Lemon Lavender Cookies (Printable View)

Fragrant floral-citrus cookies with delicate lavender and bright lemon flavors. Perfect for tea time.

# What You Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
03 - 1/4 teaspoon salt

→ Floral & Citrus

04 - 1 tablespoon dried culinary lavender
05 - Zest of 2 lemons

→ Wet Ingredients

06 - 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
07 - 1 cup granulated sugar
08 - 1 large egg
09 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
10 - 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

# How To Make It:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
03 - Lightly crush dried lavender with lemon zest using a mortar and pestle or spice grinder to release essential oils.
04 - Beat softened butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, approximately 2 minutes.
05 - Mix in egg, vanilla extract, and lemon juice until fully incorporated.
06 - Fold the crushed lavender-lemon zest mixture into the batter.
07 - Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture, mixing until just combined. Avoid overmixing.
08 - Drop tablespoon-sized dough balls onto prepared baking sheets, leaving 2 inches of space between each.
09 - Bake for 10–12 minutes until edges turn light golden brown.
10 - Let cookies rest on baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • These cookies strike that perfect balance between sophisticated and comforting, like something you would serve at a garden party but also crave on a Tuesday afternoon.
  • The texture is absolutely divine crisp edges giving way to a tender, melt in your mouth center that keeps people coming back for just one more.
02 -
  • Over grinding the lavender can make the cookies taste bitter and soapy, a light crush is all you need to release those beautiful floral oils.
  • These cookies continue to firm up as they cool, so removing them from the oven when centers still look slightly underdone yields the perfect texture.
03 -
  • Zest your lemons before juicing them, it is much easier to handle the whole fruit when it still has all its juice inside.
  • Room temperature ingredients are not optional here, cold butter will not cream properly and affects the entire cookie texture.

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