Lavender Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 -3 teaspoon finely chopped dried lavender flowers
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 **1 teaspoon lavender flowers yields the faintest floral aroma; 3 teaspoons is much more assertive; start with 1 teaspoon and taste raw dough; adjust the amount if desired.
• 2 preheat oven to 375°; grease two baking sheets (or line with parchment paper).
• 3 crumble the lavender between your fingers into a mixing bowl.
• 4 add in the butter, sugar, salt, vanilla, and baking powder; beat until mixture is light and fluffy.
• 5 beat in the eggs; then beat in the flour.
• 6 drop the dough by teaspoonful onto the prepared baking sheets.
• 7 bake for 10 minutes, or until they’re lightly browned at the edges.
• 8 cool the cookies on the baking sheet for a minute or two, then transfer them to a rack to cool.