon and lime but they look and sound delicious! I’ll have to give them a try!