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pale shortbread cookies arranged wide across a white platter, sprigs of lavender and a lemon half resting nearby, soft natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Lemon Lavender Shortbread

Tender shortbread cookies infused with the fragrance of lemon zest and dried lavender.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 1 tsp dried culinary lavender

Method
 

  1. Cream the butter and powdered sugar until light.
  2. Mix in the lemon zest and lavender.
  3. Stir in the flour until a soft dough forms.
  4. Roll out and cut into shapes, or slice from a chilled log.
  5. Bake at 325F for 16 to 18 minutes until the edges are pale gold.
  6. Cool completely before packing.

Notes

Use culinary-grade lavender, and a little goes a long way.