These are the best blueberry cookies! They're soft and chewy, mixed with jammy blueberries and taste like a piece of blueberry pie!
If you're looking for other blueberry desserts for blueberry season, try my blueberry muffins, blueberry donuts, blueberry pie, blueberry cheesecake bars, blueberry lemon cake or triple berry cobbler bars!
Why You'll Love This Blueberry Cookies Recipe
They have the best texture- These are chewy, soft cookies with slightly crispy edges.
They have the perfect amount of blueberry flavor- The dough is flavored with lots of homemade blueberry jam. Each bite will taste like blueberry pie!
They're pretty! These cookies have a natural pretty purple color from the blueberry jam!
Simple Ingredients for Blueberry Cookies
- Unsalted Butter- make sure it's softened, room temperature butter
- Granulated White Sugar- used to sweeten the jam and cookies
- Egg- make sure it's at room temperature
- Vanilla Extract- adds a sweet note to the cookies
- Lemon Juice- used in the blueberry jam to enhance the blueberry flavor
- Fresh Blueberries- used to make the blueberry jam
- Flour- just the right amount of all purpose flour helps give these cookies their perfect texture
- Baking Powder- used to just slightly leaven these cookies
- Salt- brings out all the flavors in these cookies
Step by Step Instructions for Chewy Blueberry Cookies
Please see the recipe card below for the complete recipe, including measurements and baking time!
STEP ONE: Add the blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla and cornstarch to a medium pot. Cook over medium-low heat for 20-22 minutes until very thick. Half way through, smush some of the blueberries with the back of a wooden spoon. Remove from the heat and allow to completely cool.
STEP TWO: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Then set aside the flour mixture.
STEP THREE: In a large mixing bowl cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on high speed until fluffy, about two minutes. (You can also use the bowl of a stand mixer fit with a paddle attachment.)
STEP FOUR: Add in the egg and vanilla and mix on medium speed until pale in color and fluffy, 1-2 minutes.
STEP FIVE: Slowly add in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix on low speed just until the dough pulls together. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula as necessary.
STEP SIX: Fold in the cooled blueberry jam with a rubber spatula.
STEP SEVEN: Scoop the cookie dough into balls with a large 2 tablespoon cookie scoop.
STEP EIGHT: Place the dough on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and sprinkle with sugar. (Bake 6 cookies at a time.)
STEP NINE: Bake the cookies then let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer the baked cookies to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
FAQs
How do I store these cookies? Store the cookies in an airtight container for up to three days, or freeze them in a freezer bag for up to two weeks!
Can I use frozen blueberries? Yes, but cooking time for the jam will be different. Cook until very thick like pictured above.
Can I add in white chocolate chips? Sure! I would stick with 1 cup (200 g) or less.
Pro Tips
For best results, measure your flour properly. This is always my #1 baking tip. Do not ever scoop a measuring cup into your flour. This will always lead to using too much flour. Instead, sprinkle spoonfuls of flour into your measuring cup and swipe excess flour off with the back of a knife. Or better yet, weigh your flour. 1 cup of flour equals 125 grams.
When the cookies are straight out of the oven, scoot a circular cookie cutter around them to give them a perfect circular shape!
Make sure to beat the egg into the butter and sugar until the mixture is pale in color and fluffy, not just until it's combined. Doing this will help give you perfectly textured cookies.
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📖 Recipe
Blueberry Cookies
Ingredients
For the Blueberry Jam
- 12 oz (340 g) fresh blueberries
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated white sugar
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ tablespoon (4 g) cornstarch
For the Cookies
- 2 ½ cups (313 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (224 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ¼ cups (250 g) granulated white sugar
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar for sprinkling over the cookies (optional)
Instructions
For the Blueberry Jam
- Add the blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla and cornstarch to a medium pot. Cook over medium-low heat for 20-22 minutes until very thick. Half way through, smush some of the blueberries with the back of a wooden spoon. Remove from the heat and allow to completely cool.12 oz (340 g) fresh blueberries, ¼ cup (50 g) granulated white sugar, 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice, 1 teaspoon vanilla, ½ tablespoon (4 g) cornstarch
For the Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Then set aside the flour mixture.2 ½ cups (313 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt
- In a large mixing bowl cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on high speed until fluffy, about two minutes. (You can also use the bowl of a stand mixer fit with a paddle attachment.)1 ¼ cups (250 g) granulated white sugar, 1 cup (224 g) unsalted butter, softened
- Add in the egg and vanilla and mix on medium speed until pale in color and fluffy, 1-2 minutes.1 egg, at room temperature, 1 tablespoon vanilla
- Slowly add in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix on low speed just until the dough pulls together. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula as necessary.
- Fold in the cooled blueberry jam with a rubber spatula.
- Scoop the cookie dough into balls with a large 2 tablespoon cookie scoop.
- Place the dough on the prepared cookie sheet, then sprinkle with sugar. (Bake 6 cookies at a time.)¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar for sprinkling over the cookies (optional)
- Bake the cookies for 10 minutes, then let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer the baked cookies to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
MaryS
It would be helpful to know what the jam yield should be. My cookies were tasty but way too moist. I think my jam was too wet. But not knowing how much to add tot he recipe I put it all in. Otherwise tasty cakey cookies.
Anthony
I agree with MaryS. The cookies tasted great; however mines were moist as well because of the blueberry jam. Perhaps not enough cornstarch to thicken? Not sure...The dough was not your typical cookie dough; probably because this has more of a cake consistency. I will make them again and limit the amount of jam that I add to the batter/dough!
Stephen Reed
I made these tonight , turned out great!! The picture of the jam helped a lot ,I did have to add a little more corn starch to get that jammy thickness, I guess that'd be normal depending on how big your blue berries are. Yeah, my batter was a little loose, but ya know what... If you chill it a while in the fridge and scoop out heaping tablespoons .... GREAT COOKIE!!! LOVE 💕
Lisa
I love how you list all the ingredients after each step! Saves us from going back up to the list!
I haven't made these yet but maybe I will thank you!
Jody
Could you substitute the all purpose flour with almond meal to be gluten free?
Ginny Dyer
Hi Jody! I have not tested this recipe with almond meal, or any GF flour. I would think you would have better luck with a 1 to 1 GF flour, but I can't say four sure how they would turn out.
Marleina
Can't get enough of these, making more!!
Mollie
Could you use store bought jam? If so, how much would you use?
Heidi
I haven't tried the recipe yet. I always read reviews first to see if añy adjustments should be mad3. Sure would be nice if you answered some of the comments. After all, these nice people took the time to make your recipe and give feedback. An acknowledgement would be nice. I'll try a different recipe
Chloe
Positive I followed the recipe to a T but they didn’t flatten and spread out like cookies are supposed to, they do not look like the picture. Taste pretty okay, I don’t know if i’d make
them
again.
Ginny Dyer
I would not recommend using store bought jam.
Parker
Followed the exact recipe. Did not flatten or spread at all, had to bake at least 20-25 minutes to get them to not be a half raw consistency. Blueberry flavor is pretty lacking as well; tastes more like lightly sweetened flour. Won't be using this recipe again.
Britt
My dough was very thin and my first batch were sad, flat cookies. I added a few large spoonfuls of flour and mixed quickly. I love the color but lacking flavor.
Ashlynn Armstrong
My boyfriend and I are obsessed with these cookies. I love that they are blue naturally and we love how they taste!! I have to stop myself from eating 3 at a time, they're SO good. The dough comes out very moist so it's harder to shape them into perfect circles but the looks don't matter too much to us. Just leave room for them to spread! I usually leave 2 inches between each cookie on the pan. I ran out of 1/4 cup of granulated sugar so I used cane sugar for the rest and they turned out yummy.
Make sure they cool on the pan before moving them to a cooling rack.
Rachel
I just made these today, they were excellent! A few modifications I made, I used one tablespoon scoops of dough per cookie, I used another 8 oz of blueberries in the jam mix, and I baked for 12 minutes instead of 10. I imagine this recipe would also taste good substituting yogurt like Greek yogurt for half of the butter content. But I have not tried that yet next batch I will! The recipe is a little bit time-consuming for those who are not used to making jams but otherwise quite easy and delicious.
Gabrielle
These taste delicious absolutely, but as others said they were very cake like in consistency not much like a cookie other than shape. I added an extra half tsp of corn starch to the jam and boiled it for about a minute or two for extra thickness and I believe that helped the cookies maintain their shape. Also added an extra spoonful of flour to the batter and cooled it in the fridge before placing on the baking sheets. Good recipe, very delicious indeed, but I was really craving cookies today not so much cake :/
Nat
Hey!!! I wanted to ask- can the dough for these be made in advance? Thank you xxx
Bethany
How much jam does this recipe yield?
Martha Garcia
Excellent in taste! Very cake-like. It's more like a muffin top (which I love). But they taste absolutely delicious but I wish they were more cookie consistency.
S
These cookies did not turn out as shown by any means and i bake on a weekly basis. Ive honestly never had baked goods turn out this way at all. The dough is more of a thick cake batter than anything. After multiple bake attempts (including after freezing the dough) had to cook in muffin tins to give them any sort of structure. Almost like a brownie texture but blueberry instead of chocolate. They taste alright but will certainly make changes next time. This first experience does discourage me from using other recipes on this site. Not to mention the crazy amount of ad pop ups and requiring account creation just to view the recipe in an easier to read pdf format to avoid the pop ups. This isnt an issue i have on other sites