Lavender Tea Cookies

• 1 tbsp. dried lavender
• 1 cup butter
• margarine
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. lemon flavoring (opt)
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 dash of salt
• 1/4 cup milk
• Extra sugar

1. If you have a mortar and pestle, grind the lavender with the sugar to spread the flavor.
2. If not, just combine.
3. Add butter, cream together with a fork.
4. Cream in extracts and salt.
5. Mix in flour gradually.
6. Refridgerate 2 hours, or untill well chilld through.
7. Note: sitting too long will make the dough too sticky, and the cookies hard.
8. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
9. Roll dough to about 1/4 inch and cut to desired shape/size.
10. For a crunchy top, smear cookies with milk using your finger and sprinkle with sugar (or lavender sugar!)
11. before baking.
12. Bake 12-15 minutes, until lightly brown.

dried lavender, butter, margarine, sugar, vanilla extract, lemon flavoring, flour, salt, milk, extra sugar

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/21310 (may not work)