Lavender Shortbread Recipe

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Lavender flowers can be used fresh or dried in cooking. The flowers have an intense flavor, so they are best used sparingly.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

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Lavender Shortbread Recipe

Prep: 45 min. + standing Bake: 20 min.

Yield: 24 Servings

45 20 65

Ingredients

2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons finely snipped dried lavender flowers, divided
1 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions

In a bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and 2 teaspoons lavender; cover and set aside at room temperature for 24 hours.
In a bowl, cream butter, sugar and remaining lavender. Combine flour, cornstarch and salt; add to the creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut into 1-1/2-in. squares. Repeat with remaining dough.
Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Prick with a fork several times. Bake at 325° for 18-22 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Sift reserved lavender sugar; discard lavender. Dust cookies with the sugar. Store in airtight containers. Yield: about 4 dozen.

Editor's Note: Look for dried lavender flowers in spice shops. If using lavender from the garden, make sure it hasn’t been treated with chemicals.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 175 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 90 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Lavender Shortbread in Birds & Blooms August/September 2000, p55