Lavender Cookie Recipe

This lavender cookie recipe is a delicate and slightly floral, with a buttery base that brings out the subtle notes of lavender. The cookies are typically light and crumbly, almost like a shortbread, with a pale color - similar to pecan sandie cookies. Some variations are drizzled with a simple glaze but for this recipe I sprinkled them with lavender sugar to add a bit of sweetness.

Lavender Cookie Ingredients

  • 2 sticks (1 cup) softened unsalted butter (I set mine out the night before)
  • 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons lavender extract paste
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Lavender sugar for coating cookies (recipe below)

Instructions for Making Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper (no sticky situations here!). Make sure the oven rack is in the middle position for perfectly even baking.

  1. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sweetened condensed milk until mixed and there are no lumps of butter left.
  2. Add in the lavender extract paste and mix well.
  3. Add the salt to the flour and gradually mix in until well combined.

If the flour has been sitting a while and is still good, you can use a wooden spoon to stir the contents of the bag to reintroduce air into the flour. This is essentially "fluffing" it up and ensuring it mixes better in your recipe; this is a simple way to aerate the flour.

Once the cookie dough is ready, it's time to bake.

  1. Shape the cookie dough into 1 inch balls and place them on the parchment lined cookie sheet 1 inch apart.
  2. Lightly press down on the tops of each cookie ball to slightly flatten them.
  3. Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 14 minutes.
  4. The cookies are done when the bottom edges turn a light golden brown; I start checking at around 12 minutes as you don't want to burn the bottoms.
  5. When done cooking, remove from oven.
  6. Sprinkle the top and bottom of each cookie with the lavender sugar and lightly press it in.

The cookies baked up nicely, but I didn't get a golden glow on top - they were more of a "tan on the bottom only" kind of cookie. So keep an eye on those undersides.

Some possible reasons why the tops didn't brown:

  • Maybe my cookie sheet wasn't right, it was a nice one but maybe too thin?
  • Maybe my oven is actually running hotter than the set temp?

Variations

For extra flavor, add lavender icing over each cookie and finish with a sprinkle of lavender sugar.

Thanks for Stirring Up Some Fun with Me!

I hope this recipe fills your kitchen with delicious smells, happy hearts, and zero kitchen disasters (fingers crossed). But hey, if things go a little sideways, just call it "rustic charm" – it’ll be a happy ending.

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Until next time, keep cooking with love, laughter, and maybe a little extra patience. You’ve got this!

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