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Well! I've decided to try baking every now and again, just to see if I can actually do it.We have a lot of fresh herbs growing in our garden, and coupled with my recent distaste for over-sugary things, I wanted something different.
So, I dug through recipes online and, after finding many different ideas, settled on this one , because it seemed easier (as I don't think I've ever baked before, other than making those cookies where you just add water and throw into the oven!) and I really love lavender.
It was very easy! I halved the recipe, because I didn't know what I'd do with that much cookie dough (especially if it was a fail). So, the numbers in [ ] are what I did, to get a plate full of cookies!
Lavender Shortbread Cookies
from allrecipes.com by Maryelieen
Ingredients:
- 1½ cups butter, softened
[¾ cup butter, softened; or, 1½ 8T sticks] - ⅔ cup white sugar
[ ⅓ cup white sugar] - ¼ cup sifted confectioners sugar
[⅛ cup, confectioners sugar is the same (pretty much) as fine baking sugar] - 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh lavender
[1T fresh lavender, use just the flowers, please - the stems and leaves are bitter. If you don't have fresh, you can use dried, but you may need to add more] - 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves
[½T fresh mint, but if you like mint, add a little more... I didn't have enough, and can barely taste it ^^ even if you're not a fan of mint, tho, add it - it adds a nice compliment to the lavender!] - 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
[½t lemon zest, if you want a bit more lemon flavor, add a bit of lemon juice to it, too~] - 2½ cups all-purpose flower
[1¼ cups] - ½ cup cornstarch
[¼ cup] - ¼ teaspoon of salt
[⅛t salt]
Directions
[Okay, seriously, let this harden. If you don't, you'll just get frustrated - I thought "oh, well, this was just in the fridge for 15 minutes, it feels cold, I can work with it!" and then it was just a gooey mess. Give it at least 30 minutes if you're doing the half directions (cuz the balls of dough are smaller) or the full hour if you are doing the full amount. It'll save you much annoyance, especially if you're like me and never bake...]
[I put parchment paper underneath the cookies, because for some reason it'll make the bottom brown nicely and be crisp... I have no idea why, I was just told to be sure to remember to do that, and I did, and they turned out fantastically!]
[Be sure to kind of keep an eye on them - I almost over cooked them, because the edges really don't get too dark like I expected with regular cookies. So, give them a good 15 minutes, and if they start looking darker, then they're probably pretty good...]
All of this (except for my comments) was copy-pasted from the recipe page at allrecipes.com , and is not my own.
My Thoughts…
First off, this was easy to do! Amazingly, right?
If you knew me, you'd know I don't cook. I can't. Well, I can make pasta, but that's about it. Beyond that, I'm usually fail. Except... these cookies turned out really well!
They were very crispy at first - like I said above, I almost over-cooked them to biscotti like hardness! And, at first, you couldn't really taste the lavender - I was really disappointed.
However... come the next day! They were more moist (I store cookies in the microwave for ease) after sitting and letting the butter in the cookies do it's thing. And, even more amazing to me, the lavender taste was really back! Like, what I expected it to be in the first place! Hooray!!
And, no matter what, they're absolutely perfect tea cookies (I've been drinking so much tea lately!) especially with a black tea like earl grey.
So, I guess I'd say that if you're going to make these cookies and eat them right away, add a bit more lavender to your dough. However, if you're just going to nibble on them for a couple of days, in the afternoon with tea or in the eve to relax, then the lavender flavor will strengthen up as it goes on!
And, as I've said before, if I can make these, anyone can!
Picture ©2010 Sam Lemieux
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Comments: 49
This does sound like it would be perfect for tea! I recently found a herb store that sells lavender, so I will def be trying this sometime!
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These sound wonderful, i'll have to pass the recipe to my cousin, she loves lavender gum so i am sure she would love these
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You said these weren't too sweet? I'll have to try this then!
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yum.
i got the pictures from Clothing Design and Entrepreneurship by the way! they look great!
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I tried the recipe, the cookies are delicious and smell great even after they cool down.
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I LOOOOOOVE shortbread, so going to have to try this!
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they look fantastic! baking is my hobby lol i have to try them. thanks!
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Mmmmm. 
Now I want some.
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Must. Make. I have a bag of dried lavender flowers sitting in my cupboard from making scented satchels. I might have to add these cookies to the peanut butter bars I'm bringing to a picnic next week. Buttering up my superiors can't hurt, right?
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They look so good and really cute, pretty as a pciture ^^
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those look delish. I might have to try the recipe some time.
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wow. now i'm hungry. i want some! 
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They are fantastic, and surprisingly easy to make - you should try some!!
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these sound fantastic! i've been craving lavender flavored things lately(made lamb chops with lavender salt the other day...delicious!) and this would go brilliantly with tea. i hearts earl grey!
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OMG that sounds amazing - I've never had lamb chops with lavender salt before... but now I really, really want to try that, too! Maybe if I get more ambitious some day
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it's easy! just grind some sea salt with dried lavender, and use it to season the lamb rather than regular salt. you can use just about anything to grind salt-a mortar and pestle, plastic bag and rolling pin, coffee grinder...i hope you do.
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Great picture, great post, and they're really quite tasty, too.
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I know!! They're fantastically yummy
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Wow...I never thought that lavender is edible.Maybe someday I will do this cookie...they look delicious!
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Yes! You can definitely eat it, but even if not, it smells wonderfully, so just leaving it out to dry makes the house smell yummy
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Ahahah...yeah...I thought so.Maybe you can put these cookie in a drawer too XD...but maybe not...
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You bake too?! Jesus, woman! Leave me something where I can be better than you!
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Whew! I mean, you're already helping me be a much better cosplayer. I dun think my pride could handle you being a better chef too. I mean, that what I went to school for, just like you're going to school for costuming related type things. (No clue what you're actual field of study is.)
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I'll have to give these a shot. I can usually get my fiance to eat nearly anything. But right now it's waay too hot to bake at 100 degrees.
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Ooft! Yes, that is definitely too hot for baking! But, once it cools down, give them a shot, they're really rather yummy
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Awesome I have heard about lavender in cakes before but not cookies and it is also an herb I usually grow and love
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I love it so much - what got me thinking about it was a cake we sampled at a local foods thinger a few months ago - it was a lavender and lemon cake, and I just died for it
I was surprised that you could put it in cookies, to be quite honest! I was just looking for something not over sweet, and this came up, and I got rather excited
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lavender and lemon cake, thank you that is what I was thinking of when I posted earlier lol 
Oh on a side note have you ever had Dandelion wine?
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Ooh! It's so yummy! Just chop it up kinda fine, otherwise you kinda chew through them
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Learn something new everyday!
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YUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMM. And that is all I have to say about that.
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And! How are you doing?! I haven't seen much of you around in a while - I'll have to go check your page and see if you have a journal up, but I'm happy to see/hear from you again!!
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I'm ok, been run ragged outside of DA for a while.
Yeah, but check one entry back from the one that is up to see the state of things with me. The one currently is just a bit on nonsense.
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Hehe, they really are - and, I'm munching on the few of them left as I post this
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