Lavender Butter Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

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

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar until smooth.
• 2 stir in the egg, vanilla and heavy cream.
• 3 add enough flour to make a dough that clings together.
• 4 stir in crushed lavender buds.
• 5 form dough with lightly floured hands into a roll and wrap in wax paper.
• 6 chill well for 2-3 hours.
• 7 then cut off slices 1/4 inch thick with sharp knife.
• 8 place on baking sheets about an inch apart.
• 9 bake in a preheated 350 oven about 15 minutes or edges just start to turn lightly brown.
• 10 do not over bake, so watch carefully.
• 11 remove cookies to rack to cool completely.
• 12 note: these really taste wonderful when complely cold.
• 13 one may sprinkle on some lavender-scented powdered sugar.
• 14 a lovely tea time cookie.