Soft Lemon Blueberry Cookies
An easy lemon blueberry cookies recipe with fresh blueberries, lemon zest and lemon juice. One bowl, no chilling and about 10 minutes in the oven.
Equipment
- Hand mixer
- Large mixing bowl
- Cookie scoop (optional)
- Wire Rack
Ingredients
- ¾ cup fresh blueberries rinsed and dried completely, about 110 g
- ⅔ cup unsalted butter softened, not melted, about 150 g
- 1 cup granulated sugar about 200 g
- ½ teaspoon salt skip if using salted butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled, about 270 g
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Rinse the blueberries and dry them completely.
- In a large bowl, beat the softened butter, sugar and salt with a hand mixer.
- Add the egg, vanilla extract, lemon zest and lemon juice, then mix well.
- Add the flour and baking powder and stir until well combined.
- Gently fold in the blueberries.
- Using a cookie scoop or spoon, make balls of dough and place them on the baking sheet about 3 inches apart. Don't press them down.
- Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the edges are slightly golden brown.
- Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes, then move them to a wire rack. Cool for about 10 minutes before serving.
Recipe Notes
❄️ No chilling: bake the dough right away.
🧈 Butter: use softened butter, not melted.
⚪ Don't press the dough balls before baking; they stay thick and soft.
🍯 Moister cookies: use half brown sugar and half granulated sugar.
🧂 Salted butter: use it and leave out the salt.
🫐 Blueberries: dry them completely and fold them in gently so the dough doesn't streak purple.
🫙 Storage: airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 152kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 26mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 206IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg
