# Levain INSPIRED Lemon Cookies

These lemon cookies feature a crispy outside, a gooey middle, and perfect lemon flavor.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 405 g all-purpose flour
- 8 g baking powder
- 3 g salt
- 6 g baking soda
- 4 g cornstarch
- 227 g cold butter
- 200 g brown sugar
- 120 g white sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 whole egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 0.5 tsp lemon extract
- 2 zest of lemons
- 12 oz white chocolate chips

## Instructions

1. Mix your sugars with the lemon zest till fragrant.
2. Add your cold cubed butter and mix till just smooth, do not cream.
3. Add eggs, vanilla, and lemon extract.
4. Mix till combined.
5. Combine dry ingredients (all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cornstarch).
6. Add dry ingredients to wet mixing till just barely combined.
7. Add white chocolate chips.
8. Portion into 6oz balls and freeze overnight.
9. Bake at 350F for 16-20 minutes till golden brown on the outside.
10. Let rest for 20-30 minutes before eating.

## Tips

- Do not cream the butter and sugar, just mix until smooth.
- Make sure your eggs are cold.
- Portion cookies into 6oz balls, making them taller than they are wide, and poke fingers into the top to ensure it's not too smooth.
- Freeze cookies overnight before baking.
- Let baked cookies rest for 20-30 minutes before eating.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKxjYVHuXHD/?igsh=MTdjN3UyZzEyZzB4MQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/06e100a8-3fc6-4adc-9b8d-d41de9209502
- Extracted: 2026-02-09

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