Traditional Christmas sugar cookies are given a decadent twist with these lemon chocolate sugar cookies. They’re just as buttery and crunchy as simple sugar cookies but they also satisfy your chocolate cravings with the addition of decadent chocolate chips.
These delicious lemon chocolate chip sugar cookies are easy to make and require simple ingredients (most of which you probably have on hand in your pantry). They maintain their crunchy texture and keep well in the freezer. They would be the perfect addition to your selection of Christmas cookies, whether they are served to guests or given as gifts.
Lemon and chocolate are an unsuspecting power couple. The balance of flavours of the sweet, bitter chocolate and the freshness and sour bite of lemon makes for a delicious and unique flavour combination. The addition of lemon heightens the flavour of the chocolate chips and also adds a delicate and subtle flavour to the cookies.
As of last year, we started baking Christmas cookies as a family, albeit we can only manage to make a few batches with two little ones in tow! Last year we made these Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies.
On a side note, be mindful of the fact that if you do make these with the kids you’ll need to tack on some extra minutes to the total prep time.
Having said that, I’m quite certain that seeing the joy on your kid’s faces as they prepare these will definitely make up for the extra time and effort!
If you try this recipe (and love it!) be sure to snap a pic and tag me on Instagram with #bitesforfoodies so I can see your creation!
I love Lemon in cookies but never thought of adding them to choc chip cookies.
I’ve never added lemon to chocolate chip cookies. I’ll have to give it a try.
I love lemon and chocolate together!
These look amazing!!! Saving this recipe! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Awesome!
They look sooo good! My husband loves anything with lemon in it!
Mine too 😉
I love these sugar cookies! They sound and look so delicious. The snowflake shape is so pretty. My kids would absolutely devour these!!
Mine did…they didn’t last very long!
I love lemon. What a good idea to mix it with chocolate chips.
Lemon makes everything better, even sugar cookies. And the chocolate chips puts them over the top. Yum!
The combination of bittersweet chocolate, creamy butter, and tart lemon is amazing!
I have never had chocolate chip lemon cookies. However, I bet that they’re beyond amazing!
They look so delicious! Now you made me completely hungry 😛
Great snack food. Love this! Awesome recipe indeed.
I’ve never thought about lemon and chocolate together but I’m intrigued enough to try it out. I love both flavors so I’ll definitely try it soon.
It’s definitely worth a try! I normally prefer just chocolate but lemon adds such flavour to these cookies.
I love your site. You always have unique ideas! I never would have thought to have lemon and chocolate chips!
Thanks so much Ashley!
I love the snowflake shape! I think Santa would like these on his plate on Xmas Eve! 🙂
Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly
Yes, I’m sure he would, lol!
I’ve never had lemon chocolate chip cookies before. These sound and look scrumptious! =)
I would love to try these cookies. The recipe is nothing I’ve heard of before but sounds great!
I would love to try these cookies! This recipe looks and sounds amazing.
Those look totally delicious, we love lemon flavors 😀
These sound delicious. I wouldn’t think of trying lemon and chocolate. I’ll have to try these cookies.
I’m sure the lemon added a different twist to the cookies. I can’t wait to try your recipe.
It does…and it’s very subtle!
I love anything lemon flavored and these cookies look so good!!! Great recipe!!
Oh wow, I never would have thought of lemon and chocolate together, but that sounds delicious!
Oh my, these looks so good. I bet it smelled so good as well.
Yes, it did!! I love the smell of freshly baked cookies!
Yummy! I love the taste of peanut butter, this would be perfect for our family Christmas Party! I love your creative way of the shapes its really cute.
I’ve made peanut butter ones but I actually prefer these…
It is my first time to read about
lemon chocolate chip sugar cookies. I would really love to try this one.
I love cookies and the kids as well. I’ve been looking for a new recipe and I would like to try this one.
Yum… i’ve never had this cookie combination but i always love LEMON 😉 can’t wait to try this recipe
Oh Lisa, this looks amazing, I love lemon and chocolate
Thanks Terri!
Wow these look so yummy and I love that shape. I bet my daughter would love to make these with me this weekend!
My kids had such a great time making these!
I don’t know if I have ever had a lemon cookie with chocolate chips. That sounds like such a sweet combination!
You have to try it!
I have never had this cookie combination before but I looooove lemon so I would be open to trying this. The shapes you cut them in are so adorable.
If you love lemon I think you would enjoy these!
I don’t know if I’ve ever had lemon and chocolate flavours together, but I bet it’s delicious! These came out beautifully, perfect for bringing to Christmas cookie exchanges!
OMG these cookies look so good. I think these might be out Santa cookies for this year.
We actually made these last year for Santa, lol!
These cookies are good enough to be given away as gifts! I don’t think you can ever refuse anything as yummy as these! Thanks for the recipe!
I think it’s a flavour combo that anyone would enjoy!
Those cookies sound awesome. I have never had a cookie like this before,but i can’t wait to try it.
Have never tried a lemon chocolate chip sugar cookie before and the combination sounds delightful. BTW I just love the cookie cutter shape you used.
Thanks! I think the snowflake makes them look more festive 😉
Bet they’re delish! And I love the shapes. SO cute! I’m actually going to bake cookies today! Can’t wait!
Thanks! Did you actually make THESE today?!
No, because I didn’t have all the ingredients. I baked coconut chocolate chip cookies. But I will try your recipe soon!
This is an interesting mix of flavors that sounds really good. I will have to try this recipe for sure. The kids will eat anything with chocolate chips in them. Thanks for the recipe.
Mine too…they also love lemon so these are a hit!
My dad love lemon so the kids and I will have to make him a batch too. Thanks again for sharing the recipe. 😀
Wow this is so different. I love a good sugar cookie but this? Would be amazing. They look delicious!
I also have a recipe for peanut butter sugar cookies…this one’s my fave though!
Your cookies look so yummy. Any cookies made out of Chocolate Chips I’m a fan of.
These look delicious! I can’t wait to make them!
Oh this looks so delicious and easy to make! Can’t wait to try it with my son’s help for Christmas 🙂 Thank you for this. Off to pin it.
Awesome, thanks for pinning!
These cookies look so fun and yummy. Thank you for sharing this yummy treat.
These cookies will be perfect to make for our cookie exchange next month. I will have to get the ingredients i need to make these tomorrow.
I think they would! Hope you love them as much as we do 😉
I love to make cookies with my kids. It’s a tradition every year to make sugar cookies on Christmas Eve for us. These look really good.
It’s become a tradition with us…I can’t wait for it to become a bit easier as they get older, lol!
So many yummy flavors in one cookie, I love it! I never would have thought to add chocolate to my sugar cookies.
Chocolate goes well in ANYthing 😉
It’s awesome to find a sugar cookie recipe with different flavors in them. I can’t wait to make these with the girls. Sugar cookies and Christmas go hand in hand in our home.
I bet they taste better with lemon. I love lemon and I can’t wait to try this.
I do love the addition of lemon zest…it really cuts through the sweetness of the cookies.
I love the flavor combination of the lemon and chocolate!! What a way to dress up plain ‘ol sugar cookies!!
Thanks 😉
Lemon makes everything better – it’s one of my favorite flavors. These cookies are calling my name. They look scrumptious.
I agree!
This recipe sounds delicious! Great ingredients and looks very easy to make
I’ve never had a lemon chocolate chip cookie before, but I bet it would taste good.
These sound so good and I love those shapes! I have got to try this flavor power combo!
I love lemon anything and I bet the chocolate chips are great in those cookies!! I need to try these out for sure!!
Lemon is one of my favorite flavors, orange is a close second. I bet both of these flavors would combine well with chocolate chip! I love your snowflake designs!
The next time I make these I’m going to add some orange zest instead of lemon!
I really like the addition of lemon. This sounds like a great recipe and I really hope I get to try it out this weekend.
I have never thought of putting lemon in chocolate chip cookies. I put lemon in a lot of stuff so I am not sure why I never thought of putting in the cookies!
I’m definitely liking the idea. I think it would give those flavors a real boost.
It really balances out the flavour of the sweet chocolate chips…you should try it!
These look delightful! Thanks for sharing. You are an amazing photographer too btw:)
Those sound amazing. I love lemon in a sugar cookie, and chocolate chips just gilds the lily, really.