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Shortbread is a buttery cookie from the UK. It’s often sweet, so I’m not 100% sure why it’s called ‘shortbread’ and not ‘shortcake’ (which is obviously a different dessert). From what I have read, the word ‘short’ comes from the crumbly texture of both shortbread and shortcake, not that they were made with shortening, which was a more recent food invention.
This shortbread is flavoured with a hint of floral lavender. You can use homemade lavender sugar instead of the icing sugar; just pulverize it in a blender, and omit the fresh or dried lavender flowers. And don’t worry, these lavender shortbread cookies do not taste like soap.
Lavender Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 cup icing sugar (or you can use homemade lavender sugar and just pulse it in a food processor until superfine)
- ½ tsp vanilla
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp fresh lavender flowers or 1½ tsp dried
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat together the softened butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt until fluffy.
- Stir in flour and lavender flowers until just combined.
- Divide dough into two discs; wrap in plastic wrap and let firm up in the fridge until firm but not hard, about 45 minutes.
- Working with one disc at a time, carefully roll out dough to about 5mm thickness. Cut out with a 5 cm cookie cutter, rerolling scraps as needed. You can also roll the dough into a rectangle and cut into bars.
- Arrange about 3 cm apart on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.
- Repeat with remaining disc of dough.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 300F.
- Bake one sheet at a time until firm and golden, 20-25 minutes.
- Let cookies cool on the pan for about 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
These look awesome! I love lavender! But I’ve never had it in a cookie! Will have to try that…thanks for sharing this.
I love lavender! And your cookies are just beautiful. What a lovely picture you created with all the pretty china and linens. I found you via Tuesdays with a twist. Have a lovely week! 🙂
Good morning, I love lavender! And your cookies are just beautiful. What a lovely picture you created with all the pretty china and linens. I found you via Tuesdays with a twist. Have a lovely week! 🙂
Thank you for the kind words!
They look so gorgeous! Thank you for sharing it with us #pintorials
Yummy looking! Thanks for sharing these at the Inspiration Spotlight party! Hope to see you again at the new party tomorrow! Pinned & shared.
Hello beautiful ladies! This looks so amazing. Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see you on Monday at 7pm because we love to party with you! Happy Memorial Day! Lou Lou Girls
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