Description
Soft, tangy lemon cookies bursting with juicy blueberries, ready in under 20 minutes with no chilling required. Perfect for quick homemade treats!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup (170g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup (150g) fresh blueberries
- Powdered sugar (optional, for dusting)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line your baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, beat the butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in the egg, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla extract.
- Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until a dough forms.
- Gently fold in the blueberries, being careful not to crush them.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the edges are golden.
- Let the cookies cool on a wire rack before dusting with powdered sugar, if desired.
Notes
For best results, use room temperature ingredients and toss blueberries in a little flour before folding them in to prevent streaking. The lemon flavor intensifies after a day, so these cookies taste even better the next day!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 50
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 2
Keywords: lemon blueberry cookies, no-chill cookies, quick dessert, summer cookies, easy cookie recipe