Lavender Cookies

From: Teddy's Mommy

On Mar 4, 2008

This was an odd experience for us, I have a lavender massage oil I frequently use (not to cook with LOL) so it was a bit of a mental shift to go from using it for massage to eating it. However once we got past that we thought these cookies were VERY good. They're light, actually ARE rather soothing, very good with tea, and are not overly sweet. Unfortunately I had a lot of trouble getting them to lightly brown on the top and not burn on the bottom. I turned the oven down to 365 and baked them for 10 minutes that seemed to fix the problem. I also noticed they spread out an awful lot, I am new to baking so I wasn't sure how far to space them, the first pan was more of a "cookie cake" as they all ran together LOL I spaced them about 2 inches apart on the second pan, that worked well. Thank you so much for sharing this unique and interesting recipe! The only ingredient I left out was the food coloring, I had rose water and confectioners sugar in the house but no food coloring since it’s more of an aesthetic ingredient I didn’t feel to bad leaving it out

From: lemoncurd

On Apr 3, 2005

Lovely delicate tasting, although i wouldnt realy call the cookies, they are a cross between a cookie and cake. Quick and easy to put together. I had halved the recipe made them smaller recieved 37 cookies. I used 3/4 tsp lavender petals and rose essence instead of vanilla. I baked the 1st batch for 8 mins, the 2nd batch for 9 and the 3 rd batch for 10 mins. liked the 10 min batch best. Although i greased the pan lighly the centeres stuck abit. Next time i might colour the batter or roll them in coloured sugar before baking. I didnt add the icing because the sweetness was perfect.

From: That girl Mel

On Dec 26, 2003

These are addictive! I used 1 1/2 teaspoons of lavender, I liked a little more of the flavor and I too used flowers instead of leaves. Just a hint, I found the lavender in the Hispanic grocery store near me in the aisle with the spices in small bags for less than $1!!

From: Chef #420960

On Jan 2, 2007

Very delicate, chewy, great to eat while drinking English tea. I made it without the frosting as I was short on ingredients, and I used just under a teaspoon of lavender and it was delicious! Not a good cookie if you like sugary, gooey, overly sweet cookies. It is more like a simple sugar cookie- which is perfect in my opinion!