I’ve baked quite a few cookies in my life, but these Yogurette Buttermilk Lemon Cookies are really something special. Sweet, lemony, and surprisingly refreshing – just perfect for a hot summer’s day! I don’t usually recommend storing cookies in the fridge, but it definitely makes sense here to turn them into something even more refreshing ;P
Here in Germany, pretty much everyone knows the chocolate brand »Yogurette«. You can find those chocolate bars with strawberry cream filling (look here) in pretty much every supermarket. We like it a lot. Besides the standard strawberry filling, they come up with special editions sometimes. Yogurette Buttermilk Lemon, for example. The chocolate I used for these cookies here ;P Unfortunately, the special edition also means, this type of chocolate is not available all year round or in every supermarket. My local supermarket still had the chocolate on the shelves when I was writing this article, but that can, of course, change quickly.
Developing recipes with products that are only available for a limited time is obviously not ideal. When the promotion ends, you can only find the products in shops that are selling off leftovers. In the case of this chocolate here, however, I simply couldn’t resist. I think the small chocolate bars are really delicious, and they turned these cookies here into something even more delicious ;P
I’ve linked to Amazon in the recipe for the Yogurette Buttermilk Lemon. In case you can’t get anything in the supermarket round the corner (if you live in Germany), you can order something there. However, even these stocks will probably run out at some point. If you can’t find anything in your local supermarket or online, you can use other products as well. I know that Ritter Sport has buttermilk-lemon chocolate in stores right now, and I have also seen that Lindt has white chocolate with a lime-buttermilk filling. Both of them should work here as well. If all else fails and you can’t get hold of any of these products, just use a bit more white chocolate and some milk chocolate instead and maybe a little more lemon paste… that should give you a similar result ;)
The cookies are more or less classic American cookies. Crispy on the outside after baking and still soft on the inside. As already mentioned, I recommend storing the cookies in the fridge for extra refreshment – especially on hot summer days. Storing the cookies in the fridge changes the texture of them a bit, of course. They are no longer crispy, but chewier… it’s a bit difficult to describe. In terms of texture, perhaps similar to a protein bar…? Have you ever tried one of those? ;P
Anyway. We like these cookies. The lemon flavor in combination with the (white) chocolate is simply delicious. I could easily have baked double the amount of cookies here – they would have all been eaten in no time at all (and not just by me) ;P They are certainly a baking recommendation for summer! If you ever try the recipe, please let me know what you think in the comments at the end of the page. I’m looking forward to hearing what you think of these cookies!
Oh, and, of course, I got many more cookie recipes on the blog, over 400 recipes so far. If you like it crumbly and lemony, you might also like these recipes here: my simple Lemon Drop Cookies are super tasty and my Lemon Crinkle Cookies are equally delicious. The perfect snack if you are in a »Cookie Monster mood« and craving something sweet ;)
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
(about 16 cookies)
1/2 cup (120g) butter, melted & cooled
3/4 cup (150g) sugar
1 large egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. lemon paste*
1 1/4 cups (190g) all-purpose flour
2.1 oz. (60g) old-fashioned rolled oats (fine leaf)
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. buttermilk
3.5 oz. (100g) Yogurette Buttermilk Lemon*, chopped
3.5 oz. (100g) white chocolate, chopped
(etwa 16 Cookies)
120g Butter, geschmolzen & abgekühlt
150g Zucker
1 Ei (L)
1/2 TL Vanille Extrakt
1 TL Zitronenpaste*
190g Mehl (Type 550)
60g Haferflocken (Feinblatt)
1/2 TL Backpulver
1/2 TL Salz
2 EL Buttermilch
100g Yogurette Buttermilk Lemon*, gehackt
100g weiße Schokolade, gehackt
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
1. Melt the butter and let cool down a bit. Roughly chop the Yogurette and white chocolate and set aside.
2. Add the sugar and melted butter to a large bowl and mix on high for about 2-3 minutes until very light and fluffy. Add the egg, vanilla extract, and lemon paste and mix until well combined. Combine flour, rolled oats, baking powder, and salt. Add together with the buttermilk to the large bowl and mix until just combined. Add the chopped Yogurette and white chocolate and fold in. Place the batter in the fridge for about 2 hours.
3. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Use a cookie scoop* or spoons and place dough portions on the baking sheet with some space in between – the cookies will spread a bit. Bake the cookies for around 12-13 minutes – the edges of the cookies should have set and browned slightly. Take out of the oven and let cool down a bit on the baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Repeat with the remaining dough and bake more cookies.
1. Die Butter schmelzen und etwas abkühlen lassen. Die Yogurette und weiße Schokolade grob hacken und zur Seite stellen.
2. Den Zucker mit der geschmolzenen Butter in einer großen Schüssel für etwa 2-3 Minuten hell und luftig aufschlagen. Das Ei, den Vanille Extrakt und die Zitronenpaste dazugeben und gut unterrühren. Mehl, Haferflocken, Backpulver und Salz vermischen und dann zusammen mit der Buttermilch zur großen Schüssel dazugeben und kurz unterrühren. Die gehackte Yogurette und weiße Schokolade unterheben. Den Teig für etwa 2 Stunden in den Kühlschrank stellen.
3. Den Ofen auf 180°C (350°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Ein Backblech mit Backpapier auslegen. Mit einem Eisportionierer* oder Löffeln Teigportionen mit genügend Abstand zueinander auf das Blech setzen. Die Cookies für etwa 12-13 Minuten backen – die Ränder der Cookies sollten fest sein und dürfen etwas Farbe bekommen haben. Cookies aus dem Ofen holen und einige Zeit auf dem Blech abkühlen lassen, dann auf ein Kuchengitter setzen und komplett auskühlen lassen. Mit dem restlichen Teig wiederholen und weitere Cookies backen.
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Yogurette Buttermilk Lemon Cookies
- Prep Time: 00:20
- Cook Time: 00:13
- Total Time: 03:00
- Yield: 16 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Delicious and refreshing on a warm summer day – these lemony Yogurette Buttermilk Lemon Cookies are fresh from the fridge, an absolute delight!
Ingredients
1/2 cup (120g) butter, melted & cooled
3/4 cup (150g) sugar
1 large egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. lemon paste*
1 1/4 cups (190g) all-purpose flour
2.1 oz. (60g) old-fashioned rolled oats (fine leaf)
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. buttermilk
3.5 oz. (100g) Yogurette Buttermilk Lemon*, chopped
3.5 oz. (100g) white chocolate, chopped
Instructions
1. Melt the butter and let cool down a bit. Roughly chop the Yogurette and white chocolate and set aside.
2. Add the sugar and melted butter to a large bowl and mix on high for about 2-3 minutes until very light and fluffy. Add the egg, vanilla extract, and lemon paste and mix until well combined. Combine flour, rolled oats, baking powder, and salt. Add together with the buttermilk to the large bowl and mix until just combined. Add the chopped Yogurette and white chocolate and fold in. Place the batter in the fridge for about 2 hours.
3. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Use a cookie scoop* or spoons and place dough portions on the baking sheet with some space in between – the cookies will spread a bit. Bake the cookies for around 12-13 minutes – the edges of the cookies should have set and browned slightly. Take out of the oven and let cool down a bit on the baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Repeat with the remaining dough and bake more cookies.
Notes
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