Lemon Blueberry White Chocolate Cookies

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This month the Creative Cookie Exchange is making cookies featuring summer's bounty.  This was such a delicious one I wasn't sure what to use! Initially I wanted to sneak zucchini into a cookie but I've made so many different zucchini breads lately that I've been a little over zucchini.   So I went to the farmer's market to see what they had.   I saw a lovely collection of juicy, sweet peaches, ripe apples, and baskets of blackberries and blueberries.   The peaches and blueberries were really calling my name so I bought some of each.

Once home the peaches ended up in cupcakes which left the blueberries for my cookies.  Since one of my favorite flavor combinations in lemon blueberry that's the cookies I went with.  Well, that was the combination I was going to go with and then I just had to add in some white chocolate chunks and a bit of chopped mint.  The chopped mint grows wild in my garden so we always have plenty and the white chocolate was begging to go with the blueberries.

These cookies do not have the texture of a classic cookie.  They are more cake like in the batter and in the finished cookie.  The edges and bottom did brown and get slightly crisp but the inside was soft and delicious.   The lemon zest added huge amount of flavor and the blueberries were juicy and perfect.   The white chocolate was a great touch and there was just the slightest hint of mint.   It's a great summer cookie with all the different flavors that make me think of being out in the garden in the middle of summer.

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Lemon Blueberry White Chocolate Chookies

Yield: 18 cookies

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 22 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 stick butter, softened
• ½ c. sugar
• zest of 1 lemon
• Juice from half a lemon
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 ½ c. flour
• ½ c. fresh blueberries
• ½ c. white chocolate chunks
• 2 Tablespoons fresh mint, finely chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place a non-stick baking mat on top of a baking sheet to prepare for baking.
2. In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar together. Add in the lemon zest, lemon juice, and egg. Mix well to combine.
3. In a medium bowl combine the baking powder, sea salt, and flour. Mix well. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until well combined.
4. Gently fold in the blueberries, white chocolate chunks, and mint.
5. Drop the cookies by heaping tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the bottoms are just golden brown.
6. Remove from oven and cool for 1-2 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Source: Adapted from Hot Polka Dot

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