Lemon Blueberry Cookies
These Lemon Blueberry Cookies combine bright lemon zest and fresh blueberries in a sweet and simple cookie. The recipe does not require chilling and uses only one bowl. It is easy to throw together and uses all real fresh ingredients including fresh blueberries.
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 124kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
- zest of 1 lemon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, washed and patted dry
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉.
- In a large bowl combine the softened butter and granulated sugar.
- Add in the egg and lemon juice and combine.
- Add the salt, baking powder, baking soda, lemon zest, and flour and combine.
- Add the blueberries in and gently combine by hand with a spoon until just incorporated. Be careful not to smush the blueberries.
- Scoop about 2 tablespoon worth of dough for each cookie and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.
- These cookies are best eaten the same day. The water content in the blueberries will impact the texture and consistency of the cookies the following day.
Notes
Lemon Zest: For an extra lemony cookie, use the zest of 2 lemons, rather than just 1. Be sure to zest the lemon before you juice the lemon.
Lemon: When juicing the lemon, consider juicing the entire lemon and use the extra lemon juice to make a quick lemonade, or slice the lemon and add it to water for a refreshing drink.
Blueberries: Choose firm fresh blueberries, not frozen blueberries. For more information see the detailed section in the post.
Round Cookies: If you want perfectly round cookies (totally not necessary), once the cookies come out of the oven, turn a large glass upside down, place it around 1 cookie at a time, and gently swirl it around the cookie while it's still warm.
Same Day: These cookies are best eaten on the same day.
Nutrition
Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 175IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
