Levain-style Summer Lemon Cookies

• tempo total: 2 hours 44 minutes

Ingredientes

one of my favorite cookie recipes in the world, my Levain inspired summer lemon cookie. they are truly sunshine in cookie form. crispy outside, gooey inside, bright and fresh flavor with pockets of white chocolate! If you have not yet made these, GO DO IT NOWWWW.☀️☀️

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RECIPE

405g (3¼ cups) all-purpose flour

8g (2 tsp) baking powder

3g (½ tsp) salt

6g (1 tsp) baking soda

4g (½ tsp) cornstarch

227g (2 sticks) cold butter, cubed

200g (1 cup) brown sugar

120g (¾ cup) white sugar

36g (2 yolks) egg yolks

50g (1 whole) egg

5g (1 tsp) vanilla

2g (½ tsp) lemon extract

Zest of 2 lemons

340g (12 oz) white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate

Instruções

Add the cold cubed butter and mix until just combined. Mix in the egg yolks, whole egg, vanilla, and lemon extract until combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and cornstarch. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until barely combined. Fold in the white chocolate. Portion into giant 6 oz dough balls. Freeze the dough for at least 2 hours or overnight. Bake at 375°F for 18–20 minutes until golden around the edges but still soft in the middle. Let the cookies rest for 20–30 minutes before eating. They continue baking internally while cooling!

HAPPY SUMMER BAKING BABIES🫶🏼