Description
Delicate lemon lavender cookies blend French-inspired elegance with simple home baking charm. Fragrant lavender and zesty lemon create a delightful Mediterranean-style treat you’ll savor with afternoon tea or coffee.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 ¼ cups (270 g / 9.5 oz) all-purpose flour
- 2 sticks (225 g / 8 oz) salted butter
- ¾ cup (150 g / 5.3 oz) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
Flavoring Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons dried culinary lavender buds
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Glaze Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups (180 g / 6.3 oz) powdered sugar
- 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon lavender extract (optional)
- 3 to 4 drops of purple food coloring
Garnish (optional):
- Lavender buds
- Lemon zest
Instructions
- Organize workstation by preheating oven to 350°F and lining baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Create dry ingredient foundation by whisking flour, cornstarch, and baking powder in a separate bowl.
- Craft cookie base by creaming butter, granulated sugar, lemon zest, and lavender buds in a mixing bowl until texture becomes light and airy.
- Integrate egg into the butter mixture, ensuring thorough incorporation.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, mixing on low speed until dough forms a cohesive texture.
- Portion dough into uniform tablespoon-sized spheres, positioning them evenly across prepared baking sheets with adequate spacing.
- Delicately press each dough ball, transforming them into flat discs approximately one-third inch thick.
- Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes, monitoring until edges develop a gentle golden hue and centers appear soft and set.
- Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for initial cooling, then transition to wire rack for complete temperature reduction.
- Construct elegant glaze by blending powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lavender extract, adjusting consistency for smooth drizzling.
- Embellish cooled cookies with glaze, optionally enhancing presentation with scattered lavender buds and delicate lemon zest.
- Permit glaze to solidify for approximately 30 minutes before serving, ensuring pristine appearance and optimal flavor melding.
Notes
- Master the art of gentle mixing to keep the cookie texture delicate and tender.
- Avoid overmixing the dough to prevent tough, dense cookies that lose their melt-in-your-mouth quality.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking to enhance flavor development and prevent excessive spreading.
- Use fresh, high-quality lavender buds and lemon zest for maximum aromatic intensity and bright flavor notes.
- Room temperature ingredients ensure smoother blending and more consistent cookie texture.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days to maintain freshness and delicate flavor profile.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg