10 min cook | 15 min prep

Servings: 12

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp lavender flowers, or to taste

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
2. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray.
3. Whisk flour, sugar and baking powder in a bowl.
4. Stir butter and egg into flour mixture until smooth.
5. Add vanilla extract and lavender.
6. Gently mix again until thoroughly combined.
7. Drop cookie dough by tablespoon about 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheet.
8. Bake in the pre-heated oven until cookies are fragrant and edges turn light golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

Lavender in cooking:

• Flowers and leaves can be used fresh, and both buds and stems can be used dried.
• In cooking, use 1/3 the quantity of dried lavender flowers to fresh lavender flowers.
• The key to cooking with lavender is to experiment; start out with a small amount of flowers and add more as you go.
• NOTE: Adding too much lavender to your recipe can be like eating perfume and will make your dish bitter.  
• Due to the strong flavor of lavender, the secret is that a little goes a long way.