Blueberry Cream Cheese Cookies

When I first became Chef at the Water’s Edge, I had no idea the talents that were hidden inside one of the ladies that cleaned the club. I slowly noticed all these wonderful and delicious desserts randomly appear around the club. I soon found out the hidden secret of who was creating these amazing desserts. Mrs. Mary Moore is a beloved staff member here at the club and makes some of the best down home cooked desserts I have ever had. These blueberry cookies are a monster hit when she makes them for the members. I hope that everyone enjoys them as much as we do here.

Cookie Ingredients:

½ Cup Unsalted Butter, softened
¾ Cup Sugar
1 Large Egg, room temperature
1 TSP Vanilla Extract
1 TSP Corn Starch
1½ Cups All-Purpose Flour
¾ TSP Baking Powder
¼ TSP Salt
4 Ounces of White Chocolate Chips
¾ Cups Fresh Blueberries

Filling Ingredients:

2½ Ounce Cream Cheese, softened
1 TBSP Powdered Sugar
½ TSP Vanilla Extract
4 TBSP Blueberry Jam

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Parchment cover baking sheets.
In a small bowl, mix together the dry ingredients; flour, corn starch, salt and baking powder.
In a mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar on high for two minutes until light and creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract.
On low-speed, mix in dry ingredients.
Fold in ¾ of the white chocolate chips and reserve rest for topping the cookies.
Fold in blueberries very gently with a rubber spatula. Dough will be thick and sticky. Cover and refrigerate for two hours.
For filling, mix cream cheese, vanilla extract and powdered sugar just to combine and place in fridge.
Once the dough is chilled, scoop one tablespoon of cookie drops on cookie sheets. Make a deep bowl in middle. Fill with one teaspoon of cream cheese, mix in ¾ teaspoon of blueberry jam. Top with ½ tablespoon of cookie dough and seal roll gently into a ball. Press white chocolate chips on top and sides of cookie ball. Put in freezer for 10 minutes before baking.
Bake 16-18 minutes. Cool on sheet pan for 10 minutes before removing then transfer to a cooling rack.