Lemon Chip Cookies with Sweet Vanilla Glaze

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Lemon Chip Cookies with Sweet Vanilla Glaze

When life gives you lemons… make cookies! If you’re looking for a bright, citrusy spin on your usual cookie routine, lemon chip cookies are the sunshine-packed treat you didn’t know you needed.

These cookies combine the chewy texture of your favorite cookie with the tangy freshness of lemon and the sweet surprise of white chocolate chips. They’re perfect for warm weather or just when you want a dessert that feels a little lighter — without sacrificing flavor.

What Are Lemon Chip Cookies with Sweet Vanilla Glaze?

Lemon chip cookies are a soft, buttery cookies infused with lemon zest and juice, then dotted with creamy white chocolate chips. The result is a cookie that’s sweet, tart, and so so good!

Why You’ll Love Them

• Bright & Refreshing: The lemon flavor cuts through the sweetness, making these cookies feel light and fresh.
• Perfect Texture: Slightly crisp at the edges and soft in the center.
• Easy to Make: Just a few simple ingredients and no chill time required.
• Great for Special Events: Their unique flavor always gets compliments.

Love Lemon?

Key Ingredients in Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Fresh Lemon Zest & Juice – For real lemon flavor (avoid bottled juice if you can).
• Lemon Chips or White Chocolate Chips – Lemon chips add punchy citrus bursts; white chocolate offers sweet creaminess that pairs beautifully with lemon.
• Butter & Sugar – Classic base for a chewy cookie.
• Vanilla Extract – Adds warmth and balances the tartness. This cookie is also topped with a sweet vanilla glaze that ties it all together.

Equipment Used

• Baking Sheets
• Electric Mixer or Stand Mixer
• #40 Cookie Scoop

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup salted butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg, plus 1 egg yolk
• zest of one lemon
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cup flour
• 1 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2-3 tbsp milk

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350f degrees.
• With an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugars in a mixing bowl until it is light and fluffy.
• Add in eggs and lemon extract. Zest and squeeze your lemon. Add all the zest from one lemon into the cookie dough, and add 2 tbsp of lemon juice (about the amount from 1 small lemon). Mix until combined.

• In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients.
• Add dry ingredients into the butter and sugar mixture. Mix until just combined.

• Fold the white chocolate chips into the cookie dough, reserving about 1/4 cup to top your cookies with.

• Using an ice cream sized scoop, scoop 5 cookies to a baking sheet. You will add some extra white chocolate chips to the tops of the cookies, but wait until the cookies are finished baking. If you add white chocolate chips to the cookie dough balls before baking they will burn.

• Evenly space your 5 dough balls on the cookie sheet, bake for 11-13 minutes. Edges should be golden brown when you take the cookies out, but the center should still be glossy. This results in a super chewy cookie that stays soft for days!
• Using a round cookie cutter, a cup, or a spoon, shape the edges of the cookies so they’re perfectly round. Top cookies with extra white chocolate chips. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 10-15 minutes before transferring them to parchment paper to cool completely.
• While cookies are cooling, make the lemon glaze. In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, lemon extra, and milk. Mix until combined. Put glaze into a piping bag or ziplock bag. Cut the corner and pipe glaze onto cooled cookies. Allow glaze to dry. Enjoy!

As always – if you give this recipe a try, please be sure to leave me a comment letting me know what you think!

What a printable & downloadable version of my Lemon Chip Cookies?

This recipe, along with nine other easy cookie recipes are available in The Basic Batch! My digital recipe bundle including ten easy cookie recipes from scratch – all made from the same base dough!