Lavender Shortbread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons lavender flowers, chopped finely
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped
• 2 1/3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 cream together butter, sugar, lavender and mint with a mixer until light and fluffy.
• 3 add flour, cornstarch and salt and beat until well mixed.
• 4 divide dough into two, flatten into discs, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm.
• 5 roll out dough to 1/2" thickness on a floured board.
• 6 cut into 1 1/2" squares or into rounds.
• 7 bake 20-25 minutes on parchment covered cookie sheets, or until golden.
• 8 let cookies cool on the sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.
• 9 when completely cool, dust with lavender-flavored powdered sugar (see recipe lavender sugar#71901 or flavored sugars#53926) or plain powdered sugar would be fine.