Description
Delightfully soft cookies bursting with lemon and blueberry flavors, perfect for a sweet treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, room temp
- 3/4 cup (150 g) sugar
- 1/2 cup (100 g) brown sugar
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, soft
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp lemon zest (from 1–2 lemons)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 1/2 cups (300 g) all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with paper.
- In a bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese, and sugars until smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time. Mix in the vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add the dry mix to the wet mix in two parts. Stir just until you see no dry streaks.
- Gently fold in the blueberries. If they are frozen, do not thaw first.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes to firm it up.
- Scoop dough by tablespoons and place on the sheet two inches apart.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the edges look set and light gold.
- Let the cookies cool on the sheet for 5 minutes, then move to a rack to cool fully.
Notes
Dust with powdered sugar or drizzle a thin lemon glaze before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg