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Blueberry Lavender Cookies

by Mari Vasseur
Chewy lavender scented sugar cookies with crisp exteriors and swirls of blueberry compote.
Course Dessert
Servings 16 cookies

Ingredients
  

Blueberry Compote

  • ½ teaspoon corn starch
  • 2 tablespoons (30ml) water, divided
  • ¾ cup (113g) blueberries, fresh or frozen
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Lavender Sugar

  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (225g) sugar
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons dried culinary lavender*

Blueberry Lavender Cookies

  • 2 cups (255g) all purpose flour, sifted
  • 2 tablespoons (18g) corn starch
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 10 tablespoons (142g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 large egg white, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Lilac, lavender or purple decorative sanding sugar optional

Instructions
 

Blueberry Compote

  • In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon (15ml) of water.
  • In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the blueberries, lemon juice and the remaining 1 tablespoon (15ml) of water, stirring until the blueberries soften and start to release their juices. Smash the blueberries slightly with the back of the spoon. Stir in the cornstarch mixture. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down to low. Simmer until thickened to a jam consistency, about 1-2 minutes. Transfer the blueberry compote to a small bowl and set aside to cool to room temperature.

Lavender Sugar

  • In a small food processor or a clean spice grinder, combine 1/4 cup (50g) of the sugar with the lavender. Pulse a few times to chop the lavender into smaller bits. Add the remaining sugar and pulse a few more times to combine.

Blueberry Lavender Cookies

  • Preheat your oven to 350ºF (180ºC) Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt until well blended.
  • In a large bowl, beat the butter and lavender sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed, until pale and fluffy. Add the the egg white and the vanilla extract and beat until well combined. On low speed, add the flour mixture in two additions and mix just until combined.
  • Add dollops of the blueberry compote to the cookie dough. Fold it in gently, but don't over mix it. You want to see swirls of blueberry.
  • Place 2-tablespoon size portions of dough about 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. I used a #30 portion scoop.*** Sprinkle with decorative sugar if desired.
  • Bake until the tops of the cookies are set and the bottom edges turn light golden brown, about 10-14 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack. Do not over bake your cookies or they will become dry & crumbly. Test one cookie before baking the entire batch if you are unsure about how to determine the doneness of cookies.

Notes

*To find culinary lavender, click here.
**To find the decorative sanding sugar I used, click here.
***To find the scoop I used, click here.
Keyword blueberry lavender, cookies