i decided to finally use some of the lavender my mom brought for me when she visited. i found a recipe for lavender oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. since i had all the ingredients already and i didn't need to get my lazy ass out to the grocery store, i made them.
Frances' Secret Lavender Chocolate Chip Cookies
* 1/2 cup real butter
* 1/2 cup brown sugar
* 2 Tbsp. dried Sweet Lavender flowers (3-4 Tbsp. fresh flowers)
* 1 large egg
* 2 Tbsp. milk
* 1 tsp. vanilla extract
* 1 cup oatmeal
* 1 1/2 cups white flour
* 3/4 tsp. baking powder
* 1 generous cup good chocolate chips
Bowl 1: Blend butter, sugar & Lavender until smooth. Add egg, milk & vanilla in next.
Bowl 2: Blend oatmeal, flour, and baking powder together; add in your chocolate chips to this dry mix.
Blend both mixes together to form soft dough.
(If it is too sticky, add a bit more flour.)
Place by teaspoons onto baking tray.
Set oven @ 350° F
Bake 10 minutes for soft cookies, 15 mins for crisp ones.
OPTIONAL: Add 3 or 4 pieces of crystallized ginger finely chopped OR zest of one orange. OR: 1 cup nuts, raisins, coconut OR dried sweetened cranberries.
FOR A CHOCOLATE dough base: Add ½ cup of cocoa powder in with flour & sugar and decrease the chocolate chip amount slightly.
i love lavender and floral recipes, but i have to say next time i'd use just 1 tbsp of lavender instead of 2 tbsps. and maybe i'd pulse them in a blender first to make the lavender smaller because it is a bit too fragrant. these cookies were really easy to make and that's always good because this recipe makes about 100 bite size cookies.
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