Name: Lavender and Citrus Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 30
Ingredients: Butter, softened - 1 ½ cups; White sugar - 1 cup; Egg - 1 extra large; Egg yolk - 1 extra large; Finely grated lemon zest - 3 ½ teaspoons; Crushed dried lavender flowers - 2 ½ teaspoons; Vanilla extract - ¼ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 3 ½ cups

Ingredients for - Lavender and Citrus Sugar Cookies

1. Butter, softened 1 ½ cups

2. White sugar 1 cup

3. Egg 1 extra large

4. Egg yolk 1 extra large

5. Finely grated lemon zest 3 ½ teaspoons

6. Crushed dried lavender flowers 2 ½ teaspoons

7. Vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon

8. All-purpose flour 3 ½ cups

How to cook deliciously - Lavender and Citrus Sugar Cookies

1 . Stage

Beat butter and sugar in the work bowl of a stand mixer until mixture is creamy; beat egg, egg yolk, lemon zest, lavender, and vanilla extract into butter-sugar mixture at low speed. Beat flour into moist ingredients, 1 cup at a time, to make a workable dough. Form dough into a ball, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 3 hours.

2 . Stage

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

3 . Stage

Roll dough out on a floured work surface to a thickness of about 1/8 inch. Cut dough into shapes using cookie cutters and place cookies onto baking sheets.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until firm, 9 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on sheets for 2 to 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to finish cooling.