Fresh Blueberry Cookies- Mom's
By
Kathie Carr
@kathiecc
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Ingredients
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2 cflour
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2 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/2 cbutter
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1 csugar
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1 largeegg
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1/4 cmilk
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1 tspalmond extract
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1 1/2 tsplemon zest
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1 cfresh blueberries, washed and drained on a paper towel
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OPTIONAL GLAZE:
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1/2 cpowdered sugar
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·just a little milk
How to Make Fresh Blueberry Cookies- Mom's
- In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl cream shortening and sugar. Beat in egg. Beat in milk, almond extract, and lemon rind.
Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Fold in the blueberries. Cover bowl and chill for 4 hours or more. - Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Drop dough on to ungreased cookie sheets, spacing at least 1 inch apart. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until a plae golden color but not over-done. Cookies should be soft. Remove from cookie sheets to racks to cool.
Cookies can be drizzled with white or purple glaze, if desired. To make icing drizzle use as small amount of milk as possible and mix with powdered sugar. Let icing drip of spoon a you make a design on top of cookies.