Lavender Butter Cookies

Name: Lavender Butter Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 36 cookies, 18 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/8 cup sugar; 1 egg, fork beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 -2 tablespoon heavy cream; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon crushed dried lavender blossoms

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Recipe by NW Cajun Foodie

These are my favorite cookies. I grow lavender in my garden and harvest the buds for culinary uses. The smell of these baking is out of this world. Hope you try them!

READY IN: 27mins

SERVES: 18

YIELD: 36 cookies

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

cup butter
¹⁄₂

cup sugar
¹⁄₈

cup sugar
1

egg, fork beaten
1

teaspoon vanilla
1 -2

tablespoon heavy cream
2 ¹⁄₂

cups all-purpose flour
1

tablespoon crushed dried lavender blossoms

DIRECTIONS

Cream butter and sugar until smooth.
Stir in the egg, vanilla and heavy cream.
Add enough flour to make a dough that clings together.
Stir in crushed lavender buds.
Form dough with lightly floured hands into a roll and wrap in wax paper.
Chill well for 2-3 hours.
Then cut off slices 1/4 inch thick with sharp knife.
Place on baking sheets about an inch apart.
Bake in a preheated 350 oven about 15 minutes or edges just start to turn lightly brown.
Do not over bake, so watch carefully.
Remove cookies to rack to cool completely.
Note: These really taste wonderful when complely cold.
One may sprinkle on some lavender-scented powdered sugar.
A lovely tea time cookie.