I RECENTLY acquired an abundance of lavender and lemons and was only too excited to make a batch of cookies with these ingredients.
Lavender and lemon cookies
Ingredients:
– 1 x 500 gm block margarine (softened)
– 2 cups castor sugar
– 1 egg
– 4 cups flour
– 1 tsp baking powder
– Rind and juice of one lemon
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Method:
– Cream the 500gm block of softened margarine, 2 cups castor sugar and the rind and juice of your lemon well.
– Add one egg and mix well.Slowly add 4 cups flour and 1 tsp baking powder. If the cookie mix is too soft, you may need to add more flour, depending on how soft you have made your margarine.
– Finely chop two heads of lavender (mostly the purple parts) and mix in.
– Roll into desired shape and bake on 180 for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.
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