Blueberry & Lemon Cookies

At long last...I made those blueberry and lemon cookies I was promising.

I have fond memories of picking blueberries with my grandparents when I was a kid. We'd fill our buckets to the point of overflowing, and we'd end up with enough blueberries to last until the next season.

Our freezer was always stuffed with baggies of frozen blueberries. That and cheesecakes...and Jenny-O turkey rolls. (Mumma had every contingency covered.)

My grandmother would make blueberry pies and turnovers, and my dad would make muffins--the famous Jordan Marsh recipe--which inspired my Blueberry Muffin Top Cookies.

The lemon is bright, fresh, and summery and is just the right complement to the blueberries. Serve 'em warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and you'll have a bowlful of summertime.

Makes 3 dozen cookies. (To see this recipe in process, check out Picturing Blueberry & Lemon Cookies.)

Creamables	1 stick butter 1 cup light brown sugar
Wet Ingredients	1 egg 1/4 cup lemon juice 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 tablespoon lemon zest 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract
Dry Ingredients	3 cups oatmeal 1 1/4 cups flour 1 1/3 cup halved blueberries 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt

1. Preheat oven to 350º.
2. In your Kitchen Aid or a large mixing bowl, cream together the creamables.
3. In a small bowl, combine the wet ingredients and whisk together until smooth.
4. Add the combined wet ingredients to the creamables. Mix together until well incorporated.
5. In a large mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients. Using a spatula, fold together until evenly distributed.
6. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the combined creamables and wet ingredients. Mix until evenly combined.
7. Shape dough into balls--about 2 tablespoons each.
8. Place dough balls about 2 inches apart on Silpat- or parchment paper-lined cookie sheets.
9. Bake at 350º for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove the cookie sheets from the oven and let stand for 2 minutes. Then place cookies on wire racks to cool.

Comments

[Lorraine]

These look delicious!!

[Oatmeal Cookie Guy]

Thanks, Lorraine. :-) If I make these again, I'll send you bunch.