Simple Lemon Lavender Butter Cookies

Simple Lemon Lavender Butter Cookies

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Whip up these tender cookies packed with lemon and lavender, topped with light citrus icing. Skip chilling the dough! Great for tea time and spring get-togethers.

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Cooking tools:

  • Cookie scoop
  • Microplane
  • Citrus press
  • Stand mixer
  • Cooling rack
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Spoon
  • Baking sheet
  • Oven
  • Wax paper
  • Airtight container
  • Freezer
  • Refrigerator

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks of chilled, salted butter
  • A big egg, kept cold
  • 3/4 cup of sugar - white and fine
  • 2 tbsp of cornstarch powder
  • 2¼ cups of sifted all-purpose flour
  • Zest from 2 or 3 lemons, freshly grated
  • A couple of tbsp of dry lavender buds for cooking
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1½ cups icing sugar, run through a sieve
  • 2 to 3 spoonfuls of fresh lemon juice
  • Half a tsp of lavender flavoring (optional)
  • A few drops of purple color
  • Some lemon zest curls
  • A sprinkle of lavender flowers

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