Lemon and White Chocolate Sugar Cookies
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4.9
18 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
3 hrs 18 mins
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Cook Time
3 hrs 18 mins
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Course
Dessert
Lemon and White Chocolate Sugar Cookies
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Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- lemon zest of 1 medium size
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 14 tablespoons butter
- 1 ¾ cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 egg plus one egg yolk, large
- 1 cup white chocolate chips or 6 ounces white chocolate
- ½ cup demerara sugar or turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Place chocolate chips (or white chocolate) on a cutting board and, with a large, sharp knife, coarsely chop them. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, lemon zest, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large, microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter in the microwave on high power. This should take 1-1 ½ minutes, depending on the microwave. Allow the butter to cool for 5 minutes. It should warm to the touch, not hot. Add the sugar, vanilla and lemon extract. Mix with a sturdy spatula or wooden spoon until smooth.
- Add the egg and egg yolk and mix until well combined.
- Add flour mixture and stir just until combined and flour is incorporated. Mixture will be thick. Add white chocolate and mix to combine. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Place Demera (or Turbinado) sugar in a shallow bowl. Remove dough from refrigerator, scoop up and roll into balls, about 2 tablespoons for each cookie. I like to use an ice cream scoop. Roll the balls in the Demera sugar and place on prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle with a bit more Demera sugar.
- Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, until they have puffed and are slightly golden at edges, about 12-14 minutes. Be careful not to over bake the cookies or they will be dry. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Demera or Turbinado sugar is a coarse natural sugar. It is also sometimes labeled Sugar in the Raw. You'll find it at most larger grocery stores in the baking aisle near the regular granulated sugar. I actually like the Turbinado sugar better for these particular cookies as it's just a little bit lighter in color than Demera but either one will work.
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