Blueberry Cardamom Cookies

Ingredients

150g (1 cup) blueberries
275g (1 1/4 cup) sugar
1 tbs corn flour
1 cup butter, room temperature
220g (1 cup) caster sugar
1 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
375g (2 1/2 cups) plain flour

1

Preheat oven to 180°C. Place baking paper onto oven tray and set aside.

2

Place blueberries, 1 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon water into a small saucepan over a high heat. Bring to boil then reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Add corn flour and stir consistently for 1-2minutes until mixture thickens. Remove from heat immediately and set aside to cool.

3

Add butter, caster sugar and ground cardamom into a mixer bowl and whisk on high for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low/medium and gradually add in the flour.

4

Scoop out 2 tablespoons of mixture into your hand and shape into a ball. Roll into remaining 1/4 cup sugar and place onto baking tray. Repeat with remaining mixture.

5

Using the back of a teaspoon or your thumb, lightly press a hole into the centre of each cookie. Spoon 1 teaspoon of blueberry mixture into each cookie and place into the oven for 10-12 minutes.

6

Remove from oven and place on cooling rack to cool completely before serving. Store in an airtight container.

Ingredients

 1 cup blueberries
 1 ¼ cups sugar
 1 tbsp corn flour
 1 cup butter, room temperature
 1 cup caster sugar
 1 ½ tsp ground cardamom
 2 ½ cups flour

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 180°C. Place baking paper onto oven tray and set aside.

2

Place blueberries, 1 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon water into a small saucepan over a high heat. Bring to boil then reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Add corn flour and stir consistently for 1-2minutes until mixture thickens. Remove from heat immediately and set aside to cool.

3

Add butter, caster sugar and ground cardamom into a mixer bowl and whisk on high for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low/medium and gradually add in the flour.

4

Scoop out 2 tablespoons of mixture into your hand and shape into a ball. Roll into remaining 1/4 cup sugar and place onto baking tray. Repeat with remaining mixture.

5

Using the back of a teaspoon or your thumb, lightly press a hole into the centre of each cookie. Spoon 1 teaspoon of blueberry mixture into each cookie and place into the oven for 10-12 minutes.

6

Remove from oven and place on cooling rack to cool completely before serving. Store in an airtight container.

Notes

Blueberry Cardamom Cookies