Vanilla-lavender cookies
Description
The pastry is simple and quick to prepare. A recipe for shortbread cookies with vanilla and dried lavender flowers. You can replace the lavender flowers with an equal amount of tea leaves. Serve with tea or coffee.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
1. In a large bowl, use a mixer to beat the butter and sugar together. Add the egg and beat. Mix in the vanilla extract. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, lavender flowers, and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat until well combined.
- 2
Step 2
2. Dust your hands with flour and place the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap. Roll into a log about 25 cm long. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill in the freezer for 30 minutes or in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- 3
Step 3
3. Preheat the oven to 150 degrees. Remove the chilled dough from the plastic wrap and slice it into pieces about 1 cm thick. If desired, use a small round knife (such as an apple corer) to make a small round hole in the center of each cookie. Sprinkle one side of each cookie with sugar. Place them sugar-side up on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat, spacing them about 5 cm apart. If the cookies have become too soft and warm by this point, chill them in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes before baking.
- 4
Step 4
4. Bake the cookies for 17–20 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool completely before serving.