This Berry Cobbler takes about 10 minutes to throw together and THIS is your reward: Plump, juicy berries that are just the right amount of sweet, tart, and saucy baked under a buttery, chewy, sugar cookie topping.

It's just as delicious freshly baked, served warm with a scoop of ice cream as it is for breakfast the next day, eaten cold, straight from the pan.

Photo byRebecca Blackwell/ ofbatteranddough.com

Why This Recipe Works

• The fruit filling is slightly tart, not too sweet, and super saucy
• The cobbler topping is soft, tender, and chewy like the very best sugar cookie you can imagine
• It's equally delicious with fresh or frozen berries - use all one kind of berries or any combination of mixed berries
• The whole thing takes about 10 minutes to throw together before baking
• It's equally delicious for dessert as it is for breakfast

"This Berry Cobbler recipe exceeded my expectations! The combination of plump, juicy berries with the perfect balance of sweetness and tartness is simply divine! My kids are wanting more! I am saving this recipe for future use!" - Janice

This fruit cobbler is my #1 choice for unexpected guests, middle-of-the-afternoon cravings, and those days where all I want is pure comfort in the form of saucy fruit and a gooey topping:

1. I almost always have all of the ingredients on hand
2. This cobbler can be thrown together in less than 10 minutes

Photo byRebecca Blackwell/ ofbatteranddough.com

What is a Fruit Cobbler?

There is a lot of variety in the category of dessert we call "cobbler". Most of the time it refers to fruit pie filling covered with a sweet biscuit-like topping.

But cobblers get their name because of how the topping is dropped over the fruit filling not because of any kind of uniformity in the topping itself. This dessert is called a "cobbler" because the topping resembles a cobblestone road.

• Cobbler topping can be biscuit-like
• or cake-like
• or cornbread-like
• or chewy and cookie-like
• There are even recipes for cobbler that resemble a deep dish pie with a top and bottom crust.

"Cobbler" is really a kind of anything-goes category for saucy fruit baked underneath a sweet topping.

Photo byRebecca Blackwell/ ofbatteranddough.com

This is the Kind of Cobbler With a Cookie Topping

It's the kind of dessert you ladle into bowls and serve with a spoon. It's incredibly comforting eaten warm with a scoop of really good vanilla ice cream. But, it's just as delicious for breakfast the next morning. Perhaps even more so.

If this sounds like your kind of cobbler as well, jump on down to the recipe and get baking. But also check out these recipes, which are slight variations on the same idea of saucy fruit baked under a chewy, buttery, cookie-like topping:

• Peach Cobbler with Brown Sugar Cookie Topping
• Apple Cobbler with a Chewy Cookie Crust

Photo byRebecca Blackwell/ ofbatteranddough.com

What are the Best Berries for Cobbler?

Use any variety of fresh or frozen berries in any combination you desire.

Berries, fresh or frozen, are something we almost always have in our kitchen.

In the summer months, when fresh berries are in season, I have a tendency to purchase more than we can eat before they spoil. (Incidentally, this situation is all the excuse I need to make cobbler or a Mixed Berry Pie.)

I also have at least a couple bags of frozen berries in my freezer year round for which I use to make smoothies, Mixed Berry Muffins, and ... this cobbler.

I have used every kind of berry available to me in this cobbler, in every combination. It's all good.

The only real difference between using fresh or frozen berries is how long the cobbler takes to bake. If you're starting with frozen berries, the cobbler will take about 15 minutes longer to bake than if you're using fresh ones.

Photo byRebecca Blackwell/ ofbatteranddough.com

Recipe: Berry Cobbler

This recipe was originally published on ofbatteranddough.com. For more detailed instructions, please see the original recipe --> Berry Cobbler with Sugar Cookie Topping {Fresh or Frozen Berries}

For the Berry Filling:

• 1 ½ pounds (680 grams/ about 5 ¼ cups) of berries, any variety or combination, fresh or frozen
• 1 ½ tablespoons (23 grams) lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons (15 grams) cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons (24 grams) granulated sugar

For the Cobbler Topping:

• ½ cup (113 grams/ 4 ounces) salted butter, softened (Here's how to quickly soften butter)
• ¾ cup (150 grams) granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons (10 grams) vanilla
• 1 cup (120 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon (4 grams) baking powder
• ½ teaspoon (3 grams) kosher salt, OR ¼ teaspoon (3 grams) table salt

1. Heat the oven to 350° F (176° C).
2. Add all the berry filling ingredients to a 9-inch square baking dish and stir to mix. Spread the berries out in the pan into an even layer.
3. Add all the cobbler topping ingredients to a bowl and stir just until all the dry ingredients are moistened.
4. Using your fingers, top the berries with the cobbler topping, squeezing it together as you do to create some clumps.
5. Bake the cobbler for 55 - 70 minutes, until the berry filling is bubbling all around the edge of the pan. How long your cobbler needs to bake will depend on the temperature of the berries.
6. Let stand for about 10 minutes before serving. Serve in bowls with with a scoop of vanilla ice cream if you like.

Recipe Notes

Can I use any kind of berries in this cobbler? Yes! Use any kind of berries you like - fresh or frozen. In these photos, I used a combination of blackberries and sliced strawberries. But any kind of berries - blueberries, raspberries, marionberries - in any combination are delicious in this cobbler.

Why do the recipe instructions for this cobbler include such a wide range for the baking time? This cobbler is "done" and ready to come out of the oven when the berry filling is bubbling all around the sides of the baking dish. How long this takes depends on the size and temperature of the berries. Frozen berries will, of course, take longer to bake.

Likewise, larger, more sturdy berries like strawberries will take longer than small, delicate berries. How juicy the berries are can also affect the bake time. So, check on your cobbler after it's been in the oven for 55 minutes, then every 5 minutes after that, until the berry filling is bubbling around the edges of the pan.

How to make Gluten Free Berry Cobbler: A couple of readers have written to tell me they've substituted a Gluten Free flour mix for the all-purpose flour in this recipe with great success. Use any brand of GF flour substitute you like, or mix up your own: Gluten Free Flour Mix

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