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Lavender Cookies

Recipe by becky

  • Total TimeAbout 3 hours
  • Yield20 cookies 1x

A recipe for heart-shaped lavender sugar cookies with a sweet honey-lemon glaze, sprinkled with culinary dried lavender flowers.

Ingredients

Scale

Cookies:

215 grams all purpose flour (1 2/3 cups; 7 1/2 ounces)
3 grams culinary dried lavender (2 tablespoons)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
100 grams unsalted butter, softened (7 tablespoons)
105 grams granulated sugar (1/2 cup)
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

Glaze:

200 grams confectioner’s sugar (1 1/2 cups; 7 ounces)
30 milliliters lemon juice (2 tablespoons)
20 grams honey (1 tablespoon)
2 grams lemon zest (1 teaspoon, packed)
Pinch fine sea salt

To decorate:

Culinary dried lavender, for sprinkling


Instructions

In a medium bowl, whisk together all purpose flour, dried lavender, baking powder, and fine sea salt.

Lavender cookie recipe ingredients in a bowl

Dry ingredients in a bowl with a whisk

In a separate bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, mix butter on high speed until soft and fluffy.

Whipped butter in a bowl

Mix in the granulated sugar, followed by the egg and vanilla bean paste. Mixture may look slightly separated.

Cookie dough batter in a bowl

Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until a soft dough forms.

Adding dry ingredients to bowl of butter and sugar

Lavender cookie dough in a bowl

Flatten into a disc. Wrap in clingfilm/plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours or overnight.

A flat disc of lavender sugar cookie dough

Lavender cookie dough wrapped in plastic

Line a half sheet rimmed baking tray with parchment.

On a floured countertop or silicone rolling mat, roll the chilled dough to 1/4-inch thickness. With a 2 1/2-inch heart cutter, cut the dough into hearts.

Rolled sugar cookie dough, rolling pin, and heart cutter on a floured rolling mat

Cutting lavender cookies with a heart-shaped cutter

Re-roll the scraps and repeat with remaining cookie dough. Arrange hearts on prepared tray.

Heart cookies on a lined cookie sheet

Refrigerate tray for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350° F (176° C).

Bake in preheated oven for 12-13 minutes, or until very lightly golden brown around the edges.

Heart cookies on a parchment lined tray

Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Meanwhile, prepare the glaze.

Glaze:

Sift confectioner’s sugar into a medium bowl.

Confectioner's sugar in a metal bowl

Whisk in the lemon juice, followed by the honey, lemon zest, and fine sea salt.

whisking cookie glaze ingredients in a metal bowl

Scoop glaze into a piping bag. Pipe hearts, allowing a 1/4-inch border around the outer edge.

Piping bag decorating heart cookies with glaze

Lavender cookies with white glaze, arranged on a wire rack

Sprinkle with culinary dried lavender.

Lavender cookies on a wire rack

Allow cookies to rest, uncovered, until glaze sets, about 1-2 hours.

Hand holding a heart shaped lavender sugar cookie

Layer lavender cookies between sheets of parchment or wax paper and store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Heart shaped cookies sprinkled with culinary lavender

 

  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Chilling Time: 2 1/2 hours
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Category: Cookies
  • Method: Oven
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