Hey gang, i bought tons of fresh blueberries from the farmers market and wanted to do something fun with them. I saw this awsome recipe on the Food Network site from Giada. You have to make these cookies, they are absolutely delish! and smell soooo good! (and possible the easiest thing ever) - oh! and they come out being this really pretty light yellow color with the pretty blue from the berries. i tweaked the originial recipe just a bit, and my changes are in the parenthesis.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/almond-blueberry-cookies-recipe/index.html
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter (room temp)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup whole milk (i used 2% - but i bet you could use soy milk and that would be delish)
1 teaspoon almond extract (i used vanilla extract)
2 teaspoons lemon zest, about 1 lemon
1/2 cup chopped almonds, toasted
1 cup frozen blueberries, thawed and drained (i used fresh, and you should too, because it made a HUGE difference)
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter (room temp)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup whole milk (i used 2% - but i bet you could use soy milk and that would be delish)
1 teaspoon almond extract (i used vanilla extract)
2 teaspoons lemon zest, about 1 lemon
1/2 cup chopped almonds, toasted
1 cup frozen blueberries, thawed and drained (i used fresh, and you should too, because it made a HUGE difference)
Directions
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
In another medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar using a hand mixer. Add egg and beat to incorporate. Add milk, almond extract, and lemon zest.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
In another medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar using a hand mixer. Add egg and beat to incorporate. Add milk, almond extract, and lemon zest.
Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Fold in the almonds, then the blueberries. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Using two small spoons, dollop mix onto cookie sheets. Bake until golden brown around the edges, about 15 minutes.
Let them cool down before messing with them or they will fall apart. Then, pack some up for your friends, neighbors or favorite guy - these are sure to please :)
