Description
These Lemon Lavender Cookies are buttery spring cookies topped with a bright lemon lavender glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon dried lavender buds
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lavender syrup
Instructions
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Blend sugar, lavender buds, and lemon zest until fragrant.
- Beat butter and sugar mixture until fluffy.
- Add egg, lemon juice, and vanilla; mix well.
- Add dry ingredients in two batches and form dough.
- Chill dough for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Roll dough into balls and flatten slightly.
- Bake 10-12 minutes.
- Whisk glaze ingredients together.
- Spoon glaze over cooled cookies.
Notes
- Chill dough fully for best texture.
- Cookies hold their shape while baking.
- Substitute milk for lavender syrup if needed.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 118
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 46mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 17mg