Lemon Cookies with White Chocolate

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp lemon zest

  from 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp lemon extract
• ½ tsp yellow food coloring
• ½ cup unsalted butter

  room temperature
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2 cup White Chocolate Chips
• 2 tsp coconut oil

Instructions

• 1 First, measure out all of the cookie ingredients with the measuring cup and
  spoons.  Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• 2 Next, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a glass mixing bowl.
• 3 Combine the dry ingredients with a blending whisk.
• 4 Keep mixing until the dry ingredients are completely combined.
• 5 Then, combine the egg, lemon zest, lemon juice, and lemon extract in a small
  bowl.
• 6 Next, add a few drops of yellow food coloring, if desired. This is optional.
• 7 Mix the wet ingredients with a blending whisk until completely mixed together.
• 8 Prepare a Kitchenaid stand mixer with a beater attachment.
• 9 Next, add the butter and granulated sugar to the large bowl of a stand mixer.
• 10 Beat the ingredients together, on medium speed, until creamy.
• 11 Pour the wet ingredients into the mixer bowl and beat the ingredients together
  again.
• 12 Then add in the dry ingredients and mix again on low.
• 13 Keep mixing until all of the cookie dough ingredients are completely combined.
• 14 Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 15 Using a small dough scoop, scoop evenly sized cookie dough balls onto the lined
  baking sheet.
• 16 Chill the cookie dough for 10 minutes in the fridge before baking.
• 17 After chilling, line another large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 18 Spread the chilled cookie dough 2 inches apart on the new baking sheet.
• 19 Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes.
• 20 After baking, transfer the cookies to a cooling rack and let them cool
  completely before the next step.
• 21 First, measure out the white chocolate dip ingredients.
• 22 Melt the white chocolate chips and coconut oil together in a candy melting pot.
• 23 Stir the chocolate with a silicone spatula while melting.
  
  Keep reading to see an alternative melting method if you don’t have a candy
  melting pot.
• 24 Then, pour the melted chocolate into a glass bowl and let the chocolate cool to
  120°F. Next, lay out a sheet of parchment paper where you will be dipping and
  putting the chocolate-dipped cookies to dry.
• 25 Dip each cookie halfway into the melted white chocolate, then set it on the
  parchment paper to dry.
• 26 Finally, once the chocolate on the cookies is set, it’s time to serve and devour
  these tasty treats!

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