Citrus Lavender Cookie Sandwiches (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Cookie Base
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2 cups plain flour
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup soft unsalted butter
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1 cup white sugar
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1 large egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla essence
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Zest from 1 lemon
→ Lavender Cream Center
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1/2 cup soft unsalted butter
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2 cups icing sugar
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1 tablespoon food-grade lavender, ground fine
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2 tablespoons full-fat cream
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1 teaspoon vanilla essence
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Purple food dye drops (if wanted)
→ Finishing Touches
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Sliced lemon, thin
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Lavender stems, fresh
# Instructions:
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Turn oven to 350°F (175°C). Put parchment on two cookie sheets.
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Stir flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Put it aside.
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Beat soft butter with white sugar until puffy, for about 2-3 minutes. Mix in the egg, vanilla, and lemon zest until they're all blended together.
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Slowly add dry stuff to butter mix, stirring just enough to mix. Don't stir too much.
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Sprinkle some flour and roll the dough flat to 1/4 inch. Cut round shapes and put them on your ready cookie sheets.
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Pop in oven for 8-10 minutes until edges look slightly golden. Take out and let them cool all the way on a wire rack.
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In a big bowl, whip the soft butter until smooth.
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Add icing sugar bit by bit, mixing well each time.
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Stir in the ground lavender, cream, and vanilla. If you want purple color, add some food dye now.
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Keep beating until the mix gets light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes more.
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When cookies are totally cool, spread lots of lavender cream on the flat side of half your cookies.
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Put another cookie on top and push down gently to make a sandwich.
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Add a small swirl of lavender cream on top of each sandwich cookie for extra yumminess and fancy look.
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Top each cookie with a thin lemon slice and fresh lavender stem to make them look fancy.
# Notes:
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Make sure cookies are totally cool before adding cream or it'll melt.
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Only use lavender meant for eating, not the decorative kind.