Blueberry Lavender Cookies - Julius Meinl Cafe, Chicago

• Cookies
• 3 cups all-purpose flour (original recipe calls for 3 c. plus 2 T flour)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar (original recipe calls for 1 c. plus 2 T sugar)
• 6 large egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon dried lavender blossoms
• 1 cup blueberry jam (approximately)
• Lavender Icing
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup lavender syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon water (or more)

1. Whisk flour and salt in medium bowl.
2. Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in large bowl until smooth.
3. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Add vanilla; beat 1 minute.
4. Stir in lavender blossoms. Beat dough until creamy, about 2 minutes.
5. Gather dough into a ball. Divide dough into 4 portions; flatten each into disk. Wrap disks in plastic and refrigerate overnight. (Can be made 2 days ahead, Keep chilled.).
6. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
7. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
8. Working with 1 disk at a time, roll dough out onto lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Using 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out cookies.
9. Transfer to prepared sheets, spacing 1-inch apart.
10. Gather scraps and roll out on lightly floured surface; cut out more cookies. Repeat until all dough is used.
11. Bake cookies until light golden, about 9 minutes. Let cool completely on sheet.
12. Spread about 1 t. jam on flat side of 1 cookie; top with flat side of another cookie, forming sandwich. Repeat with remaining cookies and jam.
13. Whisk powdered sugar, lavender syrup, and 1/2 t. water in medium bowl to blend, adding more water as needed by 1/2 teaspoonfuls to form spreadable icing.
14. Spread thin layer of icing atop each sandwich cookie. Let stand until set, about 1 hour (Cookies can be made 1 day ahead. Store in airtight container in single layer at room temperature.).

cookies, allpurpose, salt, unsalted butter, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla, dried lavender blossoms, blueberry jam, lavender icing, powdered sugar, lavender syrup, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/blueberry-lavender-cookies-julius-meinl-cafe-chicago-375351 (may not work)