Description
These Blueberry Lemon Cookies offer a delightful burst of flavor with fresh blueberries and zesty lemon. They are simple to prepare, making them an excellent choice for a quick treat that everyone will love!
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup butter room temperature
- 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar + 5 tablespoons for rolling cookie dough in
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoons lemon extract
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 3 cups flour measured correctly
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and either grease or line 2 baking sheets.
- Cream together the butter, 1 ¾ cups of sugar, and cream cheese for 2 minutes until smooth and fluffy.
- Add the egg, vanilla, lemon extract, lemon juice, and lemon zest, and beat for 1 minute.
- Mix in the salt, baking soda, and flour by hand until just combined.
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips and blueberries, taking care not to mash the blueberries.
- Place 5 tablespoons of sugar in a small bowl. Scoop about ¼ cup of dough and roll it in the sugar.
- Freeze the dough balls for at least 1 hour before baking to prevent cookies from spreading too much.
- Bake for 13-16 minutes until the edges are just barely golden.
- Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for at least 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
For best results, ensure that the butter and cream cheese are at room temperature before mixing.
Freezing the dough balls is crucial for achieving the perfect cookie shape.
Use fresh blueberries for the best flavor; frozen blueberries may alter the texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg