Description
Bright, zesty, and bursting with fresh blueberries, these soft lemon blueberry cookies are the perfect summertime sweet treat! Made with fresh lemon juice and zest, each bite delivers a delicate yet bold citrus flavor. Baked at 350°F for just 14-15 minutes, they have a light, cake-like texture that pairs beautifully with a luscious cream cheese frosting. For an extra indulgent touch, frost them while they’re still slightly warm—the result is a dreamy, melt-in-your-mouth bite that’s simply irresistible! Yields 36 cookies.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies
- 1/2 Cup + 2 Tablespoons Butter - room temperature
- 1 1/4 Cups Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Sour Cream
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- Zest and Juice of 1 Lemon
- 2 1/2 Cup Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Cup Fresh Blueberries
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 Ounces Cream Cheese - room temperature
- 1/4 Cup Butter - room temperature
- 2 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
- Zest and Juice from 1/2 Lemon
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat the oven. Preheat to 350 degrees.
- Cream together butter and sugar. In a stand mixer, mix the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (for 3-4 minutes)
- Add in wet ingredients. Add in sour cream, eggs, vanilla, lemon juice, and zest. Mix until just combined (about 30 seconds).
- Add in dry ingredients. Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until combined. The dough will be quite sticky.
- Fold in blueberries. Remove the bowl from the mixer and add in the fresh blueberries. Gently fold in with a spatial until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
- Bake. Scoop out onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper using a cookie scoop. Bake for 14-15 minutes.
- Cool. Once finished, remove from oven and let cool on the sheet for 5 minutes, then move to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Cream together butter and cream cheese. In a bowl add cream cheese and butter. Mix with a hand mixer until smooth and creamy and no lumps remain.
- Add in the rest of the ingredients. Add in the powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, and lemon zest, and juice. Mix well until smooth.
- Frost cookies. Spoon over the slightly warm or cooled cookies and enjoy!
Notes
- For the frosting: I frosted the cookies about 5 minutes after they had come out of the oven and were still warm. The warmth from the cookies makes the frosting slightly melt and kind of turn into a glaze and it is HEAVENLY! I have also waited until the cookies have cooled to frost. I will just scoop a little out with a spoon and place it on top and then spread it out slightly to the edges. Both are great options and either can be done!
- Store leftovers covered tightly in the fridge for 4-5 days.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 139
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 40.4 mg
- Fat: 5.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 21.3 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 1.6 g
- Cholesterol: 24.2 mg
