Chewy Lemon Blueberry Cookies (Printable)

Soft, tangy cookies loaded with fresh lemon zest and juicy blueberries for a perfectly chewy texture.

# What You'll Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
03 - 1/2 teaspoon salt

→ Wet Ingredients

04 - 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
05 - 1 cup granulated sugar
06 - 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
07 - 1 large egg
08 - 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
09 - Zest of 2 lemons
10 - 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

→ Add-ins

11 - 1 cup fresh blueberries (if using frozen, do not thaw)
12 - 1/2 cup white chocolate chips (optional)

# Steps:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
03 - In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until creamy and light, about 2–3 minutes.
04 - Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and lemon juice until well combined.
05 - Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
06 - Gently fold in the blueberries and white chocolate chips (if using), taking care not to crush the berries.
07 - Scoop tablespoon-sized portions of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
08 - Bake for 11–13 minutes, or until the edges are just golden and centers look slightly underbaked.
09 - Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • The combination of tart lemon and sweet blueberries tastes like summer captured in a single bite
  • They stay perfectly soft for days, thanks to that clever underbaking trick I learned after making countless dry cookies in my early baking days
02 -
  • Chilling the dough for 30 minutes prevents excessive spreading, but I've baked them immediately when desperate and they still turned out delicious
  • The underbaked centers are intentional, those slightly soft middles are what give these cookies their signature chewiness
03 -
  • Use a microplane for the lemon zest, it catches only the bright yellow part and leaves behind the bitter white pith
  • Room temperature ingredients make the difference between cookies that spread beautifully and those that stay in sad little mounds

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