What a pretty little cookie to bake for someone special on Valentine's Day or just because.
Lavender represents devotion, chamomile represents patience, and both give this cookie a subtle, floral taste. How lovely. Oh, and did I mention the calming effects of chamomile and lavender? A good excuse to have cookies before bed.
Lavender and Chamomile Heart Cookies
What a pretty little cookie to bake for someone special on Valentine's Day or just because. Lavender represents devotion, chamomile represents patience, and both give this cookie a subtle, floral taste. How lovely. Oh, and did I mention the calming effects of chamomile and lavender? A good excuse to have cookies before bed
Ingredients
- ¾ cup salted butter, softened
- ¾ cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp purple food coloring
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tsp lavender-chamomile loose tea
Instructions
- In a food processor, process flour and tea (if you would like the tea to be finer, you can grind the tea in a spice grinder and then mix it in the flour). Set aside.
- Cream butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on a medium setting. The butter will become pale in color (about 2 minutes).
- Add confectioners sugar and beat until fully incorporated. Add vanilla and food coloring. Beat in the flour a little at a time on low speed until fully mixed.
- Gather the dough into two balls. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
- Preheat oven to 325° F.
- Roll dough to a ¼-thick between two pieces of plastic wrap. Using a 2-inch heart cookie cutter. Cutout hearts. Reuse scraps.
- Place cookies on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a Silpat. Bake for 14 minutes. Yields: 2 ½ dozen.
Notes
There are many ways to incorporate lavender and chamomile into a cookie. The easiest way I found is to buy lavender - chamomile tea bags. They are the most accessible (you can buy them at most grocery stores). They taste great for drinking, so they will taste great for eating, too. Also, you can omit the food coloring if you’re not a fan, but I think it's a nice way of telling people, “hey it’s lavender because there’s lavender in here.” Either way, it will taste just as good.
I didn’t use the food coloring, and I added a bit of lemon, ( actually soaked the lavender and chamomile in it while I was creaming the sugar and butter ).
Just made tiny disks instead of hearts.
But it was very yummy! It tastes great with a cup of tea, but good on its own too.
Thanks for a new fun recipe.
I’m so glad you liked it Jan, and I love how you’ve made it your own. Thank you for commenting. Happy baking!