The idea for this one came from a really outstanding pie I made over the summer. Blueberries and lemon are a natural and obvious pairing but I think blueberries and lime are even better. I also happened to have a few bags of dried wild blueberries hanging about, looking for a home so a holiday cookie they became, the two flavors working exceptionally well into the simple butter cookie dough.
This cookie has what I might call a “pretty” flavor. It’s relatively simple, delicate with subtle pops of fresh lime and a slight chew now and again from the dried berries. I like to roll them in a large grain, coarse sugar for a lovely sparkle but if you’d like a brighter punch of lime, make a glaze like the one used in the Lemon Poppyseed Buttons a few posts back, substituting lime for the lemon.
STRESS THERAPY BAKING FACTOR: EXHALE. We’re nearly three quarters through and Christmas is fast approaching so hopefully you’ve figured out your holiday cookie plan by now. If you don’t have, or can’t find dried blueberries (ahem, Trader Joe’s), don’t fret. Dried cranberries, cherries or even apricots work very well too. I just happen to like the blueberry-lime combination. It goes exceptionally well with a cup of tea, particularly Earl Grey. In the hustle and bustle of holiday cooking, baking, shopping and wrapping, maybe you should sneak off a few of these, brew a cup and sit in a quiet corner. Take a little time for yourself.
2016 One Dough/12 Days of Cookies lineup: Butter Rum Bars, Candied Ginger Spice Buttons, Coconut Lime Sticks, Cranberry Pistacho Coins, Dark Chocolate Mocha Sandwich Cookies, Hazelnut Buttons, Jam Thumbprints, Mexican Chocolate Crinkles, Pecan Triangles, Peppermint Crisps, Rosemary Apricot Shortbread, Russian Tea Cakes
2017 One Dough/12 Days of Cookies lineup to date:
Basic Butter Cookie Dough + planning tips
Day 1 – Cream Cheese Wreaths
Day 2 – Raspberry Linzer Bars
Day 3 – Lemon Poppyseed Buttons
Day 4 – Chocolate Cocoa Nib Wafers
Day 5 – Mexican Wedding Cookies
Day 6 – Orange Sandwich Cookies
Day 7 – Raspberry Chocolate Drops
BLUEBERRY LIME BUTTONS
You can roll these in sparkly coarse grain decorating sugar or large grain turbinado sugar or, as mentioned above, skip the sugar altogether and glaze them after baking with a punchy lime concoction similar to the one used in the lemon poppyseed buttons a few posts back.
Basic butter cookie dough – recipe here
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and line 2-3 sheet pans with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
- In a standing mixture fitted with the paddle attachment, combine room temperature butter cookie dough, lime zest, lime juice and blueberries on medium speed until thoroughly combined.
- Roll Tablespoons of the dough into small balls and space 1” apart on prepared baking sheets. (You can freeze the cookie balls at this point for up to 3 months. Let defrost until slightly softened then roll in the coarse sugar. You may have to add a few extra minutes to the baking time depending on how much the cookie balls defrost.)
- Bake 8-10 minutes until slightly firm to the touch and very lightly browned on the bottoms, rotating the sheet pans halfway through baking.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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