Easy & Delicious
Lavender Lemon
Sugar Cookies
Cookie:
1 package refrigerated Pillsbury sugar cookie dough
3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. finely crushed lavender buds
1 1/2 tsp. pure lemon extract
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. lightly ground lavender buds
Glaze
1 c. powdered sugar
4-5 teaspoons fresh lemon juice or lemon juice concentrate
1/2 tsp. lightly ground culinary lavender buds (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Empty contents of the entire refrigerated sugar cookie dough into a bowl. Add 3/4 c. flour. Crush 1 tsp. of culinary grade lavender buds using a mortar and pestle. Add finely crushed lavender buds to dough and mix together with flour. Add 1 1/2 tsp. of lemon extract and blend into cookie dough. Roll dough into desired size balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Mix 1/2 cup of sugar with 1/2 tsp. lightly ground culinary lavender buds (leave these a bit larger, do not crush into a powder). Using the bottom of a lightly greased drinking glass, lightly press each cookie with the sugar & lavender mixture. Place in a 350 degree oven and bake for 10 minutes until edges begin to slightly brown and tops of cookies begin to crack. Remove from the oven & cool on a cooling rack.
Glaze:
Using a wisk, mix 1 c. of powdered sugar with 4-5 tsp. of fresh lemon juice or lemon juice concentrate. After cookies have cooled completly, using a spoon, spread the glaze over each cookie and let the glaze dry.
Enjoy with some Lavender Lemonade,
Lavender Tea, or Lavender Iced Tea!
They also taste great cooled in the refrigerator or
freezer on a hot day!.
