Lavender Biscuits (Shortbread Cookies)
Mary Berry's Lavender Biscuits have a crunchy sugar edge, subtle lavender flavor and smell, and melt in the mouth shortbread for a great British cookie.
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 141kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 2 Tbsp lavender fresh, chopped or 1 Tbsp dried
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour plus additional if needed
- 1/4 cup turbinado sugar or demerara if you have it
Instructions
- Prepare 2 cookie sheets with either cooking spray or by using a silicone liner.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and lavender together. If using lavender sugar move on to the next step.
- Add the granulated sugar to the butter and beat until light and creamy. Add the flour and beat just until it all comes together.
- Use your hands to knead the mixture gently until it is nice and smooth.
- Divide the dough in half and roll each half into a 6 inch long tube.
- Pour the turbinado sugar onto a small plate and roll each sausage in the sugar coating the whole thing.
- Wrap tightly in plastic wrap, parchment, or foil and place in refrigerator until the rolls are firm, between 30 minutes and 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Remove the cookie rolls from their wrapping and cut into approximately 1/2" slices. Place on prepared cookie sheets about 1/2' apart to allow for spreading.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until cookies are a light golden brown along the edges. Remove from the cookie sheet and cool on wire racks.