Lavender

Sweet Shoppe^™

Growing Specs

Fill sachets, weave into wands, add flowers to cookies, or simply dry the deep blue-violet flowers of lavender plants. An infusion of the lavender plant’s flowers in hot water can be added to jams, whipped cream or even baked goods.

Lavender Cookies

5/8 c. butter
1/2 c. white sugar
1 egg
2 tbsp. lavender flowers
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350^F. Grease cookie sheets. Cream together the butter and sugar. Beat the egg, and blend into the butter and sugar. Mix in the flour and 1 tbsp. lavender flowers. Drop the batter by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets. Bake 15 minutes, or until golden. Remove cookies to cooling rack and Springgkle with powdered sugar and lavender flowers.