Description
These Blueberry Lemon Cookies are bursting with flavor from fresh blueberries and zesty lemon. With simple ingredients and easy preparation, they make a perfect treat for any occasion, whether it’s a sweet snack or a dessert after dinner.
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 prepare two baking sheets by greasing or lining them.
- In a large bowl, 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 to the mixture and beat for 1 minute.
- Mix in the salt, baking soda, and flour by hand until just combined, then gently fold in the chocolate chips and blueberries without mashing them.
- Place 5 tablespoons of sugar in a small bowl. Scoop about ¼ cup of the dough and roll it in the sugar. Freeze the dough balls for at least 1 hour before baking to keep them from spreading too much.
- Bake the cookies for 13-16 minutes, until the edges are just barely golden. Allow the cookies to sit on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
Allow butter and cream cheese to come to room temperature for best results.
Be careful when folding in the blueberries to avoid breaking them up.
Adjust baking time for smaller cookies to prevent over-baking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg