Lemon Lavender Cookies (Printable)

Delicate floral cookies blending bright citrus with aromatic lavender for an elegant tea time treat.

# What's Needed:

→ 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 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
03 - Using a mortar and pestle or spice grinder, lightly crush the dried lavender with lemon zest to release oils; set aside.
04 - In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
05 - Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and lemon juice until well combined.
06 - Mix in the lavender-lemon zest mixture.
07 - Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just incorporated.
08 - Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
09 - Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until edges are lightly golden.
10 - Let cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Tips for Success:

01 -
  • The texture is perfectly crisp at the edges and tender in the middle, like a shortbread that decided to be friendly
  • Lemon and lavender sound fancy but this comes together in under 30 minutes with pantry basics
  • These cookies keep beautifully for days and actually taste better on day two when the flavors have had time to become best friends
02 -
  • Overbaking even by a minute makes these dry and crumbly so watch closely after the 10 minute mark
  • The lavender flavor intensifies as the cookies sit so resist the urge to add more than the recipe calls for
  • Room temperature ingredients matter here because cold butter will not cream properly and you will end up with dense cookies
03 -
  • Grinding the lavender with the zest is the secret step that makes these fragrant instead of soapy
  • Underbaked is better than overbaked for these as they continue cooking on the hot baking sheet

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