lemon blueberry cookies
Lemon and blueberry go together like... I love this combination of flavors! Light lemony shortbread cookies, and the dried blueberries give a burst of flavor.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Bake
yield
32 cookie(s)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large egg yolks, room temp
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup corn starch
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup dried blueberries
- - granulated sugar to dip glass into
How To Make lemon blueberry cookies
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Step 1Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or spray the cookie sheet.
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Step 2Combine butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and lemon peel.
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Step 3Combine flour, corn starch, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
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Step 4Gradually add flour to the butter mixture. Beat at a low speed just until crumbly.
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Step 5Stir in dried blueberries.
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Step 6Using your hands, form the dough into a ball. On a sheet of wax paper, knead the dough until it holds together. Divide the dough into half. Form each half into a disc shape, and cut into fourths.
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Step 7Roll each quarter into a disc, and again cut into fourths. Each half will now give you 16 pieces. You'll have 32 cookies total.
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Step 8Roll each piece into a ball.
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Step 9Place 2" apart on a cookie sheet.
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Step 10Flatten each ball with a glass dipped in sugar.
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Step 11Bake at 375 for 12-14 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned around the edge.
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