Delicious, homemade lavender shortbread cookies. Perfect with tea or ice cream.
I’ve had dried lavender burning a hole in my pantry for ages, so I decided it was time to make something yummy. Once I started looking for ideas, I was amazed to discover that there’s an entire cookbook dedicated to lavender. This book is full of delicious sounding savory and sweet recipes, divided by seasons. I plan to start making my way through The Lavender Cookbook
 as soon as I get my hands on a copy. But for the moment, I’ve modified my current shortbread recipe to make these lavender shortbread cookies.
Lavender Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cubed and at room temperature
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoon dried lavender, chopped very finely
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Chop the lavender or, even better, use a spice grinder to get it to a fine spice consistency.
- Cream the butter, sugar and salt in a stand mixer on medium-high until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla and lavender, then lower the speed and slowly add the flour until the dough is combined.
- Roll the dough tightly in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least an hour, or until the butter firms up. You can speed up the process by using the freezer.
- Roll out the dough to around 1/2 inch thick. I rolled it in between 2 sheets of parchment paper, which isn't essential but really helps avoid a mess and keep the dough smooth.
- Using a cookie cutter, cut dough into rounds and then place them on a sheet tray covered with parchment. Roll the excess scraps in a ball and repeat the process until you have used all the dough.
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes for 350 degrees F, or until lightly golden on top. Allow to cool to room temperature.
Notes
Please read my full post for additional recipe notes, tips, and serving suggestions!
Recipe Troubleshooting
For immediate help troubleshooting a recipe, please email me using the form on my contact page. I’ll try to respond to urgent questions as quickly as possible! For all general questions, please leave a comment here :)
I have never baked with lavender, but that looks like a lovely cookie. The photo is beautiful too!
These are beautiful! I need to buy some lavender and experiment! :)
Wow! This sounds so good! I have never used lavender in baking, but these sound so good!
As soon as I saw the reference to Lavender Shortcake Cookies from WordPress, I knew I had to follow the link! I have dried lavender in my spice cabinet and was looking for this kind of recipe. At one of our local farmers markets, a couple usually comes with all their own dried spices and herbs along with a few other items. One of those food items: bags of lemon lavender shortbread cookies. I’ve been looking for such a recipe. Bet I can “edit” your recipe to add some lemon flavoring to it. When I make them (could be a few weeks yet), I’ll refer folks to your blog for the original recipe! Can’t wait to try them.
I made these last weekend, and being a nervous first time lavender cook, I halved the quantity of lavender. The lavender flavour was only very subtle, as if you could smell it when you bit into them, if you know what I mean. Next time I make them I will definitely use the recommended amount of lavender!
As an added deco, I zig zagged some basic white icing (egg white and icing sugar with a dash of vanilla essence) over the top which looked very pretty.
Thanks for this recipe, I’m going to make them again and again!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! I was hesitant to use it at first as well. I’m going to make them again soon but instead of lavender I’m going to do rose and orange blossom.
These sound delicious! I have some lavender dried from my summer garden and will try this out!
Recently served a similar lavender and rosemary shortbread alongside a buttermilk panna cotta with lemon curd…fabulous together! Love your idea of cutting them tiny…
I have a big sprawling planting of lavander outside my front door. We’ll be getting frost tonight so I’m going out right now while it’s still in the 40’s to nab a few hanks. These look sooo good. Do I have to wait til the lavander is dried?…Won’t be easy. Last Thanksgiving my sister made a similar shortbread with rosemary…I don’t want to say how many I ate. This year I’m bringing these. Thank you!
So easy even I could bake them!
Bring on the lavender recipes – always need more!!
Very cool photography – beautifully seen.
oh your blog is so much prettier than mine!
I love mixing a little bit of lavendar and peppermint together. Brings out the holidays and an unexpected, yet savory flavor. :)
MMMMMM,…What delightful looking cookies! Yummie! :)
These look delicious. I’ve never cooked with lavender before, but when I was in Seattle a few years ago lavender was in EVERYTHING it was deeeelicious. I might have to venture into the lavender world!