Blueberry Almond Cookie Food

BLUEBERRY-ALMOND BREAKFAST COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
• In large bowl, stir together oats, flour and salt.
• In small bowl, beat coconut oil, banana, syrup and almond butter with whisk until well blended. Stir into dry ingredients. (Dough will be wet.) Stir in almonds and blueberries. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets. Press to flatten to 1/2-inch thick.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.

ALMOND BLUEBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• 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.
• Cool the cookies on a wire rack.

ALMOND-BLUEBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 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 andbeat 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 dough in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
• Using two small spoons (or an ice cream scoop), dollop dough onto cookies sheets. Bake until golden brown around the edges, about 15 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack. Save in sealed storage container.

BLUEBERRY DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening, sugar, egg, milk, almond extract and lemon zest. Mix well after the addition of each ingredient. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; blend into the sugar mixture. Fold in the blueberries. Cover and chill for 4 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets, about 1 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

BLUEBERRY-ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease 9x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside. In small saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Remove from heat. Add 1 cup of the white baking pieces (do not stir). Set aside.
• In medium bowl, combine eggs and sugar. Add butter mixture to egg mixture; stir just until combined. Stir in almond extract.
• Stir together flour and salt. Add flour mixture to egg mixture; stir just until combined. Spread half of the batter in prepared pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven.
• Meanwhile, in small saucepan, cook and stir blueberry jam over low heat until melted. Spread melted jam evenly over baked layer. Stir remaining white baking chips into remaining butter. Drop batter in small mounds on top of jam layer. Sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake about 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean and top is lightly browned. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

BLUEBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, cream the shortening and sugar.
• Beat in the egg.
• Beat in the milk, almond extract and lemon rind.
• Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
• Fold in the blueberries.
• Cover and chill for at least 4 hours.Preheat oven to 375°.
• Drop dough by spoonfuls about 1-inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, until pale golden.
• Transfer to wire racks to cool.
• NOTES: Canned or frozen blueberries can be used, but fresh gives the best results.