Blueberry Cream Cheese Cookies with Lemon Glaze

Blueberry Cream Cheese Cookies with Lemon Glaze

Soft, thick chewy, cream cheese cookies bursting with fresh blueberries and covered in a sweet lemony citrus glaze. These Blueberry Cream Cheese Cookies with Lemon Glaze cookies taste so light and refreshing in the summer, but will quickly become a favorite any time of the year.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: blueberry, cookies, cream cheese, lemon glaze

Prep Time: 12 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 24 minutes

Servings: cookies

Calories: 142kcal

Author: Sharon Knott

Ingredients

Cookies

2 ounces cream cheese room temperature
¼ cup butter softened
½ cup granulated sugar
½ large egg
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh blueberries

Lemon Glaze

3/4 cup confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
½ tablespoon milk
½ teaspoon vanilla optional
1 freshly grated lemon zest

Instructions

Cookies

Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Lightly spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray or line it with parchment paper.
Cream together the room temperature cream cheese, butter and sugar, until smooth. Add in the half an egg and vanilla and beat until incorporated. Set aside.
In another bowl, cream the sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
With the beater on low, mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients until blended well.
Gently fold in blueberries with a rubber spatula being careful not to break them.
Drop dough by heaping tablespoons onto cookie sheet or use a cookie scoop.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. Let cool on wire rack. Drizzle with lemon glaze.

To Make the Lemon Glaze

Mix the powdered sugar, lemon juice, milk, and lemon zest together.
Drizzle lemon glaze over cooled cookies.

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