Butter Shortbread Cookies
Our Butter Shortbread Cookies are a delicious spin on the traditional shortbread cookies. These drop cookies are easy to make, delicious, and can be topped with a sweet glaze and fresh lavender. If you are looking for a new type of cookie to try this Spring, this is one to bookmark!
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 86kcal
Equipment
- handheld mixer or stand mixer
- baking sheets
- silicone mat or parchment paper
- spatula
- cookie scoop
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour scooped with a spoon and leveled with a knife
- ½ cup raw honey
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- Fresh or dried lavender flowers we used a mix of both
Glaze
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- 1 - 2 tablespoons milk or pure lemon juice we used lemon juice
- ⅛ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° degrees.
- Line the baking sheets with the parchment paper or the silicone mats and set aside.
- Cream together the honey, butter and salt, then whip for about 3 minutes longer until super light and fluffy before adding in the flour. Mix only until the ingredients are combined and then cover and chill for about 15 minutes.
- Use an ice cream scoop to make even sized mounds of dough on the trays. The scoop we used was a 1.5 tablespoon size.
- Bake for about 12 to 15 minutes depending on how hot your oven runs, remove as soon as you see the edges starting to turn golden brown. This will give you a lightly crisp edge with a perfectly soft center.
- Allow the cookies to cool slowly on the trays. While that happens you can whisk together the glaze.
- Pour the glaze on while the cookies are still a little bit warm and sprinkle the lavender flowers on right away. For the best results, pour the glaze over 2 or 3 cookies at a time and then sprinkle on the flowers to make sure the glaze doesn’t start to set before you can add them on.
Notes
Pour the glaze on while the cookies are still a little bit warm and sprinkle the lavender flowers on right away. For the best results, pour the glaze over 2 or 3 cookies at a time and then sprinkle on the flowers to make sure the glaze doesn’t start to set before you can add them on.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 86kcal