Blueberry Gobs, 4th of July Awesomeness, and Sugar Acid Protection

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Growing up, I never thought much about the 4^th of July. It was a day for fireworks, I suppose, but that was where the fun ended. We would drive to the state fairgrounds, watch the fireworks show, and go home.

Things are a wee bit different these days.

Now the 4^th of July is about the 3^rd of July or the 5^th of July, depending on the year. We gather with the “chosen family” (i.e. friends) and do it up BIG the day before or after the actual holiday. And when I say BIG, I mean there is all of the laughter, a few tears (because we’re laughing that hard), lots of fireworks and sparklers and such, and the biggest mountain of food you can imagine.

This year these Blueberry Gobs are going to make an appearance. Because ZOMG BLUEBERRY GOBS WHY DID I NOT THINK OF THIS SOONER?

This recipe makes about 3 dozen gobs, which if you do the math, is a lot of individual cookies. They’re totally worth it, though, because you get to eat cream cheese frosting sandwiched by two cookies. That’s some happy news right there.

Blueberry Gobs

Cookies
4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup heavy cream
1 pint fresh blueberries

Frosting
1 8-oz package cream cheese
½ cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Toss some parchment paper on a few cookie trays.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. Toss the butter and sugar into a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add the eggs and mix a little more. Then add the heavy cream and mix some more. Finally, add the vanilla and mix some more.
4. Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, mixing as you go.
5. Once everything is all mixed together, gently stir in the blueberries. Some of them will break open, which is totally okay. You just don’t want all of them to break open.
6. Drop the cookie dough one heaping teaspoon at a time onto the parchment paper. Bake at 375 degrees for 12-14 minutes. Note: If you want prettier cookies, roll the heaping teaspoon of dough into a little ball and then flatten it with the palm of your hand. That will help it stay rounder.
7. Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
8. Lather, rinse, repeat. Or rather, drop more cookie dough and bake it until you have all of the cookies made.
9. While all that baking is happening, go ahead and get started on the cream cheese frosting that goes in the middle of these gobs. Throw the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a mixing bowl and mix well. Slowly add the powdered sugar until you have a frosting that will make you want to sit down on the couch for some alone time with a spoon and that frosting.
10. But resist! You need the frosting for the gobs!
11. Once the frosting is made and the gobs have cooled, spread some frosting on the bottom of a cookie. Sandwich it with another cookie. Keep doing that until you’re done.
12. With any luck, you will end up with an odd number of cookies and no choice but to eat that lonely cookie. Such a hardship.
13. I added sprinkles to my gobs because sprinkles, everybody needs sprinkles.

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Have I mentioned that I love the stripes? THEY MATCH MY BLUEBERRY GOBS!

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Comments

[Kimberly Hilbert]

I don't have much of a red, white and blue recipe. I don't really care for those kind of things. But if I had to make one it would be with cool whip layered with strawberries and blueberries.

[susan smoaks]

My recipe is simple and healthy, organic blueberries, organic strawberries and whipped cream!

[Margaret Smith]

I make a layered fruit salad using sliced strawberries, then blueberries and top with cool whip. It's refreshing and colorful. Thanks so much.

[Margaret Smith]

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[Stephen Saunders]

nothing beats a nice white cake with white icing and strawberries in the mix and on top too!

[nickie]

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[heather s]

We do patriotic cup cakes

[Jennifer R]

My mom was just telling me about a 4th of July themed pie she is going to make for our cookout this year. It is no bake and uses a graham cracker crust, jello, sweetened condensed milk, whipped cream, and strawberries and blueberries. Sounds good!

[Deborah Wellenstein]

I make a chocolate cake, and decorate it with red, white, and blue frosting in the shape of a flag.

[jules m.]

i make trifle with layers of strawberries, blueberries, and whipped cream! so yummy!

[Kristen]

I made my favorite cherry cheese pie and add blueberries on top.....SO delicious!

[Kristen]

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[Jerry Marquardt]

My delicious red, white & blue recipe for the 4th is to decorate the top of a cake with a flag every year.

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[Laurie Emerson]

I make red velvet cupcakes and decorate each one with half blue frosting and half white frosting. I like to put mini stripes and stars on each one.

[Tina W]

I don't have any special red, white and blue recipes.
I tend to avoid most red/berry style desserts since I'm allergic to raspberries .

[Tina W]

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[Sarah L]

I like making kabobs out of strawberries, blueberries and pineapple.
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[Allison Swain]

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[Sarah L]

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[Carolyn Daley]

We will probably make a red, white, and blue jello cake. We use a white or yellow cake mix, poke holes in it, and pour strawberry jello mixture in, and sometimes top off the cake with blueberry pudding.

[Giant Sis]

Just a strawberry pie - adding blueberries around the edge!

[Carolyn Daley]

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[whitney]

our favorite red white and blue recipe are the special tortilla chips they put out at this time of year and queso!

[Anastasia Falling]

One Red, White and Blue thing I like to do is Strawberry and Blueberry Shortcake!! All the festive colors and super delicious :)

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[Daniel M]

we used to make jello cakes

[Terry Stevens]

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[Terry Stevens]

I make fruit kabobs with marshmallows, strawberries, watermelon and blueberries.

[Eugenia Hall]

I make a Mixed-Berry Crumble with Almond meal that's lower carb and gluten free. It has Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries and Blackberries with an almond meal crumble topping.