LORRIE’S LAVENDER HEART COOKIES
INGREDIENTS:
115g/4oz/1/2 cup butter/marg (+ 15ml/1Tbsp[this worked better for me])
90ml/6Tbsp caster sugar, plus extra for dusting
175g/6oz/11/2 cups plain flour, plus extra for dusting
30ml/3Tbsp fresh lavender florets OR
15ml/1Tbsp dried culinary lavender, roughly chopped (Rose Geranium leaves & flowers is a wonderful substitute for Lavender)
METHOD:
Pre heat oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
Stir in the flour and lavender and bring the mixture together in a soft ball.
Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface and stamp out about 18 cookies using a 5cm/2in heart shaped cutter.
Place on a heavy baking sheet and bake for about 10 mins, or until golden.
Leave the cookies standing for 5 mins, then transfer them carefully to a wire rack to cool.