Monday 2 December 2013

Lavender Shortbread Cookies


Lavender Shortbread Cookies


As promised to all of my friends I will post the recipe for the lovely lavender shortbread cookies.  The recipe is very simple!  All you need are a few items which you can usually find in every household.  In addition you need culinary lavender.  


 Lavender Shortbread Recipe:

1 cup softened butter
2/3 cup confectioners sugar (powdered sugar)
3 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons culinary lavender

Roll the dough between two layers of plastic wrap to a desirable thickness.  Place the prepared dough then into the freezer for 10-15 minutes.  The dough is more manageable when hardened and it seems to be by far easier then to use your cookie cutters. 

Bake at 375 F for 13-15 minutes.

Place cookies onto racks for them to cool down.

Recipe yields approximately 60 cookies.

The cookies are very delicious with a good cup of Earl Grey tea.  The bergamot essential oil in the tea balances the lavender in the cookies very nicely.

Happy baking!

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