Saturday, April 18, 2020

Blueberry Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies have been described as "to die for" and "addicting."  They are an adaptation from a recipe I found on line.  Original recipe can be found at:  http://infinetaste.com/blueberry-lemon-white-chocolate-chip-cookies/.  I didn't have any lemon extract so I just left it out.  I may have used a little more sugar for rolling cookie dough in.

Ingredients:


3/4 cup butter, room temperature
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar + 5 tablespoons for rolling cookie dough in
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbsp. lemon juice.  I used juice of 1 whole lemon
2 Tbsp. lemon zest.  I zested 2 lemons
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3 cups flour - this should be sifted first and then measured
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup blueberries


Instructions:


  • Preheat oven to 350.  
  • Grease or line 2 baking sheets.  
  • Cream together butter, 1 3/4 cups of sugar, and cream cheese for 2 minutes until smooth and fluffy.  
  • Add in egg, vanilla, lemon juice and lemon zest and beat for 1 minute.
  • Mix in salt, baking soda, and flour by hand until flour is just combined.
  • Then fold in chocolate chips and gently fold in blueberries.
  • Place sugar in small bowl.  Scoop about 1/4 cup of dough and roll into ball.  Roll ball into sugar, place on baking sheet.
  • Freeze the dough balls for at least 1 hour before baking (or you'll have cookie puddles).
  • Bake for 13-16 minutes until the edges of the cookies are just barely golden.  Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.



Creamy Peanut Butter Frosting


Ingredients:

1 stick of unsalted butter, softened to room temp
1 cup of powdered sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt

Instructions:

Beat the butter on medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes.  With the mixer on low, add peanut butter, powdered sugar, heavy cream, vanilla and salt.  Increase mixer to high speed and beat for 3 minutes.

Can store in refrigerator up to a week.  Makes about 2 1/2 cups.