Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- berry baskets
- stencils and paint or small decorations
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2/3 c sugar
- one egg
- 1 tablespoon lavender flowers
- 1 1/4 cup self rising flour
- parchment lined cookie sheet
- lavender, rosemary, thyme and rosebuds
- paper doily
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Step 1
Decorate the berry baskets with stencils and paint, small decorations or both. Make the lavender cookies.
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Step 2
Cream 1 cup unsalted butter and 2/3 cup (minus one tablespoon) sugar. Add the egg and beat well. Stir in 1 tablespoon lavender flowers and 1 1/4 cups self rising flour. Drop by teaspoon onto the parchment lined cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 18 minutes.
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Step 3
Cool the cookies and place in the baskets.
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Step 4
Place the stems of the lavender, rosemary, thyme and rosebuds through a hold in the paper doily. Tie ribbons of your choice near the base of the buds to hold together and place one in each basket with the cookies.
Comments
vikki9 said
on 7/28/2008 This sounds delicious - have had lavender chocolate, and now cookies! Thank you!
Meri said
on 6/19/2008 I'd love to see a picture.