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Gluten-free Lemon Lavender Cookies

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 16 cookies
Calories 143 kcal
Author Chelsea Green

Ingredients

Gluten-free Lemon Lavender Cookies

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • zest of 1 large lemon (or 2 small)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cups gluten-free all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp cornstarch (optional)
  • 2 tsp dried lavender
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Lemon Glaze

  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 1/2 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp milk
  • extra dried lavender

Instructions

Lemon Lavender Cookies

  1. To begin, preheat your oven to 350 and spray a pan with no-stick spray.

  2. To a large mixing bowl, add you butter, brown and white sugars. Using a mixer, beat them together till creamy. Add the vanilla, lemon zest, lemon juice, and egg and blend in briefly.

  3. To the same bowl, add your flour, cornstarch, lavender, baking soda, and salt. Mix together till you have a thick, smooth cookie dough batter.

  4. Using a medium cookie scoop, space your cookies out onto your pan evenly (for no more than 12 cookies per pan). Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes, or till the edges are set and getting color.

  5. Let cool entirely, before drizzling or spreading the lemon glaze on top.

Lemon Glaze

  1. To a mixing bowl, add your powdered sugar, lemon juice, and milk. Whisk together till well combined and you have a consistent glaze.

  2. Drizzle or spread onto your cookies. Sprinkle a little extra dried lavender on top.

  3. Devour!