I love lemon and white chocolate. When I used to work for a recruitment agency, I would pootle down to a certain UK shop that’s known for its expensive food (any guesses?!) and buy a lemon and white chocolate muffin to go with my lunch (sometimes it was my lunch!) I have plans to recreate those muffins very soon, but in the meantime I wanted to put the flavours into cookie form 
I wanted these cookies to be packed with lemon flavour, so I used both lemon zest and lemon extract. All the natural, fragrant lemon flavour is contained within the oils in the zest and the lemon extract just ramps it up even more! You need the extra sharp lemon flavour in these cookies, as they are so packed full of white chocolate, which provides the sweetness. Sweet vs. sharp. Awesome
In some of my previous cookie recipes (such as my chocolate chunk peanut cookies) I used a high proportion of light brown and dark brown sugar compared to white. As I wanted today’s cookies to be quite light, I adjusted the amount of dark brown sugar accordingly. You’ll notice that the majority of the sugar in the recipe is still light brown, as that means the cookies will stay wonderfully soft and chewy for a few days after baking. Soft and chewy is good in my cookie book! (I wish I had a cookie book)
Like most cookie doughs, make sure to chill this for at least 2 hours (although I chill mine overnight now out of habit!). This chilling means the cookies won’t spread so much whilst baking , staying soft and puffy.
I’ve just thought of a way to make the extra cookie dough in the fridge even better…lemon curd
White chocolate and lemon must be the most perfect combination in the whole wide world. Ever.
2nd only to peanut butter and chocolate
I love lemon and white chocolate together! Joy, these cookies are just beautiful! The dough chilling – that is always important for my cookie doughs as well. So glad you chilled it!
Thank you Sally! It’s one of my favourite combinations, am planning to make some lemon curd poppyseed muffins soon with white chocolate
The chilling has made a massive difference and I still have some dough waiting to be made in my fridge 
They look lovely. And I think you could write your own cookie book!
Thank you
and a baking book is definitely my long term ambition 
They are the PERFECT texture – I want one! They look soooo soft and chewy and white choc is my fave! Gorgeous pics! and cookies!
Thank you so much Averie! They are very soft and chewy
In fact, I’m about to go and make some more from the dough I have in the fridge 
These look so wonderful!
A soft and chewy texture is the best part of a cookie! You should most definitely have a cookie book!
Thank you so much Elise! I can’t wait for you to see my new blog design
and I’d love a cookie book (or just a baking book!)
These look delicious, so soft and chewy! Beautiful photos too, I have to try them!
Thank you Natasha
I baked some more last night with dough I put in the fridge and they were even nicer as the flavours had time to get to know each other! 
Oh thanks Joy, good to know! I’ll let mine rest when I get around to baking a batch then
Let me know how you like them