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Makes about 4 dozen

Shirley Lee of Roseville was recovering from knee replacement surgery and received lavender cookies as a gift. She was hoping for a recipe. The lavender and lemon flavors in this cookie pair well with tea.

Ingredients

For cookie

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

½ cup powdered sugar

½ cup cornstarch

1½ cups all-purpose flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon dried culinary lavender

1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon peel

1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

For icing

1 cup powdered sugar

1 tablespoon dried culinary lavender

2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon peel

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Instructions

For the cookies: In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and powdered sugar until smooth.

In another bowl, sift together the cornstarch, flour and salt; add to butter mixture. Mix until flour mixture coats the butter mixture, but is not completely combined. Add lavender, lemon peel and lemon juice. Using your hands, lightly rub the ingredients together forming a ball. Do not overwork mixture.

Source: Modesto Bee