Hello, today.
This week was inspired by…dinner with a new friend on face plates. Pea pasta with lemon.
This week was inspired by… making avocado crab toast with Jill.
This week was inspired by … this mama, in a chevron skirt with two babies. I love how close her baby boy is playing next to her skirt. She totally has a little baby in her arms too. I like this mama. I have a soft spot for Mr. Potato Head. I want this to be me eventually (the mama… not the potato head).
I can’t think of one good reason not to put dried flowers and raw sugar into cookies.
Something feels so utterly refined and pleasingly natural about this combination.
A quick zip-a-zip in the spice grinder turns raw sugar into a powder, and lavender into a fragrant chop.
I think this is my favorite part of cut-out shortbread cookies. The scraps.
Perfect for sneaking dough bites.
These cookies bake up into simple, buttery, florally frangrant, sweet bites. I love the use of raw sugar.. it adds a really nice depth, but you can use granulated sugar if you don’t have raw on hand.
These cookies would be dreamy with earl grey tea, honey ice cream, or a cup of cold milk.
I like to stack them tall and eat far too many. You know…
Lavender Shortbread Cookies
adapted slightly from Party Like a Culinista
makes about 50 cookies
1 tablespoon dried lavender blossoms
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon raw turbinado sugar (you can also use granulated sugar)
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 eggs, beaten (for egg wash)
extra sugar for sprinkling on top
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and salt. Set aside.
In a small spice grinder (I use my cleaned out coffee grinder) to grind up 1 tablespoon lavender and 1 tablespoon sugar. Grind it up! You could also use a mortar and pestle to grind the sugar and lavender together.
In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment add butter, ground lavender mixture, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Cream on medium speed until slightly more pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. There will still be raw sugar bits floating around. That’s fine. Stop the mixer, add the flour. Mix on low speed until dough comes together. The dough will be crumbly, then begin to form when it continues to mix. Dump dough mixture out onto a clean surface and form into a ball with your hands. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
Divide refrigerated dough into quarters. On a lightly floured work surface, roll dough out to a 1/4-inch thickness. Use a 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter to cut cookies, or use a pizza cutter to slice cookies into squares. Use a fork to prick cookies. Brush very lightly with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. Refrigerate cookies while oven preheats.
Place racks in the center and upper third of the oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. When oven is preheated, bake cookies for 8 to 11 minutes, until just browned around the edges. Remove from oven. Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Cookies last, in an airtight container at room temprature, for up to 4 days.
Sal
Has anyone made these cookies? How long do they take? Any tips? I may make the soon and always assessment Internet recipes are written by magical fairies who can cook in their sleep. Just wondered if any regular folks like me have tried this and how they turned out?
Adelaide
Joy, I found your blog about two years ago and every recipe of yours that I have attempted has been true fun and such a hit. I am so grateful to have been able to bring a little of your energy and flavor into my kitchen! You are an inspiration and have such a gentle way of being with the world. If you’re interested, please let me know next time you are in LA so my husband and I can give you a tour of space x.. There’s not much food involved, mainly rocket ships and geeky stuff, but it would be a pleasure to give something back to you for all of the wonderful recipes you’ve shared.
Thank you,
Adelaide
Meaghan
I love these! Do you think they would work in a cookie press?
Meaghan
These are delicious! Do you think they would work in a cookie press?
Ann Bowerman
I made these this weekend but substituted rosemary for the lavender. they were SO good! My friend kept snitching one everytime she came in the kitchen!
Kate P
I was glad to scroll down the comments section and actually see people attempting these cookies. Obviously they sound amazing, but to actually execute them is another world. I, too, had issues with the dough not forming with my mixer – too much flour/not enough butter? I don’t really know, but I slowly added a pinch of vanilla and some raw milk. I think I totaled 1 Tbsp vanilla (1 tsp at a time) and 4 Tbsp raw milk and by the time I had refrigerated the dough, it was easy to roll out. A 1.5″ cutter is about the equivalent of some shot glasses and basically the same size I cut homemade crackers, making this delicious cookie way too easy to eat, but oh my, it’s just SO GOOD. What an awesome recipe!!!
Pat
Tried these last night. 1 batch with, and one batch without the flowers.
Verdict-family does not like the Lavender.
However, it s the BEST shortbread I have EVER tasted.
Jess
MMmmrrmmmmmmm <3 <3 I just made these and they're crunchy and crumbly and amazing. I put a little lavender on top with the sugar to decorate and it went OH so slightly bitter… but a little bitterness could never match the buttery sugary fragrant AWESOMENESS of these cookies.
YUM and YUM.
Jessica
If happiness had a flavor it would be lavender short bread cookie flavour. I made these today in the midst of what was a rotten rotten day and they fixed everything (well I mean they didn’t stand up to my boss, clean my house, and do my assignments) but in every other way they were magical! Thank you so much Joy for sharing them.
Matt
I also had a little trouble making these adorable cookies, which seemed perfect for my valentine ! Indeed, my dough was a little crumbly after refrigeration. However, it was discovered that adding a little water to the dough while rolling (more like shaping) made for manageable cookie-cutting. If it is any help, just pouring a tablespoon or so at a time from a glass onto the dough and patting it in did the trick for me! When the dough is almost sticky, you’re set.
It comes out as nice shortbread. A smidge more lavender wouldn’t hurt in my opinion, but if you have picky eaters on hand, stick to the single tablespoon of lavender. Next time I think I’ll experiment with a bit more.
The last thing I’ll say is that the only batch of mine that came out with that beautiful darkened sugar like the one’s pictures were the ones I left in the oven for a minute or so too long. They would’ve won the beauty pageant, but they were a bit dry– even for shortbread. Having learned my lesson from that (first) batch, I only gave the others 7-8 minutes in. The sugar on those came out a bland beige, but the cookies were just moist.
Overall, I am happy I tried this. Everyone will make their own adjustments as did I, and I’m pretty sure everyone will be eating these right quick.
chris
NEVER AGAIN will I make these cookies!!!!
joythebaker
I’m sorry you had so much trouble with this cookie recipe. if they were dry it may have been a problem of adding too much flour. but perhaps the flour and butter didn’t mix long enough. there is a part in the mixing process when the dough is dry and messy… but after a good amount of mixing it does in fact break down and come together. again. i’m sorry you wasted time and ingredients on cookies that didn’t work out. i understand how frustrating that is… i really do. i’m sorry, chris.
chris
HELP
Cookies never formed- I scrapped togther the crumbs to form a ball and refrigerated now they still crumble when rolled- Help shower tomorrow!!
Libby
Lavender is one of the best kept kitchen secrets. I used to make a fresh green bean saute with the beans, lavender, garlic and some balsamic. Guests would go wild over it but could never quite fiqure out what was in it – and I never gave away my secrets ;-)
jenna
Is there something else you can use besides a spice grinder?
jenna
whoops, nevermind! guess I should have read the recipe!
sophie
i’ve been wanting to make this. I’ve even already bought the lavender. but i hadn’t found a recipe yet. it’s like you read my mind.
CopyKat
Thanks for this recipe. I purchased some lavender sugar from the Chicago Spice House few years ago, and I didn’t know what to do with the sugar. I will try these cookies out with this!
Ellen
Question to anyone rebooking at this post? – I think I won but what should I do?
Erin @ The Speckled Palate
It’s recipes like this that make me come back for more at your blog, Joy. Never would I have imagined combining these ingredients, but they sound absolutely delightful AND like something I could make at home relatively easily… if I could find lavender somewhere around here!
Mollie
Oh my god, thank you! My local food co-op in KY makes lavender shortbread cookies but I haven’t been able to successfully recreate them yet. Also, I found lavender earl grey at a local tea place, so love that you mentioned earl grey with these. Will have to try them together. My guess is you could just add lavender flowers to regular earl grey tea leaves and get the same thing.
Luna's Mama
I have these in the oven! I even stole some of my neighbors’ lavender! We’ll see how they come out! I love lavender in cooking! Here in Portland we have a local company called Ruby Jewel and they do ice cream sandwiches. My favorite is lemon cookie with honey lavender ice cream! Delish! In homage when I made these cookies I put a dollop of local honey I’m the dough! We’ll see! thanks for sharing this recipe!
Lindsay Jo Blankenship
Those cookies look absolutely divine! I recently had the chance to try a lavender ice cream… tasted a bit like Fruit Loops but it was delicious nonetheless.
If I were chosen as a lucky winner of that fabulous cookbook, I would be overJOYed!
– Lindsay
Chelsea Jamison
These look delicious! I love cooking with lavender. Thanks for the recipe, I will try it soon!
Brooke @ BittersweetBrooke
I love the idea of eating lavender cookies with a good cup of tea with a friend. I totally want to be that hip and sophisticated, and baking with lavender might just be the first step!
elisha ;)
these look oh-so-lovely. my brain wants one, but my newly preggo belly does not…what’s up with constantly being hungry yet not wanting to eat all the things you normally love? *sigh*
chulita
I love your inventive recipes,all that I have tried have the definite yum factor,and you just seem so fun.Thanks
Louise
Ooh, I’ve been looking for the perfect cookie to make for my little one’s fourth birthday next month. And I think these are it.
Trina
Am I too late? Is it already Monday on the West Coast!? Shortbread always melts the heart. Seriously :) Love the Lavenderness of it!
Daphne
We have lavender at home, but never seriously thought about eating it…until this post!
frances g.
I love the cover photo of these ladies! They look like they know how to have a damn good time.
Cristina
Joy, I think you just enabled an unhealthy obsession with lavender. I went out and bought some, for my lavender plant had apparently died/disappeared/got up and left over the summer…but I ended up getting a quart sized bag full of it. Oh goodness!
Victoria Lane (Lauryl's Mum)
Oh, I do so hope that I am not too late. I adore lavender….as well as your charming blog!
Anne
It’s still Sunday, right? Where I live, and where you live too!
Jane
I will totally invite you to my dinner party if I win the book :)
Trish
My favorite ice cream is fresh lavender, and I love lavender iced tea, and now I’m DYING to try these lavender short bread cookies! CAN.NOT. WAIT! Thank you!
tammy
those cookies sound amazing! =)
Dawn
I’ve made shortbread cookies with sage (they were yummy), so I would totally be willing to try lavender.
Hey, do you know any recipes with rose hips? I’ve got bushes full of them. I’ve always figured I’d attempt tea, but now I’m envisioning rose shortbread cookies.
susan
i’m gonna so try this recipe! love the pic of the boy playing with Mr. Potato Head!
Charlotte
Love, love, love the idea of lavender shortbread cookies and plan to try them real soon. Cookies are my favorite thing…make that cookies that are still warm from the oven are my favorite thing! I could eat them all day long with ice cold milk to drink. When I was a young newlywed (was that really 55 years ago?) my hubby worked nights, and I liked nothing better than to make batch after batch of cookies, especially on a cool night, to welcome him home with irresistible aromas. Since I wasn’t very adventurous when it came to baking, they were always chocolate chip or peanut butter cookies. Hmm, it’s a nice cool fall night…I should bake up some cookies, but since I don’t have any lavender I guess peanut butter will have to do. Let’s see, do I have enough ice cold milk to go with them?
Jessica G
I love that you love the mama in the Chevron skirt, as I too hope to be her someday :) I’m interested to see how your food changes as your life will change, this is something that I think about for myself as well….
Shannon
I just bought lavender last week and have been looking for something to make with it! These sound perfect. :)
Marissa
Flowers in baking is definitely one of my favourite things. Yums.
Emilie
I would love to try these cookies. I’ve never tried baking with lavender before.
Lisa @ Fit in the Midwest
That book looks great!
Love lavender shortbread cookies! I have never cooked with lavender before, but adore it!
Esther
I’m intrigued….I’ve never used lavender in baking before. Will have to try these!
Rebecca
Looks like another fun book!
judy jursch
That book looks terrific! I would LOVE to party like a Culinista!! :-)
Thank you for the great offer!
Sumin
I want to party like a culinista! Sometimes you need to take a break from life and bake something worth getting you back into it. =]
Diana
Shortbread cookies are my all time favorite!!! I can’t wait to try these out. I’m already figuring out all my Christmas goodie giving and this sounds interesting flavor wise that would make many happy to receive with some tea (or with a hot toddy!!) for the soon to be cold wintery nights. Delish!!! Will you be posting the recipe to the Avacado crab toast? Is that recipe in the book too? The pics looks so inviting. FYI I tried to click on the FB “Like” link below the Lavendar cookie recipe, but it didn’t work..???
Elizabeth
I am loving everything lavender right now, so these are perfect for me. They look so good!
Raena
I have been trying to figure out what to do with my lavendar I bought!! I can’t wait to try these!! I love your podcasts with Jill…..great food and good laughs. Perfect.
Eileen
Loving the cover. Looks like a great book, and I’m dreaming of tea and cookies right now.
Adrianne
Love the idea of lavender! And love everything on your site! Thanks for the recipe.
suzie
these look like very tasty little treats! I made some lemon and lavender almond cakes as a present for a friend once (her mum used to use lavendaer all the time when she was little!) and she loved it! so much more than just a pretty flower :)
kelly
pick me oh please!
Sara
These look amazing! My younger brother and I used to make shortbread cookies together; now that he’s living in China this would be an awesome reminiscence. Thanks!!
Rachel
I didn’t know children still played with Mr. Potato Head…
Ruth
I definitely have to look for lavender in order to bake this fabulous cookies!
Jessica
Just finished drying the lavender that I grew this summer, can’t wait to try making these cookies using it!
Stephanie
once my friend made up a song about muffins and i had it stuck in my head for several long minutes… until i read this post about cookies. and now i want to sing and make/eat these cookies! thanks for sharing!
Mandee P
I was wondering what I could do with the lavander my mom gave me. Thanks so much for the recipe!
herheatherness
If I double the batch can I make sachets for my dresser drawers, too? :o) I really love lavender!!
Krisla
TOTALLY made lavender shortbread cookies and posted about it on my blog last week! I added almond extract to it. They were a hit with the family and I was asked to make them for my uncle’s wedding next weekend.
Earlene
I love these cookies. I can smell them! I will make them for gifts for the holidays! Thanks!!!
Angelina
Just need to find lavender and figure out how to grind it w/o a spice grinder. Then I’ll have entered a whole new world of baking! I got a peak when I made rosemary shortbread once but there is so much more to do!
Jeremy
These sound amazing! And the cookbook, too!
Ash
Yay for cookbooks! I can’t stop adding to my bookshelf …
Lucy
I want one <3 !! Love your blog but never commented before. So hopefully this is lucky xox
bunny mama
I’ve always been intrigued by lavender in baked goods. These cookies sound lovely. I think I’ll make some for the world’s best mother-in-law (mine).
cassieo
these cookies look awesome! though i might have to do the not-tell-the-hubby-what’s-in-them-until-he-eats-them trick. he’s finicky, i fear lavender would scare him off!
Kartik @ Bakeology 101
Hey Joy,
My luck is so bad that there is not a chance that I’ll win – probably when hell freezes over. But I take solace in the fact that I’m now inspired to make brown butter vanilla bean cookies :)
Kartik
Courtney
I’ve never thought of putting lavender in cookies but I’m curious to see how it tastes! Looks like a great cookbook, too!
Jill
Yay jill’s of the world.. ha. whatevs. love cookbooks!
aimee c.
looks like a fun book! thanks!
Kristen G
Allergic to lavender so I can’t try the recipe :-( But they just look so yummy, just like all your other recipes!
Tessa De Vocht
I will be trying these at some point, I have a bunch of dried lavender from my own garden that I’ve been wanting to use :D
Meg
I just got a little bag of lavender from a wedding I went to yesterday, and am so excited to use it to make these cookies! Making them and then eating far too many sound like the perfect way to take a break from midterm studying.
Kirsten
I have been looking for a good cookie recipe to go with my afternoon tea. This one looks like a winner!
Sara L.
Yummers …. just might have to make cookies instead of doing homework …
Anne Marsh
You know what I love the most bout this post? That little boy next to mama is so totally in a perfect yogi squat. I’m going to show this picture to my students and when they awaken from their savasana at the end of class, they will find a lavender shortbread cookie on their mat. Thanks for the great gift idea, Joy. I love you by the way.
Alyssa Goodnight
This post makes me want to make cookies. I need to do that.
judy
I love how you use dried flowers in a lot of your baking. Yummy!
Keri-Ann
These cookies look delicious! I have lavender growing in my herb “garden” (a.k.a. a big metal bucket), maybe I’ll use some and make these cookies.
Kris
I’ve been looking for lovely things to do with dried lavender. Thank you for the inspiration!
Amber
The cookies look perfectly yummy! And I love the cover pic for the book. Too cute!
Melissa
I want to bake these while wearing a pretty A-line dress and pearls…and then serve them on doilies to my grandma over tea. Perhaps this cookbook could inspire me to do other things I am not prone to… :)
Shoshanna
I need some lavender cookies and this cookbook in my life
Kelly
I’m fairly certain that butter is my favorite food.
And I know that shortbread cookies are definitely my favorite cookie.
Thanks for sharing, these look delicious.
Jessica
These sound amazing! The make me want to bust out the curling iron and my pretty teacups. Maybe a flouncy party dress just to round things out.
There’s a bakery nearby that makes Honey Lavender scones that are killer, so I know these are sure to rock the house.
Darcee
Yay for lavender!!!
Maddy
yummmmm!!!
Jen
What yummy looking cookies and great cookbook!
Becky W
My favorite cookies are shortbread and I love lavender, can’t wait to try these! Thank you!!
Rosie
I love lavender shortbread!
Alisa
Whenever I tell my mom about lavender in baking she usually cringes. I, on the other hand, think it’s insanely great. Sadly, as a highschool junior with no time or money on her hands, I’m lavender-less. Aw well. Insanely great recipe though! :D
Amanda M
These look lovely! I didn’t used to like the smell of lavender but then my nose changed its mind and now I can’t get enough! Thanks for the recipe!
Lena Goodwin
what an incredible idea. I love lavendar. Can’t wait to try it out. The cookbook looks incredible.
Cricket
Oooh! Yet another yummy recipe for all my lavender! Thanks, Joy!
Nancy
Congrats Jill!
I’d love to party like a culinista. Hopefully, it includes lots of giggling…and shortbread. Mmm!
Laura
Yummmmm! Sound so good! Not only are your recipes always so delicious, but I love your outlook on life and how you share that through your pictures! Thank you!
EmilyM
For some reason, I was under the impression that lavender was toxic to eat. Though, I love it and glad that I was wrong! Can’t wait to try!
Gwen
Lavender cookies are so fancy! Must try, also on my list are those lavender scones you made awhile back.
Lynette
Yummm. These cookies look delicious :)
Kim @ Spoonful of Sass
How sneaky did you have to be to take a picture of the adorable little boy and momma? Certainly easier now that phones have such awesome cameras. You can always just pretend your texting. Can you tell I’ve done it?!
Ann-Charlott
I love the use of flowers in cakes and cookies. It seem so romantic to me.
JessicaF
they look so yummy! the problem is that when I make cookies I wanna eat the whole batch…
Sarah
I totally regret the day I bought lavender dish soap. It is a wonderful way to relax and be thankful for all the food I just shared, but now I find I taste soap whenever I eat something lavender! I should find a way to fix this. Soon. Because these cookies with that cup of tea sound simply delightful.
Miss Margy
I’ve never tasted a lavender cookie before, but I adore the fragrance of lavender. These cookies look like they would taste amazing.
lou
those look delicious!! gonna have to try it!!
Emily M
Those shortbread cookies sound heavenly. I love shortbread in any form, and the lavender is a new twist. Book looks lovely!
Pamela
I’ve always wanted to try lavender cookies, they look delicious
Amanda
Fancy, and yummy looking!
katie
i’ve never made such fancypants cookies…but I CAN and I WILL!
Madeline
Love cookies and babies! What a combination!
Amanda : Grace & Gusto
These look a-ma-zing. You’re right, dried flowers in baked goods is uber sophisticado.
That book looks wonderful, thanks for the chance to get my grubby paws on it! :)
Wendy
At first I thought, lavender in cookies? No thank you. But then I thought, lavender cookies with earl grey tea? Brilliant! Now I just need to find dried lavender!
melanie
I have lavender in my garden – I should figure out how to dry it so I can just use that. Or if fresh would work….? Book sounds AWESOME. I am terrible at making up menus, so anything that does it for me is my friend.
Mary Beth
Ooooh me, me! I wish I had already made theses cookies to go with the Mexican hot chocolate I am drinking right now!
rose
holla – i want a book! cookies look fab…
Lizi Z
Cookies look delicious and it looks like a great cookbook!
JennyC
How awesome! I love lavender and this recipe looks amazing :)
Jelena
right now i’m stuffed, but… man, those sound… YUM! :O
I was in Southern France 2 years ago, tried some lavender merengues there and the memory of sugar and lavender, first crispy and crunchy and – then – slowly melting in your mouth to utter perfection – it haunts me since :D Will try those cookies asap!
Love your blog, Joy! ?
Jessica W
My friend is always making things with lavender in them…maybe it’s time for me to give it a shot.
christine [the sugar apothecary]
Mmmm Earl Grey cookies! Oh Joy, you always know how to appeal to a girl. Raw sugar, flowery bits, cookie dough scraps AND a Mr. Potato Head cameo?! You are just wonderful.
Mila
Those cookies look scrumptious! Will be trying them this weekend for Thanksgiving! Good luck with the contest!
Kara
Such a cute book! Thanks for introducing us to it!!
E Choi
Lavender is lovely with strawberries, did you know? The book looks great.
Loren B
Looking tastey like always! I want a cookbook!
Nicolle
I love cookbooks! And free things!!
Kate B
These cookies look great! So does the cookbook!
Mother of Pearl
I love lavender – it has a nice old fashioned air about it.
Elizabeth McIntyre
This cookies look amazing! Lavender + shortbread sounds like such a winning combination. I will have to try them soon. Would love to have a copy of Jill’s book!
Margaret
Where does one get dried lavender? I assume you can’t eat just any old dried lavender, right? And that cookbook sounds amazing!
krista
LOVVEE these cookies – lavender is one of favorite things and boy are these good!
callie
i love lavender anything, especially when it’s edible! thanks for the great recipe. cookbook sounds fab!
Tracy
Ooooh, I’ve never made anything with lavender before- I totally want to try these. Plus I LOVE early grey tea- these would be the perfect addition!
Jenny
These sound super yummy! I love lavender in baked goods…
Laurel
I would love to win a copy of this cookbook. Anything Simple and quick when your short on time is the best.
Keep up the great posts on your Blog. I love reading and trying the recipes you post :)
Laurel
sara l. r.
checking in, loving the look of that cookbook!
Helen
Pick me, pick me!
Kate Egg
What a cute idea for a cookbook! Those cookies look super delicious too!
Naomi
I must admit I was a bit hesitant because of the lavender. I love lavender, but flowers in food has not ever been my things. These are amazing! So glad I went out of my food comfort zone!
Jaimee Green
These cookies look FANTASTIC! My hubby loves shortbread and I love anything with lavender. These are a must try for me. Thanks for another great recipe!
Britt T.
Count me in please!
streamgrass77(at)aol(dot)com
Laura
I first tried lavender in a cupcake and fell absolutely in love with it! I’ll for sure give these cookies a try :)
Amorie
All your wonderful lavender recipes make me want to go buy some :) Would love a copy of the cookbook.
Brooke - in Oregon
This is a recipe I have been wanting to try for quite a while, now I am going to do it!!
Meghan
Mmmmm. I want to make those cookies! And that cookbook sounds great!
Meg
My 18 year old daughter brought me to your blog – love it! And thanks for teaching her how to cook!
Raquel
These cookies look and sound absolutely delish!! Would love to win the cookbook — sounds fun and I’m all about easy!
edna murga
Thanks for the chance to win Joy…The cookies sound amazing!!!…e*
Sarah Dalton
Those cookies look delish! I think I’m going to try them this weekend!
Suzanne Mooney
These cookies sound delicious. Homemade shortbread have always been my favorite. I am continually amazed by your recipes. Please keep em coming!
lgmf
I want to Party Like a Culinista! PLEASE!
hannah
my dearest joy.
you should know that today is a pumpkin pie pop tart kind of day. oh how i adore this delightful month of october!
thank you for providing me with the most nourishing reading.
love,
hannah
Claire
These lavender shortbread cookies sound delicious! And the cookbook sounds awesome. :)
Irene
I love lavender everything, so those cookies look amazing! Wouldn’t mind a copy of the cookbook either :)
Mama Maria
Your recipes never cease to amaze me!
Today is my papa’s birthday and he ADORES carrot cake. He taught me how to cook and shared his love of food with me. He is a great man and I love him to pieces.
I decided to see if you had anything like carrot cake and found:
https://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2009/03/carrot-cake-cupcakes-with-dulce-de-leche-buttercream/
Ohmygoodness… they are so freaking amazing!!! He is going to love me even more. ;)
Thanks Joy!
Abi
I was thinking about making lavender cookies this morning! Now im going to have to… :)
nia
Wow, super amazing. Cookbook looks great too.
vee
Ooh, I hope I win. That sounds great (and they look like they are having so much fun on the cover). I love the lavendar in cookies idea!
Sarah
I am so proud of you Joy and so glad that you were in the LA Times! Praying for your continued success and for some good eats every day!
maryp
Love your blog….excited about these cookies :)
Louise
I’d love to win a copy, they look great! :)
Jennifer
I love your blog!! Those cookies look great – can’t wait to try them :) Would looove to get a copy of the cookbook!
Lindsay J.
I love loooove shortbread and lavender on their own, I cannot wait to make these cookies and join the two!
Fernanda
The book looks amazing!!
Karen
Cookies!
=:`)
PS — I like the retro feel of (many of) your photos.
Carol Connelly
Lots of lavender in my garden! Love to use my own natural ingredients. Actually it’s the only thing the deer won’t eat:)
Michelle
I am going to make these on monday – here is a little tid bit for you… I started baking in a fun little bistro ad I have totally used like four of your recipes….. how cool is that!
Sara
Dude. I totally want to party like a Culinista, and if I win I am totally investing in a red dress like the one on the cover. It just seems right.
I’ve never baked with lavender before… I’m kind of afraid of the “soapy” effect and let’s be honest, I play it safe.
Maybe I can make these cookies after I’ve made brownies so I’ll have something to eat if the cookies go horribly wrong? Yes. Plan made!
Megan
I’m obsessed with your blog! Can’t wait to try these cookies!
Ellen
you will totally be that momma someday Joy! love the cookies yum
Katie
I’ve never cooked with lavender before but these look awesome!
Lisa Marie
Yum these cookies sound tasty!
sheri
we have lavendar in our yard…perhaps it’s time to bake with it! love cookie stacks!
Lyndsey
That cookbook is exactly what I’m looking for! And the cookies look phenomenal!
julie blasko
I need to go to the Spice Shop for real now! I was out of chilie powders and now I plan on getting some dried lavendar. Way over due for a tea party. : )
Verelle
How fantastic! I’m a cookbook-aholic! Pick me! :)
SarahMaeJ
These look so yummy and so does that cookbook!
Amie
Cookies and a giveaway! Love.
Heidi
These look amazing! I love the idea of cooking with lavender. I will be trying these soon. Thank you, Joy!
SK
I MUST have these cookies…yummm….!!!
Karen
This looks like a great cookbook.
Martha
My daughter, who recently moved out, along with her recipe, used to make some very similar and totally delicious lavender shortbread cookies – I look forward to making these for myself now!
Amy
Mmm…these look delicious! I was planning to make your pretzel recipe today but perhaps I will try these instead, yum!
Pascale
These cookies look great and sound delicious… I will try them!
Katie M. Kelly
Mmmm Cookies…lavender sounds interesting
erin v
Can’t wait to try these! & I hope I win, I’d love a book too!
Danelle Eckhart
Oh my goodness. I can’t wait to try these! Another tantalizing recipe!
Mindy
I would love this cookbook if only to smile at how much fun they’re having in the cover photo.
Meri D.
It sounds super simple which I love! Can’t wait to try these cookies as well :)
J.Cro
These sound simple and devine. I’m going to attempt them gluten-free and report back with the results
Elizabeth H.
These cookies look awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Melissa S.
Those cookies sound amazing and the idea of pairing them with tea sounds even better!
Sarah
These sound amazing! I wish there was a recipe that only made 12 rather than 50. There’s a risk I’d eat all of them!
Claire
id love to win, thanks!!!
Jessie
Here’s a question for you all. I recently found out I have a severe dairy intolerance which means no butter! Can you imagine? Before this I baked and cooked a lot. My question is what can I substitute in baking for the butter. Can I use shortening or that soy butter in the tub? Does any one know or have tried?
Katelyn
Those cookies look great! Will a mini cuisinart work to grint the lavender and sugar?
Alicia @ Treble Tart
I would LOVE this cookbook!!
Courtney
This cookbook looks fabulous and these cookies look even more so! I just make honey lavender ice cream–imagine making an ice cream sandwich with that ice cream and these cookies!
Katie
I have never used lavender in cooking or baking, but these look yummy!
Alycia
Hi Joy! Cookbooks? Giveaway? Yes , you’re looking for me to give them to. Nah I’m just kidding. I’ll still read and comment and try out recipes from you site. But if you give me that cookbook , I would name my food after you. Like seriously. It could be ” Pancakes with a little Joy” or ” Lavender Joy Cookies”. So , please? :)
Hayley B (Crazy Baking Girl)
I’m excited that Jill has a cook book! (I’ll be more excited when you have a cook book available!) I love the cover of Jill and Josie’s book; so much fun! I love dinner parties too! I would love to own this book!! PS. I’ve never made cookies with dried flowers in them. You’ve inspired me!
Kelly Dwyer
Do you save your parchment paper all folded up and reuse it or do you intentionally wrinkle it before you take your photos?
Just curious
Rosie
I would totally have these with hot chocolate in front of my uber-fake electric “fireplace” and play cabin with the hubby.Yes, I am totally lame, but lame can be fun, too :)
Megan
I’ve always wanted to bake with lavender, but I didn’t like the idea of eating the blossoms- grinding them up is just brilliant, you won’t get them stuck in your teeth!! :D
stephanie
oooh! looks so fun! i would love to check out this cookbook!
selena
What a cute book! The cookies are beautiful, I wanna be a hippy earth mama.
Diane Heim
These cookies sound super yummy!! Can’t wait to try them. I am growing lavender just out my kitchen door, some already have it. A new cookbook would be sweet, too.
T
Oh yum! That cookbook sounds awesome!
Nicole
I love the picture of the cookie cut-outs. It reminds me of people. Some are perfectly cut, and even those that aren’t perfect are beautiful in their own way (and seem to be more connected to one another vs. their own island). Ahh…the cookie-fication of human existence.
In any case, I’ll be whipping up a batch of these cookies for my parisian uncle.
Emilyd
Love shortbread cookies—maybe one day i’ll get brave to try the lavender in them………to me lavender = perfume-can’t seem to shake that. But I keep seeing recipes with it included….maybe i should give it another shot!? Curious to see this cookbook!
Maria
I LOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVE lavender cookies! These are so pretty and so easy to make that there is no excuse for not having them all the time!!
AND I LOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVE new cookbooks….. and this one looks especially delicious!!!
Perfect to peruse over a snack of lavender shortbread cookies and Earl Grey tea….
I have died & gone to heaven!
Thanks Joy!!
;-)
Lillian
omgosh!!! these cookies look so delectably delicious!!! not gonna lie, I squealed when I saw this!
Steph
I love the smell of lavender, I don’t think I’ve tasted it yet!
mm
made these tonight.. i honestly could not stop eating them.. there is something about them.. magical, mysterious, delicious nom
Kathryn
I’m a barista at a bakery and my favorite day is the day the bakers make lavender shortbread. So delicious. I eat the scraps all day.
Jackie
these look absolutely adorable!
would rosemary be an accetable substitution for the lavender?
i have a humongous bush in my yard and im trying to make a dent in it.
(:
Jess @ The Budding Budget Foodie
I adore tea. I’ve not had friends over for tea since I was 8, but I might have to change that so I can make these cookies :)
bianca bidiuc
oh you had me at lavender.
this makes me think when i studied abroad in france and developed a quite healthy obsession with lavender in provence.
oh oh oh how i would like to win the cookbook! i just moved to a new city and i need a good cookbook for my kitchen!
Cyndi
I love these cookies!! I make shortbread cookies at least once a week because my friends come and steal them, so I had to hide these after they came out of the oven. Using raw sugar to me has a better taste than plain ol’ boring sugar.
chao
perfect with a cup of tea (:
Jeni
These look great!
Helen
Are you guys terrorists…?
BECAUSE YOU’RE DA BOMB! <3 seriously, love all of you
Jenny
These cookies look divine! Not sure if I would be able to find many other uses for lavender though.
Alisa
I would love a copy! Thanks for the giveaway. Those cookies look great, by the way.
sarah
ooo poo pick me pick me!
Jennifer3
Those cookies look great!
Kelli
Ok….even just the cover of this cookbook puts a smile on my face!!! Would love to see what all lies inside! The cookies sound delicious. Haven’t had shortbread in a while….maybe this would be a good one to try :)
Lynn
Long time reader (1 month-smile), first time writer. Love your blogs and recipes. Can’t wait to try them!
Rachelle
Those cookies look delicious, and the cookbook looks so fun!
Evelyn
These cookies + a strong cup of milky earl grey sounds perfect! Too bad I just made your fudge brownies tonight- these just got bumped to the top of my list though! Thanks for sharing
Stephanie
Awesome recipe! Can’t wait to try it!
Amanda from Canada
LOVE the picture on the front – looks like they are having a blast. Would love to show off some new skills in the kitchen for friends.
Mandi Jo
These look delicious!
Laurie
I will use the lavender in my yard! I also used it for the lavender walnut scones that turned out awesome. Thanks!
Aubrey Anderson
Yum, I’m going to have to try these cookies. Maybe these will help my roomie over the edge into cooking goodness. She said last night, “I don’t even listen to/read Joy the Baker and she’s changing my life!”
Sabra
The other day I saw lavender in the bulk spices section at Central Market (like Whole Foods), and I was trying to think of something to bake that would justify buying some. My first thought was lavender scones but shortbread sounds even better!
Jachel
I love me some shortbread, this is right up my alley.
jessie
Does the cookbook come with cookies?!?! you know.. for comparison purposes…. ;)
Caley
OH man. That cookbook is calling my name. As are the cookies! Love!
Linda
I love lavender! I wonder what it would taste like … wrapped in butter …and sugar … then baked … mmm
Victoria W.
Who doesn’t love cookies!? You have to; right? That’s beside the point. The point is that my friend is back from grad school for the weekend and that she loves cookies. Also, I’m totally going to make these for her to take back with her to school!! Ohh, and that adorable cookbook, looks and probably is loaded with tons of amazing meals just waiting to be fixed by us the horrible cook, or maybe the horrible part is just me. Keep up the awesome-ness that happens to be this website and you; it really does put a smile on my face when its been one of those days.
Christianne
I wonder if I could make these with earl grey tea. I had a recipe for earl grey cookies and I lost it. :(
debi
I have never used lavender to cook with, I really want these cookies tomorrow afternoon with some tea!
Chris
Sounds lovely! Never tried lavender in sweets, I think it’s time to give it a go.
AJ Tussing
These cookies look delicious. I have to admit, I had never of putting lavender in food before you. It’s kinda revolutionized everything. I made lavender and lemon infused sugar. Totally changed cookies for me.
Sara
Yay cookies! Yay cookbooks!
FYI – if you love lavender, you should try Oregon wine – I know of one winery in particular (King Estates) where lavendar grows on the property and there’s totally a hint of it in the wine. The pinot gris is fab!
LaneC
Neat cookbook! I should make these cookies for my parents next week when they visit. They are coming in from Paahm Springs, actually! (That is their Boston version of the city that hosted the Homefries retreat of course)
Melanie Mann
This cookbook looks like fun and shortbread cookies are fantastic! Much love.
— Mela
Stephanie
cookbook. cookies!! winning.
Beryl Donenfeld
These lavender cookies are amazing and so is the cookbook! Jill is pretty amazing, too. I should know. I’m her mom!
Mindy Xy
I need these cookies in my life. And that cookbook would be nice in said life, too. :) I really like this talk of menus, I may have to go buy it even if I don’t win.
Renee
Oh, I need help with holding dinner parties. I can’t do it without the obligatory 2 day spinout beforehand. I’ve never cooked with lavender before, but I may just have to give it a shot.
Jessica
Having just started Grad school after moving into a 400 sq foot studio apartment in a new city with my husband. I have zero time and space to make fun party food. Add to that the need to make friends… and I have a need for easy get-togethers!
Terri
Joy, I am a Master Gardener and grow a lot of herbs. I love cooking (or doing anything) with the herbs and flowers that I grow. Lavender is one that I don’t use very much in recipes but would like to. This coming Tues. is our monthly meeting & each month, several different members bring in food for the others. I am going to make these beause I know everyone will love the fact that there is lavendar in them. I can’t wait to make them. I would also love to have a copy of the cookbook, cookbooks are my very favorite things. I really enjoy & look forward to reading your blog everyday. Thanks for all the great recipes & smiles that you provide.
Sarah @ pão e queijo
Yummo!!! Please pick me, this book looks awesome!
Amie
Yum!
Adi
These are just perfect! I have a friend who always buys lavender cookies at the farmers market, and I’m going to make these for her birthday! Thanks Joy!
Lene
Yowsa, I can’t believe how incredible your kitchen must have smelt. Plus honey ice cream, I have never seen such but would like to. Also, I like how you say have with cold milk, makes it sound so much better than milk.
Lizz
These cookies sound delicious- and the cookbook sounds really interesting!
liz
that cookbook looks straight-up fun. I mean, they’re booty-bumping.
Jill Donenfeld
Joy!! Thanks for making my cookies! You angel, you! I always eat too many of these… you’ve got to try it with the white chocolate next time… but the kitty will definitely try to jump in the bowl.. so watch out! See you soon sweet face!
x
j
Laura J
ahh. Every girl needs lavender cookies for her afternoon tea to make her feel like a princess.
and unicorns and cute shoes, those are also a necessity.
…and butter.
Catherine
After having a bad day, this has really brighten up my other wise pretty dull week, thank you for your inspiring and super fabulous posts! :) When is your cookbook coming out?!?
Ann P.
wow, I love things with lavender! My friend Emily showed me this year in many of her recipes just how amazing it can taste, and now i am itching to make these cookies! thank you for the recipe, Joy. I hope to snag one of those books, too! sounds like an awesome way to start entertaining :)
saundra
this sounds awesome! i’ve never tried anything with lavender but keep seeing lots of recipes with it so it must be good :)
Sarah L.
I am officially in love with lavender. Nice choice of cookie!
Lauren@LittleYellowKitchen
What a great concept for a cookbook! I’ve made lavender shortbread cookies but now I want to try it with turbinado. Yum!
Wendy
These cookies look divine & very classy. Too bad I will be stuffing them into my face as soon as they cool!
Tessa
My week was inspired by a plant–my friend brought me a cactus when I was having a terrible day. She loves lavender so now I have the perfect way to reciprocate. Thanks!
Amanda
I’ll have to give these a try!
Nicole
I cannot wait to get home from vacation to make these!!! YUM.
Aimée Schill
I cannot WAIT to make these!! I have a small love affair with all things lavender and I know these will top the list!!
Becca @ Cook, Rejoice, Repeat
Love the idea of these cookies! I’ve always wanted to try cooking with lavender.
Sydney
I always love a good cookbook! I don’t comment much, but I just love reading your blog. It always makes me smile…and hungry :) Congrats on the article in the LA Times too! Can’t wait for your cookbook to come out!
Amanda V
Everyone knows culinistas know how to party :)
Kristin
Love the color purple, but the scent of lavender has always kind of bugged me so I’m afraid they would taste like I was eating soap. Love shortbread cookies though. I think I need to get into the fall spirit and some of your pumpkin chocolate chip cookie/muffin yumminess!
Amanda
my mama says lavender in cookies tastes like potpourri but i’m going to make her some anyways!
jona
I’ve got loads of lavender growing in my patio. Maybe I’ll try this.
Loreena
The cover photo’s make me want to whip open that cook book and get right into it, so I could be having just as much fun :)
Shannon @ The Hungry Rower
Man oh man. I might just have to make a batch of these tomorrow.
Caitlin
Such a fun giveaway! <3
danielle Gharineh
Sounds like a relaxing cookie!
Jill Donenfeld
OMG that’s so funny!! They definitely are… unless you eat like 40 of them.
Ginita
Oh Joy, oh joy…
How I love the,
And the cookie.
A touch of sugar and spice,
Makes things oh so nice.
Even if in turn,
I must head to the gym to burn!
Stacked high, or stacked low,
Your goodies are always the go.
Pattypro
Okay, lavender is one of my favorite scents, and since I keep coming across recipes utilizing it, I’m going to have to take the plunge. (I have a soft spot for Mr. Potato Head, too.)
Ashley
These cookies look amazing, and so does that cookbook!!
Beth
I have always liked lavender and lemon together. Lavender and milk chocolate are pretty tasty too!
Lara
I love lavender in just about any baked good!
Pam
the cookbook looks like fun!
Danielle
Aw, my dad makes shortbread cookies every once in a blue moon. They’re always delicious and rare as a Yeti sighting. He’s never made them with lavender though. Maybe next time I’m home I can convince him to make these. :)
Hannah M.
shortbread dough scraps are the best for sneaking :) and they look even tastier baked!
jess
cookies are beautiful cookies are fine I like cookies I eat them all the time I eat them for my breakfast and i eat them for my lunch if I had 100 cookies I’d eat them all at once MUNCH! I say this silly phrase to my preschool class with an emphisis on the munch, giggles galore everytime (:
Marian
Cookies look delicious, but can they also freshen the bathroom?
Joan
Would love to win a cookbook! :0)
Dana
Lavender shortbread sounds INCREDIBLE!
Alessandra
Wow these look so yummy! I’ve been so inspired by you, I started my own food blog last week AHHH I’m such a novice but I’m catching on. Love you!!
Torrey
I’ve never baked with lavender…. May be time to try it! I like floral wines, why not floral baked goods?!
kellybee
How cute! Love you Joy!!!
Adria
That cookbook looks so cute!! And the cookies, yummm.
Heidi halstead
I’d like to sign up for the book, but more importantly, where do you find dried lavender?
Jessica
I love lavender shortbread! Thanks for the giveaway!
Emily | Nomnivorous
Ah there’s something so lovely about lavendar in shorbread. These look fantastic.
Chef2be
I love lavender, I just bought some lavender goat cheese at the farmer’s market and it’s so amazing!
Jen
I need to buy cookie cutters so that I can make pretty cookies like this! Love your blog, Joy
Sara
I’ve just discovered this website and it’s transformed my baking habits! One of my friends told me that the molasses chocolate chip cookies “changed his life”. I can’t wait to try these!
Cathy Wanat
I am a baker and I love to bake almost everything. Baking is my hobby, and it also helps me earn money to supplement my SS fixed income. I think baking cookies is my favorite of all the things I bake. I have many many cookbooks and some of them are just about cookies. You can never have enough cookbooks, and I would love to have a book that is simple and uncomplicated with fresh food recipes.
Your blog is so entertaining that I have recommended it to several of my friends who really enjoy it too. Hope you are working on a book, would love to have you on my shelf too.
jomamma
Those cookies sound delightful. I LOVE lavender. Especially lavender margaritas!
Angie Young
today I am looking out my kitchen window at WHITE mountains. Yes, snow. Snow depresses me. I am so much a sunshine and Summer girl. Lavender feels very Summery. And who doesn’t love a new cookbook?
Kate
These cookies look amazing! I feel like they need to be served at a classy tea party :) I know what I am doing this weekend!
Calley
i love your cookie recipes : ) especially the molasses and dark chocolate chunk cookies, me and my boyfriend love them, we even taught some little girls how to make them when we were staying in peru.
Barrie
Wow those cookies look divine and that cookbook looks like it would be right up my alley!
Lizz
yum- those cookies look great! love the sound of this cookbook, too!
Kartik @ Bakeology 101
Wow lavender sounds amazing. I just actually finished making your brown sugar cookies and I’m giving this to the nurses who I volunteer with at the hospital. It’s the least I can do for them – bringing baked goods :)
Lynette
I’m still trying to wrap my head around the chevron skirt and the black & white striped tank top! The cookies look mahvelous.
Anne Marie
This post makes me want to call my best friend, sip tea, and eat these cookies (and far too many of them!)
Sam N
Yummy cookies and lovely book!
Helen
I bought some dried lavender recently with the idea of making lavender cupcakes…well I might just have a go at these little babies instead! Loving the blog and podcasts as ever Jo x
Mary Ellen
Cookbook sounds so cute! I’d love it! Love hosting people!
erin
these look delish! i would love a cookbook!
Anna
Ooh, lavender cookies. I have a big thing of lavender that I haven’t touched since I bought it, despite a growing list of lavender recipes. Maybe this one will finally tip the scales and I’ll make them.
Hillary
THANK YOU for sharing this! I JUST bought some lavender and was looking for recipes to use it in. Hooray!
Susan
Sounds like a cool idea. We have a lavender bush out back and this would be a perfect way to put it to use!
Lindsey
The cookies look fabulous! I would love to see what Jill & Josie planned for the entire meal. I bet it’s a wonderful combination!
Cari McWilliams
Making these cookies. Right now. Yum.
Lia
My boyfriend will love these! Thanks!
Jonena
My day was inspired by a fall drive with my Grandma by cranberry bogs and ending at a feed and plant store… Inspired to attempt my first apple pie – oh fingers crossed but inspired!
Amy
YAY for fun cookbooks!!!! And, I love lavendar!!!
Ernestine
I can’t wait for your cookbook. I know you have to be writing one. I would definitely buy it.
Jocelyne
Lavender and butter?! The best combination EVER!! Thanks for posting this recipe!!
Dee
I need to make that shortbread — stat.
Kelly
I hope I win!
Twinkle
YAY cookbook! I remember Jill! She was awesome!!
Ann P.
I’m always on the lookout for new, different cookie recipes, and I would love to check out more recipes in the book. Thanks Joy! :)
D.
Wait, I though you two cooked together. So confused.
Nicole
They sounds delicious, time to hit the market for supplies!
Nina
These cookies look incredible!
Also, the lovely mother with her babies was heartwarming.
Fantastic website!
natalie
This looks like such a fun book!! <3
Ellie
This cookbook looks darling! And those cookies delish.
sweetmaddy
They look yummy!
Gretta
Mmm! Those look so good. BTW, I think you should introduce a or word of the week, like you did with ostebsibly, for every podcast. You make learning fun!
Haley Howell
I’ve never used lavender in anything, but I love the thought of it!
These cookies look yummy, yummy.
Congrats on your upcoming cookbook; I will be buying it!
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kristina
Hey Joy, Cool giveaway. I am excited for your cookbook to come out!!!
Esther
You had me at lavender. Then at shortbread. Then butter. Then cookbook.
Sara
I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of baking with lavender but kind of intimidated too… (Flowers in cookie dough? Get outta town!) This post makes me feel brave though, and hungry. Brungry. Thanks Joy!
Becca
I’ve wanted to work with lavender in another recipe, but I can’t seem to find it. Maybe I’m just not looking hard enough, either way, I now have two recipes I want to make with levender. Your cookies look good, and there is an esthetic appeal of that tower of cookies. Yum. And you mentioned honey ice cream, I didn’t know there was such a thing! It sounds delicious! :P
Dylan
These sound sooooooo good, I am totally inviting some friends over this weekend and making them. And what better way to prepare for that get-together then to use party like a culinista! Eh, ehh? (You see what I did there? I totally just blew away your mind. Admit it.) Hehe, all trickery aside, I’m actually looking forward to Monday now. :)
kara
These cookies look great, Joy! The perfect antidote to my less ladylike moments.
homegrown countrygirl
I grow my own lavender to use for making cold process soap but you have inspired me to start using it for baking, too. I love your recipes and your writing is beautiful.
Laura
Those cookies look delicious and that FREE cookbook would be perfect for a food loving, poor college student like me ;).
Jenny @ Practically Perfect...
I’ve had shortbread on the brain these days thanks to a nursery rhyme that I’ve been singing to my baby boy :-) Would love to win the cookbook!
Katrina
Wow these look amazing! I wonder if they would smell like a candle? hmmm i dont have a food processor to make them tho! :( any substitution ideas?
irene
me me! i want to be a culinista!
rachel
what a great idea to set up the book in menus! when is YOUR book coming out, missy?!
Claudia from Idiot's Kitchen
Ooooh, I have lavendar from the spice exchange just waiting for a good use. Cookies, it is!
Emily C.
i want to part like a culinista.. :)
Carol
I have tons of lavender right now! This recipe will be perfect. :)
Andrea
Would be so awesome to win! I love menu-based cookbooks.
blueka
I need to try these… I looooove shortbread cookies and the thought of putting bath flowers in my food creeps me out… time to grow up and eat like a big girl!
Emily
those cookies look amazing!!! im totally gonna make these during exams to help me stay calm ;)
also do you re-use you baking paper? i always think its a waste to throw it away <3
AllieZirkle
awesome! i’d love to win this!!!
Christine
It is Canuck thanksgiving this weekend and these would be a perfect addition to our family get-together. Thanks for some inspiration on this beautiful (but cloudy) fall day!
Liz
Mom loves lavender soap… maybe she’ll enjoy eating it too!
Ashley Sharp
Beautiful recipe! I should make these for the weekend. No wait, the husband won’t be around. Oh wait, an even better reason to make them…
jeannette
i have stared down the lavender vial in my supermarket and have decided against it every single time. i think this recipe finally pushed me far enough to buy it. thanks!!
Jan R
I have harvested lavender I need recipes for…thanks!
Lexi
I totally thought I was the winner at life, but I will be happy to share the title. So excited to see a lavender recipe because I’m currently obsessed with lavender syrup in earl gray tea with a splash of milk. Deeelish!
Jessica
Oooh oooh! Pick me! I would LOVE to have this book. :)
Jill
Another fantastic reason to have a lavender plant (or bush, if you’re so lucky!).
Heather
Sounds like a fantastic cookbook! I’d love to win.
Ruthika
I love your blog, your posts always make me smile :)
Sara
That cookbook looks like tons of fun. Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Amy B.
I think my favorite lavender recipe is lavender creme brulee… so amazing. So in a cookie – I can’t hardly wait to see how this would pan out!
Claire
That looks like a beautiful book. Where do you get raw sugar?
Ginger
Ooooh…I hate to say it, but I’m a wee bit scared to bake with lavender. But I’ll try anything once!!
Kimberly
Theses cookies look fantastic! You’ve brought me out of my baking drought–I’m going to the store right now so I can make these beauties. I love cooking with lavender.
Shannon
mmmmm, i totally created my own lavender and earl grey tea shortbread cookies, mostly because i couldn’t find a recipe online that included everything i wanted it to. so yummy! i would absolutely love one of these cookbooks :) it would be a perfect birthday gift, seeing as how today is my birthday, yay!
laura @ glutton for nourishment
i love lavender in cookies! yum.
Jennyroo
Looks like a great book! Would love to win!
Amy
I have never cooked with lavender before, but this makes me want to try!
jenny
that cookbook looks amazing! i’m sure the recipes inside are as fun as the cover!
Grace
I am totally making these AND using the lavender to also make your coffee + lavender + sugar scrub!
Amanda S
Love Shortbread and Love Cookbooks!
Caitlin
These look great! Unfortunately I have a herniated discs, plural, and haven’t been able to bake! As soon as I’m better I’ll be back to make these!
Ellen
Ooooooh cookies! And cool looking cookbook. I like it.
DHK
You are beautiful and so are those cookies!
Lindsay
Can I win?!? Pretty please? ;)
Sarah
These look great – and the cookbook looks awesome!
Holly
I have a bag of lavender I bought to make your scones, so I will have to try these shortbread cookies as well. By the way, I got my lavender from Savory, a spice store in Newport Beach across from Sur La Table. It’s also available at Whole Foods and Bristol Farms.
Elizabeth
I love lavender! I have gotten into lavender this summer with Lavender soda and lavender chocolate cupcakes, and of course lavender soap and shampoo! I would love to try these cookies!
Julia @1001tealcranes
The cook book looks adorable!
Chris
I’m thinking these cookies would make me SO sophisticated I couldn’t stand myself, I can only imagine what the whole book could do for me!
Abby A
I love cooking with lavender! These look scrumptious.
Christine
Those cookies look delectable! I’ll have to stop by the farmers’ market tomorrow and pick up some lavender!
Jen H
The book looks fun! Totally cute cover. I am a cookbook aholic :)
Jordan
yes, please!! I love lavender!
Lisa
I love lavender, shortbread cookies AND cookbooks! I hope I win! :)
Alissa
Sounds like a perfect cookie for celebrating a long weekend! (I love sneaky dough bites, too.)
Sara M
I have never used lavender while cooking. This may be the time!
Tirzah Blair
Yum!! I’d love to win!
Sarah
Classic…Im going to go pick some lavender right now and make those cookies tonight!!!! I love it! thank you for being so creative and awesome!
Stephanie
I love lavender in baked goods! These are definitely going on my list to try soon.
The book looks like a bunch of fun… I’d love to win it! :)
Fatima
Yum, these cookies look delicious!
Bethanie
So sometimes I put lavender essential oils on my temples and the bottoms of my feet before I go to sleep… mm, totes relaxing. Maybe I can just down a few of these instead!
Simone
Those cookies look delicious! I would also love a copy of the book. :)
Vanessa
These cookies look amazing! J’adore lavender in food, especially baked goods; I think a chocolatey version would be divine- can’t wait to try!
Jadin
Love, love, love your blog!
Vanessa
Hey Joy! These cookies look like the best treat to stuff in my mouth after I get done with this BPC I’m doing! Today is my last day and it’s going well. I see things that look yummy and I think about how good it would be to eat them…but it’s not taking over my brain so I guess it’s working on killing cravings? Did you experience this during/after your cleanse? Now that I’ve seen this posting….I’ll be sniffing my lavender lotion and dreaming of eating these soon! Thanks for sharing! Have an awesome day Braggaminos! LOL ;)
Urban Wife
I love lavender in my cookies. Must make these stat. Fun giveaway, too!
Melissa D
After the day (the week!) I have had, a stack of cookies and a friend sound really really really good right now. Yeah, I want that life.
And the cookbook sounds fun too!
Mandie
Thes look crazy delicious!
Emily
I love having friends over for dinner, but find menu planning (not cooking) to be the hardest part! I would LOVE this book!
Katie
Love lavender and love shortbread cookies!
Priya
The cookies look delish! and the cookbook looks like fun too :)
Anne
Oh man, I need a spice grinder. The mortar and pestle just isn’t going to do it anymore (even if I like that old timey grinding between rocks approach)! Good job for Jill and Josie, making a cookbook totally deserves props. I hope I win one. :)
Maria Trader
I would love to make/eat those cookies. And the cookbook sounds cool, too!
Hunter
I would absolutely love that cookbook. You should totally pick me.
Cheryl
how fun! love the cover of the book, too.
Michelle
I love lavender, but have always been afraid of adding it to baked goods because it would be too strong a flavor. However, these cookies look perfect!
Tracy @ Commit to Fit
I love baking with lavender. These look super yummy :)
Christyna
Ooohhh… Pick me! Pick me please :) Totally would love to add that book to my collection! And, those lavender short bread look divine. I’m gonna make this recipe later today.
Kristen Sorensen
I have to admit I don’t like lavender, but would like the book. Comment left :)
Gen
Lavender! That’s a nice idea! And the cookbook looks really fun!
Joy
Sounds fantastic! I would love to have that book!
Debbie
LOVE shortbread…LOVE lavender…what a wonderful idea!
Kristen
you had me at culinista!
dominique
Lavender!! Where does one go to buy lavender? All I can think of is L’Occitane…
Madeline
Love shortbread. . .and would love to win this cookbook, I have so many dinner party ambitions.
Rachael @ FreshlyMinted
Lavender is so wonderful – it makes everything seem special! I even tossed dried lavender mixed with rice at my wedding…
Thank you for the recipe (I did always wonder the best way to get it into a cookie….)
Musketnuss @ I really take the cake
Did you read my mind? I was just sitting in a university lecture and searched the web for cookies to bake this weekend. Those look really yummy – Unfortunately, I can’t think of anywhere I could get dried lavender. Where did you get it?
The book looks great, I would love to have it.
Tiffany
I live in France.. Lavender everywhere! These cookies sound so scrumptious (Yes, I googled that to spell check it.) Love your website, Tracy’s, and your witty blog! Makes me feel not so far away from home (California, Sonoma County), all the way here in St Julien en Genevois, France. Keep doin what you are doin! Love it
Edna Velez
Lavender cookies!! I’m going to try them..I just need to find lavender here in Puerto Rico. :(
Melissa
These cookies look rad! I need to get some lavender. The cookbook looks delightful too! :)
Kalli
Those cookies look good– the lavender makes them seem so fancy!
Eliza
I’ve never tried lavender, but you make it look so good!
Sam H
I love floral shortbread! mmmmmmmmmm :)
Steph C.
I keep putting off buying lavender, why do I keep putting off buying lavender! This needs to happen in the future.
Erin
Those cookies look like they would go perfectly with an afternoon cup of tea!
nicki
i’d marry the woman who made those cookies for me! and a free cookbook would be nice! love your website, read it often. thanks!
Samantha
Although I love the flavor, I’ve never baked with lavender. Can’t wait to try these!!
Dragonfly Woman
The cookies look amazing! I adore shortbread, so I’ll make some this weekend!
Claudia
Sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing. :)
Hanna Erickson
I had lavender ice cream a while back and loved it…these cookies look fantastic!!!!! and the cook book is such a fun giveaway!!!
Elizabeth
These cookies look so perfectly lovely, I could just gobble them all up! Sounds like a great cookbook, too!
Kelsey
Can’t wait to try out those cookies! If they’re anything like the other recipes I’ve tried from this site, they’ll be amazing! Thank you :)
Kelsey
If I didn’t need my job to buy things like butter, sugar, and lavendar, I would have quit my job this morning and would be eating these right now. They sound so good!
Caroline
long time reader, first time commenter! :)
love your blog, joy! you make me smile.
Sumaiyyah
I love all your Bake-Out videos, you should really make more of them! The blueberry pie video was especially helpful. Oh, and I love the smell of lavender, though I’ve never had or made anything using them in cooking or baking.
shannel
I have a bunch of lavendar plants in my yard, but not sure about how to use them in cooking/baking or what type of lavendar plants are ok to cook/bake with. Do you have any insights on this?
Kristin A-B
Oh, excellent! I have some lavender in the cupboard just BEGGING to be used. Think I’ll make these… now. Thanks!
Stephanie Rose
cookies look delish and the cookbook sounds perfect.
chelsea lyn
i grind up lavendar with my coffee beans every morning for a lavendar latte. imagine some lavendar shortbread cookies to go with! thanks!
Alyssa
Yea for lavender recipes! I bought a bunch of lavender for the first time last winter to make a friend Lavender Honey Ice Cream and it was phenomenal, but I had no idea what I was going to do with the rest of the lavender. Then I got obsessed with food blogs and I’m not so worried anymore :)
Elizabeth
nom nom I love cookies! And having friends over for dinner!
Kate
All you needed to say was shortbread and I was sold.
Elizabeth K
These cookies look amazing! And I love the idea of a “culinista”! Sounds totally fun.
Beth
If recipes like this one are in the cookbook, it must be fantastic! Can’t wait to get my hands on some lavender and give this a try…
Tricia
These cookies sound delish! can’t wait to try them!
Christine
Love your lavender recipes! I’ve been making your lavender sugar from way back and always sprinkle it on my favorite lemony semolina cookies. Makes them even better! xx
Amy
these cookies with sounds just like the thing i’ll need after a long bike ride tomorrow! thanks for the awesome post. stay hungry. stay foolish.
Tina
LOVE…LOVE…LOVE cooking with lavendar! I am definitely making these cookies!!
Miranda D
Yay! I’d love a cookbook! I want to plan a multi-course dinner for this one boy I like. : )
Marla
Love your recipes and love the Podcast!!! My daughter and I enjoy cooking together and she is hoping to be a pastry chef. Thanks!
Effie
Absolutely can’t wait to try these out when I get home!
Barbara Marques
Lavender cookies and cookbook?! I want both, please!
Dana
Ooo that cookbook looks delightful!
victoria
omygosh a funny looking cookbook and some amazing looking cookies that i must make soon…
Nikki
These cookies look fancy. I like it.
p.s. Pick me!
kate
my mommy was feeling awful the other day (she lives in california and im in tennessee) so i sent her a care package of little feel-good things such as organic honey, chocolate, and….a huge jar of lavender flowers for cooking! dunno why, just thought she needed them.
she opened the package, cried, and told me how especially excited she was about the lavender, even though neither of us knew what to do with it! so i would looove to send her this recipe and maybe even a copy of this beautiful cookbook!
xoxoxoxox
raven
i’ve been meaning to make lavender cookies for so long!
Angela
Thank you for all that you do JOY THE BAKER! I would love a copy of this book BTW when is YOUR cook book coming out?! And will you be doing book signings in North Carolina……yes!?
Jane
Oh wow, these look fantastic! I just got all four of my wisdom teeth out, and while I’ve been living off of ice cream & mashed potatoes I’ve also been compiling a list of solid-foods-i-can’t-wait-to-make-and-eat! This is totally on it now :]
Debbie
I just found your blog and have been sharing it with everyone I know. It’s fabulous!
I’ve spent hours (at work even) perusing all your posts. I really suck at cooking, (you can ask my two college daughters and they will agree ( they are way better cooks than me) but I love to read cookbooks and I adore hotdogs as well. So as one of my empty-nester goals, I’m going try to cook more and better and I’m going to start with your Dad’s biscuit recipe this Sunday. Wish me luck!
Iris
Yum! I love lavender…..and I love your podcast too – just listened to it for the first time and was cracking up on the bus.
Clara
You never fail to make my day! Thank you so much for all of the laughs and smiles you have brought me!
P.S. I want to have an orange cat just like you when I grow up! :)
Nicole
The cookies look darling and delicious!! Would love to win a cookbook!
Mariana
I LOVE shortbread cookies, but I never thought of adding anything to them.
Can’t wait to try these around the holidays!
Amy S.
These cookies look AMAZING! I could always use another cookbook too! I hope you have a wonderful weekend Joy!
Kristy
Surprisingly, I have everything I need on-hand to make these cookies (even the lavender!) These will happen today!
Cookie and Kate
I love the concept of Jill’s new book! I could totally go for a lavender shortbread cookie right now. It would be perfect with a cup of coffee on a gray day like today!
Aimee Porter
These look incredible! Off in search for culinary lavender.
Amy
I love shortbread cookies and the smell of lavender. I’ve never baked with it before, but I’m sure they taste great :) I’ll have to give these a try.
Emily Elizabeth
This sounds like a fun book! And I totally want to be a culinista…
Jenn Post
WOW. I have no other words, love the cookies love the giveaway, love the whole darn blog posting! love youjoy! thanks for the chance to win and for being RAD!
Jenn Post
of to find lavender flowers…
Aubrey Brown
I love shortbread and I love lavender! This is gonna be good! Oh!…and I love cookbooks ;)
Megan
these cookies sound amazing! love the cookbook, too!
Megan
JenMarie
I enjoyed your video with Jill and her website/cookbook are really cool as well.
Thanks for sharing! It’s a neat idea!
Mireya
yippy!!!!!! i was looking for an excuse to go to my local farmers market to get herbs, cheeses and pretty things. the cookies look beautiful and delisious . Im on fall break from college and really need a nice cup of tea with my bunny, cookies, a good movie, and a blanket.
thank you for the give-a-way
^_^
Kari
Sounds great! I’d love to check out the cookbook.
christina @ ovenadventures
so awesome i just found a place that sells lavender yesterday! these are tots on my to bake list. and congrats on the LA Times article and cook book. very very cool.
Colleen
you had me at lavender. earl grey, extra love. posting paparazzi pictures of strangers? love love love.
Diana
That cookbook sounds really great. I love it when menus are already made for you!
Jesse (Out To Lunch Creations)
These cookies sound amazing, where can you buy dried lavender flowers? The cook book sounds great as well and I would love a copy.
matthew
I love me some cookies.
Holly
I love how the cookies look like sparkly buttons. Wish I could eat one right now! Thanks for sharing the recipe and cookbooks. :)
Ashley
These sound delicious! Random question: Would you do a post or spend part of your podcast talking about what you (and Tracy if in podcast form!) have in your pantry that most people don’t? I’ve never thought of baking with raw sugar and now I’m wondering what else I’m missing out on! Thank you!
Emily
My mouth got all watery just thinking about eating those cookies. Yum! And thanks for the giveaway, Joy.
marylynn
those cookies look AMAZING…a dear friend makes lavender cookies and i’ve always wanted to try them. now i’ll have to! also, i’d *love* to win the cookbook!
Rachel J.
I need to try these. I have never had anything with lavender in it! It just sounds sweet. “Please, have some lavender cookies!”
Lex
So….where do I buy lavendar to put in my cookies? Would that be in the spice aisle?
Leah W
These sound super delish! Hooray for tastiness!
Emma H
Wow! I am so inspired to get baking after this. These cookies look so refreshingly simple yet with with such subtle and delicate flavors. The photos make me want to cook them right NOW. In fact I think I just might ..
Ingrid
Love your site Joy! Actually made your butter roasted cauliflower last night! Yum! Also–very excited to make these cookies!
Gigi
Mmm I love lavender!
Erin
Looks scrumptious! Can’t wait to try them. Count me in for the giveaway.
jonquil
& such a timely giveaway! :) now, to head over to amazon & put a spice grinder on my wish list. grandchild #1 has ‘lavender’ on her wish list to grow in ‘her’ garden ;)
Alana
Keep this up and you’re going to inspire me to get a spice grinder (or maybe just a mortar and mestal)!
Hannah
I have never made shortbread cookies but I think I want to try these!
marcia
Seriously, is there anything better than a shortbread cookie? If there is, I am not aware of it. These look delish! Where do you get lavender blossoms? Food specialty store? Bed, Bath & Beyond? Home Depot?
I need to get some!
Sarah
They look great! I’ve seen several recipes using lavender but I can’t seem to find it anywhere around my area. Maybe one day I’ll actually get to try them, if I ever find lavender
Dana Jean
Lavender man, your really pulling out all the stops with these cookies. My goal is to make some green tea shortbread with matcha powder, mmm antioxidants.
Maura
I really want to make these. I think they’d be perfect for an upcoming camping trip.
Cupcake Kat
I seriously need to get some lavender. I love that you use lavender so often
ChocoMeat
I am so making these when I get home from the mechanic tomorrow.
beth
yum yum yum! i am such a huge fan of all your recipes! you’ve never steered me wrong and you are always so cute and funny with them too. keep up the great work! and snugg that fuzzy muffin cat of yours for me. I love all the fluff!
Kelly
Look yummy! Can’t wait for your cookbook, too!
Janet
Lavender. In cookies. Who would have thunk?? Plus raw sugar? I’m a total fan. Sounds like it would be delish!! :) Thanks, Joy!
Charlie
Oh yes, I most definitely need to make these cookies. And probably everything else in that book!!
Clare Axton
What gorgeous cookies I will definetley add them to my list of reciepes to try :)
Nina @ Ambrosia
mmmm, I’ve never made cookies with lavender before (now that I think about it I don’t think I’ve ever even tried them), but these look delicious and simple to make! Putting them on my list for the future :)
Fran P.
those sound amazing! I had lavender walnut scones a few weeks ago, and they were wicked good!! I think it was the first time I’d had lavender in my food…
olga petrik
what a perfect cookie for a fall evening, with tea, a good book, a blanket and a cat (or five – yes FIVE, don’t judge me!) I may need to bake me some up on Monday – which is Thanksgiving day here in Canada. mmmm mmm gooooooood
Katy F
I loved your Bake Out videos! :) And these cookies look delightful!
Thea
I have a ziplock of dried lavender in my cupboard with this recipe’s name on it. Thank you for sharing!
Karen
I’m going to pick up some lavender blossoms tonight! Can’t wait to eat a stack of cookies!
Kat
Lavender cookies! Yum!!!…can’t wait to try them :)
Kristy
I must make these cookies. They look unbelievable!!
Tom S.
I would like to check out the cookbook.
Huda
I agree about the scraps. Although I always get a tummy ache after eating raw dough :|
Caryn
Oh my…lavender, in cookies. You never cease to amaze me!
And, oh boy, the cookbook looks beautiful.
Emma
i just love giveaways! These cookies look amazing. Lavendar was always used in my house to keep drawers fresh, and little sachets under pillows for good dreams! this is a great idea, i never thought to put lavendar in cookies!
Camel R.
These cookies look so yummy! Can’t wait to try them out myself ^__^
Lindsay
you have the coolest friends EVER.
Jenny
I love shortbread and these cookies look amazing.
Cindy
I have never used lavender in cooking, but it always looks so good. hm, may have to start with this recipe! The cookbook looks like fun. I heart fun cookbooks.
Jennifer
These look fab, totally going to experiment with lavender in my baking from now on.
Sweet Life Laur
Loving that talll stack of cookies!
Joana
I can’t wait to try this..First I need to find lavender.
I want that cookbook! kiss,kiss
Kelli
That cookbook looks amazing. I want.
Sara
can’t wait to try this recipe!
Casey B.
This sounds awesome and just what i need!
Erin
Yay for fun new cookbooks! And lavender shortbread?! Definitely been added to my must-try list.
Jeanne
I’m obsessed with lavender sugar ever since the Homefries retreat! These cookies look fabulous, and the cookbook looks like fun. I am dinner-party-challenged so this cookbook would be a huge help!
Amanda-Jean
I’ve never baked with lavender or raw sugar. Now I must. Sounds yummy!
Ellie
Wow, those cookies sounds amazing. Good thing I have dried lavender in my pantry…
Alex
The cookies look amazing! Cookbook does, too!
Rebecca
I LOVE lavender!! These cookies look so delicious!
Joy, when is your cookbook coming out??
Rachel W.
YUM! I love cookbooks that are laid out menu-style!
Kelly
These cookies look amazing & the cook book looks like it is right up my alley! *fingers crossed*
Vanessa
Yum! I’m still grateful to an ex-boyfriend who gave me a baggie of lavender flowers a couple of years ago. They smell so perfect, and opened up a whole new world of baking! Thanks for this recipe
Stephie @ Eat Your Heart Out
I can’t decide which I want more: those cookies in my belly (right now) or that cookbook…my problem is generally that I do quite well with individual dishes, but am awful at creating a full menu! Sounds like this book would solve that problem pretty easily…
Samantha
http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/blog/2011/06/basic-sugar-cookie-recipe-2/
That recipe is amazing. When baked, it tastes like shortbread but creamier.
Do yourself a favour and make these…they don’t even need to be put in the fridge. Genius.
Jess S.
Cookies are great! Much better than any other dessert, in my opinion! Haven’t tried anything with lavender before though. That would be neat!
DJ
These cookies sound so good.
Mindy
Flowers inside cookies? Who knew?? Well you, of course. Because you’re brilliant.
Must try this soon!
Sophie
COOKIES! OM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM
Toyia
My 1st bread baking experience was made even more memorable by the addition of lavender into the dough! I love lavender cookies, too! The cookbook sounds perfect for the holidays ahead…
Michelle
I am dying to make lavender cookies… but where do I get lavender blossoms?
Drea
I need to start keeping lavender in my kitchen. Where can you get the best store bought stuff or is it easy to keep in-house?
rachel
The cookies look lovely…haven’t been brave enough to bake with lavender yet…looks like I should! :)
AmyEDA
I’d LOVE a new cookbook:)
Candice
Mmmm… I do love cookies and tea!
Heather
Yummy!!!
Rachel
Never used lavender in cooking before but this looks like a good recipe to start with!
muddledmom
I know what to do with my weekend and my lavender. Thanks for the inspiration and thanks for keeping it real. Just where did you get those awesome face plates?
sarah
I totally support your baby mama affinity, and these lavender cookies of goodness.
Cynthia
Can’t wait for Joy’s cookbook, but this one looks fun and new too.
Mandi @ Blessings and Bruises
Lavender, that’s an interesting ingredient. I love shortbread so I might just try this out!
Victoria
Love, love, love shortbread!
annie
Oh, yummy. Perhaps these will make up for that time in the not-so-distance past where I tried to make a big batch of lavender ice cream with non-food-grade flower petals. Hrm… perfumey.
peachy
Crossing all my fingers to win {is that possible?}
Maria @ Crispy's Cafe
Nice. The only thing I’ve ever had with lavender is hot chocolate. This would be great with that!
Carrie
Great recipe Joy! I’ve got an abundance of lavender outside my office, but it’s soaked from the seattle rain! Jill & Josie’s book looks fabulous, but really cannot WAIT for yours to come out!! When can I pre- order my copy anyway?!
Jean
I have never cooked with lavendar, and I’ve been meaning to. Furthermore, I just moved and have yet to bake in my new apartment. I believe it is time!
ali
These look delicious and I’m definitely going to have to forward this recipe to a friend of mine who was given some edible lavender and asked me if I had a recipe where she could use it. Mmmm maybe if I give her the recipe I can go round to her place for tea and shortbread! ;-) Congratulations to Jill and Josie on the cookbook called Like a Culinista. It looks divine.
Kate W.
These cookies look so yummy!
Elisa
i’m glad to know you eat raw cookie dough, too :-)
karen
Hooray! Thanks, Joy :)
Rocky Mountain Woman
I love the pic on the front of the cookbook. It makes you want to buy it just so you can get to know those two fun looking girls!
Brenna
These cookies sound delicious!
Rumi
I’ve never actually had any foods with lavender in it before, but I always think it looks so beautiful and just the idea of it is so romantic! Even if you do have to grind it up in a spice mill.
I would loooooove to have Party Like A Culinista– I really, really liked your Bake Out episodes with Jill. I’ve watched the soft pretzel episode and the summer berry pie episode, maybe four times each. That’s healthy, right? I almost made them like twice each. I know THAT’s healthy.
Anyway I don’t think I’ve actually ever commented before, but I adore your writing voice?style?, Joy!
I will not confirm or deny that I check your site at least twice…. a day.
Keep up the amazing work!
Em
True Story: My little sister and I once got in trouble for stealing too many of the cookie dough scraps because my mum didn’t end up having enough dough to make all of the cookies she needed. XD
Melisa
This book sounds like a lot of fun!
Beth
Not gonna lie, the idea of lavender in my cookie is a little odd. In my bathtub and scenting my room? Hell yeah. But eating it? Right now it’s feeling like eating a bar of soap.
Never one to back down from a challenge… I may have to try this. I didn’t like rosemary at first either. Boy what a fool I was!
alarae
This cookbook looks amazing. Your recipes are a regular presence in my kitchen now. Thanks for all the joy you’ve brought! Making the millet banana bread today for the 3rd time!
AngelHeadedHipster
These look delicious, and congrats on the book, Jill and Josie — wishing you both lots of success!
Deborah
oooohhh to party, my catering class and I just did a Canadian Thankgiving dinner for 200 refugees and boy do we need a party….
alicia
i want i want i want!
and that cookbook looks sensational – i would for certain get great use out of it!
xo
Monica
Mmm, these cookies look so gourmet. Lavender is lovely.
Adrienne
These cookies look super delicious! Going to make them this weekend!
Nicole
Can’t wait to try baking with lavender! These cookies sound divine.
Sarah
LOVE LOVE LOVE Lavendar……going to have to make these cookies now :) And a cookbook to boot? Yes ma’am, please!
Shari
YUM!!!!!
Natalie
As a recent college graduate, basically the only thing I’m looking forward to about real life is throwing dinner parties, and this book would totally ease my pain about entering the adult world.
Chris
I love shortbread! I can’t wait to try these.
Lauren
I’m currently living in southern France and I’m surrounded by lavender! I need to try a recipe with lavender; it looks delicious!
Emily C
The cookies look wonderful and I love the idea behind the cookbook! It will definitely come in handy at my house!
Elizabeth Johnson
I have lavender drying in my closet right now! If only there were time to have a friend over for tea and cookies…
Susie H
Woohoo can you post to Melbourne Australia?
Ps the lavender is in full bloom in the garden- perfect for this recipe
Kari
Oh Joy, you are such a JOY!! I am totally going to make these cookies :-) So crazy how much lavender is around these days…just tried a lavender soda (Dry brand) which was amazing!! COOL cookbook, congrats to Jill and her friend! When is YOUR cookbook coming out??
Leslie
These look delicious! And the cookbook looks so fun!
julia
these cookies sound great! off to wf to buy some lavendar!
Jacqui
My friends birthday is this month and she loves lavender! I’m so going to make a batch of these for her!
Patricia Sohn
This would be the perfect go-to book for a study break!
-always hungry law student from CA (:
C Knowles
Those cookies look delicious, and that cookbook sounds so great!
hannah v
this combo of lavender and butter is amazing!
Kendall
What great inspirations to have for a week! These cookies are just plain pleasant. Thanks, Joy =)
Emily
I love lavender in baked goods and cocktails! As long as it’s not overdone. And I just love the way you write!
Lindy Muff
I’m making these cookies tonight for when my brother in law and his fiancé visit!
katy @ dining with dusty
I’ve been in a cookies mood lately. And the combination of lavender and raw sugar sounds great!
martina
Any chance to share your cat a little? I’m missing mine so much… I think she would love to have some little crumbles of these left on the table (after I eat too many of them!). Your posts keep going nicer and nicer. Thanks Joy (and the idea of you being a mama… very precious) Martina
Nadine M.
This book sounds so cool! I want, I want…Pleasseeeeeeeeeeee :)
Jo @ Jo In the Kitchen
Do you order lavender off the internet, or can you get it in a store? I’ve always wanted to try putting it in baked goods but I’ve never seen it…
YarnBabe
That book looks fab, but I have to admit: every time I cook with lavender, the food tastes a little like soap. : (
Stella starlite
What a great book!! I totally want it and will have people over immediately if I’m the winner!
Sarah
Those cookies sound amazing! I can’t wait to see what else is in the cookbook, and also to buy some lavender and try out these cookies!
Allegra
Oooh, this cookbook looks like it would be so much fun! Any cookbook with people dancing on the cover I’m sure you can’t go wrong with. And lovely photos of your cookies, too – they look delish.
Noelle E.
These look awesome…per usual! Can’t wait to try! :)
kenniston
These look great.
Sarah McD
I just bought my mom lavender from William Sonoma for her birthday… I think I’ll forward this recipe to her since she said she loves lavender but is still trying to figure out how to use it in the kitchen! And my mom is an awesome lady who deserves ladylike cookies. Or maybe I’ll surprise her by going home for the weekend from grad school and making these for her.
By the way, that cookbook? Totally going to buy it if I don’t win it. I’m pretty sure I need it in my life.
rae pagliarulo
ohmygod, these cookies sound like just what i need. in big stacks, oh yes.
i hope you pick me for the cookbook! i’m not 100% clear on what a culinista is (it sounds like it might be a rash… or a young woman of some kind), but i would certainly like to learn more, and if appropriate, work my way towards being one. cooking and parties! yes!
lots of admiration as always. keep writing, cause you brighten my days.
Jen
Do you know I have approximately 2 cookbooks? It’s true. And sad.
Theresa
This book sounds fantastic!! I need some fancifying in the hosting department. I’m good with the basics but at some point my friends are going to get tired of me always cooking the same meals. :)
Jennifer
my husband loves lavendar in food. he makes a great duck recipe with lavendar. i will definitely have to try these!
lcwhitty
cookbook looks fun!
Jane
These look really good! I’ve never tried using lavender in baking before, maybe it’s time I did!
Rhiana
Everytime you bake something with lavendar I want to marry you.
Carlee
I’m going to make a confession. …I just signed up for a year’s subscription of Better Homes and Gardens magazine, because they were offering a bonus gift of 2 cookbooks. Not because I want the magazine, because I want the cookbooks. TWO cookbooks. Yeah… that happened. So how could I pass up this giveaway? I couldn’t.
P.S. Now I have to find dried lavender…
Mickey
I *heart* you, Joy!! I know this totally doesn’t increase my chances of winning the giveaway or anything… but I mean, it’s the truth. So totally the truth.
Maggie
A cookbook! It looks great! I could really use some inspiration these days. Luckily I’m heading home for Canadian Thanksgiving and I have my Mom to cook for me for a few days :) Mom’s cooking = best way to rest up before another crazy week!
Jess
Oooh these look yummy. I love lavender in desserts, it feels so elegant and lady like! I once had a lavender scented creme brulee which was gorgeous, would be perfect with your biscuits :) xxxx
Hannah Baias
Oh I wan’t to make those cookies, they look divine! The pastry chef of the restaurant I used to work for loved to put lots of florals in her sweets, so these remind me of her. Such delicate natural flavors, It’s wonderful!
Jean
Joy, hope you have a happy Friday! I want that book and I want those cookies!
Chantel
These are beautiful and look amazingly good! If this is just a sneak peek of what the cookbook holds, I know that everyone will love it!
Holiday Baker Man
How good are these?!?!
Laura Adams
Kitty snoring is precious.
Man, a book like that would be super useful. I love cooking, and I ESPECIALLY love cooking for other people, which is why I can’t wait for hubby and I to get a bigger place to entertain more… and so I can have a kitty too! Funny thing is that I am always at a loss when considering what to make when having guests for dinner.
P.S. – Texas is cooling down at last. I’m so ready to try some of your soups Joy!!!
M
Man. I should really go hunt for some lavender around where I live. What fancy treat, these shortbread would definitely make me feel more like a woman.
Sad, I think I should wear a dress today..maybe get a haircut.
Lauren
Aww, your cat snores! So cute! And those cookies look perfect for afternoon tea (served on china, so we feel fancy!).
Melissa G
I could SO use a new cookbook. Feeling a little lackluster in the food department lately!
Leahana
Looks delish! Is that little bowl that you have the raw sugar in Meito China? I saw another dish in one of you other posts that looked like Meito china also! They are so pretty. My mom bought sets of Meito china for me and my sisters, all in different colors (very similar to the ones in your pictures!) so we all have nice dishes. Love it!
Jamie
I have been looking for an excuse to bake with lavender and now I have the perfect one! Yum, thanks for always being an inspiration.
neha gattani
Oh those lavender cookies r just perfect for my tea party which I am hosting this weekend….thanks a lot for sharing the recipe
Melissa
Joy, you always make me smile. I needed that today!
Marbella
Lavender infused cookies!?!! MMMmm!! (? ´?` )? *:??? *throws sparkles at you*
Camila
I want this book!
Mickey
LOVE your blog; I actually look forward to opening my inbox just to see what you have to say today:) I love the mama in the pic too; it shows an innocent deep love with just one snap.
Marilla
My mom has been making Lavender Shortbread Cookies for awhile now and they are extremely yummy! She’s made Rose shortbread cookies too which are my favorite. I’m sure they’re are a lot of different combos you could do with shortbread :)
Dee
Those cookies look lovely!! I love (eating) shortbread!
CarlyM.
Love the lavender cookies!
Use to sneak into my parent’s pantry & eat the candied lavender as a kid…
Well, I still would, if they had any! ;0)
Rebecca
I’ll be having these this weekend! Sounds like a perfect bit with some hot tea now that the weather is turning colder.
Ella
That picture of the scraps makes me want to make cookies just so I can eat the raw dough…I have to admit, my favorite part of making a pie is eating the pie dough scraps.
AliciaC
Joy your blog is always awesome. Does your cat really snore? My dogs sure do. I’ll have to try these cookies over the weekend.
JessicaA
lovely! This book looks too cute!
Amboo
There are 15 cookies in that first stack. I might save you one. Or not. By the way, Joy I’d love to come be in your kitchen and do your dishes. No joke.
Shelley
these look so good! they would go perfectly with some Earl Grey tea :) the cookbook looks very amazing too! ;)
JadahBug
So I was trying to think of really clever comments to leave so that would catch your eye so that I could win the cookbook but I really couldn’t think of anything :) Soooo all that to say…I love your blog. Your awesome. I’m going to make these cookies and then going to sit under a big tree that is turning the most brilliant shade of yellow and drink some tea in a thermos while I enjoy every bite of these delightful little shortbreads. Have a lovely day Joy!
Lisa
I absolutely love cookbooks! Even though I can find any recipe I could ever want on the internet, I will always collect them and read them cover to cover. This looks like a great one to add to my collection!
Missy
I would love to try these cookies, I have never cooked with lavender before.
Baani
My favorite shortbread-y cookie are Earl Grey cookies…have you every tried them?? amAZing.
Allie
Looks like an amazing cookbook! I loved those videos that you and Jill made.
Kate
Ohhh I like the tea and cookies idea. It’s supposed to be 45 and rainy tomorrow in Denver – I’m going to need some soul food to combat this weather.
Judi
I love Lavender. I got Lavender infused Salt the last time I was in Sonoma, and just love it. Can’t wait to make the cookies and share them with my friends.
Kelly
The new book looks amazing and really fun! I’m jealous of the winner! :-)
Sarah
Awesome cookbook! And those lavender cookies look delish. I’ve never actually cooked with lavender, although I did make a lavender hair conditioner once!
Jinger
That new book looks adorable! I want to dance like that in my kitchen!
Linda
What a fun cover!
Shannon
I’ve been wanting to make something with lavender forever but am sort of scared of it! These look like fun, will have to try them out and overcome my lavender fears! :)
Jannell Kelley
How did you know I was going to a cookie making/decorating party next week? I was going to make your delicious giant vanilla sugar cookies, but maybe….just maybe…I’ll give these a go! Don’t worry. I wont let these fall prey to sprinkles or frosting or whatever else my friends have planned. Pure unadulterated lavendar goodness. Now to just round up some lavender…..
Thanks!
ashley
I love cooking with lavender!!
Amanda
looks great- wish I had some lavender!
michell
The cookies look great, I would love the cookbook!
Emily Rose
I love your inspirations and I’m pretty sure I would love that cookbook!! ;-)
Emalee
Joy have you tried lavender tea? I think you’d like it. Teavana has some. It’s called Lavender Dreams, a white tea full of antioxidants!
Emily
I honestly have never even had anything with lavender! I would love to try and make these! I would also love a book that:) It sounds wonderful!!!
Kathryn
I love lavender cookies. I love shortbread. And I love raw sugar. But I totally call it Demerara Sugar b/c that is what Nigella Lawson calls it :) Anyway I’m going to make these and have them with tea and conversation.
April Shepherd
Hi Joy!
I just discovered your website a couple of weeks ago, and I’m in love with your food! I just made those black bean and sweet potato tacos, and they were divine! I think I may have leftovers for breakfast, actually. Anyway, thanks for being you. These cookies look amazing.
Cheers!
Danielle
beautiful, delicious cookies AND giveaway?!? what a happy friday. i hope i hope i hope i win :)
Amber
MMmm those cookies sound delish! I want to grow some lavender in my garden, and these would be the first thing I would make!
Brianna
Totally love everything about this post!
Melissa S.
This cookbook looks so fun! I also want these cookies!
Carissa
Raw sugar is SO good! Great choice for in the cookies – you have excellent flavor skills. :-)
Kristin G
This is an adorable cookbook. Seriously, adorable.
Anna McMahan
Yummy!
Tanya
Love. This. Blog! You are soooo the type of gal I would just love to sit around and chat with, and of course, BAKE with! I’m a baker (amateur) and have loved baking for a long, long time, but you inspire me to bake outside the “box” … thank you!
Anne
This book sounds fabulous! I love help planning party menus…especially menus that 1) don’t have processed foods and 2) don’t make you end up feeling totally overwhelmed!
Nanna
Yums! I could eat shortbread all day.
Tort[e]s
I love your face plates, and how the one in the upper corner has pasta hair.
Brittany B
My boyfriend and I would love a new cookbook to pick our dinners from.
Kyla A
This will be a lovely addition to my Christmas cookies…thanks!
chefroommate
I drank a whole cocktail on a school night this past Wednesday, and I totally felt like I deserved a prize. This cookbook could totally be my prize.
HL
Looks like a fun book. Wish I had some of my lavendar :(
HL
Duh, meant to say, wish I had SAVED some of my lavendar. Coffee hasn’t kicked in yet…
Julia M in MD
I like to bake/cook/entertain! And Sunday’s my birthday. Just sayin’
Leslie
These look yummy, I’m usually not too into lavender, but these definitely look great. I love raw sugar. Crunchy and delish!
Emily
I wanna party like a culinista! :)
Heather E
This recipe sounds fabulous! Can’t wait to try it…Thanks, Joy!
Maggie @ A Bitchin' Kitchen
Oooh, I would love to win the cookbook! Although I’ve gotta be honest…it looks really awesome and I will probably buy it even if I don’t win!
Jenna
Girl, I am on a Joy the Baker baking spree with no signs of stopping! I cannot thank you enough for this site. I was a non-baking scrub before your blog and I met… then over the last year I have become a woman obsessed. I started with your soups – Carrot apple ginger say what? – and have made it all the way to apple pie which I decided to make for my mother on her birthday last Sunday at 6pm, came out of the oven at midnight, then was devoured by my whole family for breakfast at 6am after somehow luring the unlurable from their sleep. HUGE hit. Your dough recipe is phenomenal! My dad even told me it was as good as my grandmother’s which is an obscene compliment because her pies were boss. The next day I baked your apple cinnamon oatmeal cookies for a coworkers birthday and became the office sweetheart. THEN! This morning! I converted your pumpkin pancakes into pumpkin waffles for the kick-off of my boyfriend’s birthday week vacation and good gravy those puppies were delish! Anyway. I just wanted to thank you for curating these recipes and entertaining on the reg with your posts. You gave me some serious kitchen street cred that I honestly don’t think I would have gotten or even attempted to have gotten without your sharing your skills with the world. You are THE LADY!! And these lavender cookies are clearly happening for me this week. After the chocolate peanut butter cupcakes for my fellas actual bday. I told you! No signs of stopping! Thanks again, Joy. Truly.
Kaiyd
LOL I am that mama with out the chevron skirt. I have actually mastered cooking anything holding a baby. My little 5 month old loves to hold and help spoons and spatulas. Now the trick is mastering nursing while cooking…almost. LOL
Rachelle S.
That book looks so fun! I also want to be the mama in the chevron skirt someday. I really hope to manage to be cute after I have kids and not succumb to wearing capris and sneakers every day. UGH
Kasey
One of my favorite little videos of you and Jill was the Pretzel one. I was giggling in front of my computer like a dork. I think my neighbor heard me from the next porch over. I sure do hope you pick me so I can make more Jill’s recipes!
-Kasey :0)
Sophie
This sounds perfect!
Maria
These look totally awesome. I wish I had some right now…
Thanks for the giveaway! I am always hosting parties, so this sounds like it is right up my ally.
Brooke
Love the cookies and this book looks awesome. I’d love a copy. Pick me!! Please?
Meg
I love chatting with friends over tea and cookies! This cook book sounds adorable!
Laura
Beautiful cookies! Can’t wait to give the lavender a try!
Kelsey G.
Went to a gorgeous wedding last night up in the mountains. The bride cried almost the entire wedding – sweet dear women. She’s real. She’s raw and genuine and refreshing. This post is for her and her new husband. They are solid and inspirational. Thanks for throwing a tasty, lovely party and letting us be a part.
Andrea C
love it!! i really want to make these now!
Sydney Bea
I’ve never cooked with lavender, but these seem like a great place to start!
Cassie Z
I love your enthusiasm for life!
Lauren
I love your comments about your cat! This cookbook looks so fun and approachable, tell your friend congrats on the release.
Lauren
Should I feel guilty that my main motivation for this comment is to win the cookbook, and my main motivation to make these cookies is to tease my little sister who can’t stand lavender? I hope not… because I don’t!
Ruthie
My best friend makes lavender shortbread all the time and they are deliiiicous.
Kerri
These cookies sound awesome! And so does the cookbook! Looking forward to reading it!
Samantha Reisinger
these cookies look amazing! totally making them this weekend. :)
Carri McMahon
A friend recently turned me on to your blog & I love it! I look at a few other food blogs, yours is the only one I actually read… You’re adorable!
Julia
I like that momma too! And I love the idea of these cookies…
M@myviewfromparis
I LOVE lavender shortbread cookies. I used to make them from a French-herb-garden-cookbook. I had forgotten about them but they are delicious. Thank you for the beautiful reminder!
Alexis
Hey Joy!!! These look simply decadent. We are having a mother daughter tea party and these would be perfect with some honey homemade ice cream. Thanks for all the culinary inspiration and laughs :)
Rachel (De Ma Cuisine)
What a fun cookbook idea!! In my opinion, one can never ever have too many cookbooks!
Lauren
I’ve never cooked with lavender before, but you make it sound so wonderful.
Spring
These cookies look beautifully elegant, yet simple to make! I love to entertain, so the cookbook would be a welcome addition to my home :)
Alissa
Where do you buy lavender from? I REALLY want to make these cookies. Oh, and my cat snores too :)
KellyG
Cant wait to make these cookies! They look so scrumptcious!!
Jen
I looove lavendar, and I love shortbread, yum! I would love to Party like a Culinista! Thanks for the opportunity!
Lindsay
Those cookies look delish!
Sara
Making for the road trip!
julie
These sound like perfect cookies to serve up at my sis-in-law’s baby shower. Thank you for helping me figure this out. I’ve been wracking my brain trying to find something not chocolaty to serve up. :)
Arturo
These cookies look so good! I’m gonna make them these weekend, so excited
Robin
I love an accessible cookbook!
Jackie
Oh these look really good! It’s thanksgiving weekend for those of us North of the boarder, so I might just make these for my family :)
Elinka
The cookies look delicious. A nice way to casually start a weekend, with the cookies and some nice tea.
The Starving Student
So gorgeous with the raw sugar sprinkled on top!
Macrina
Joy, you have done it again- created instant mouth watering in my immediate vicinity. And free cookbook with dancing ladies on it?! Oh boy!
Amanda
These cookies seem so delicate and beautiful! Is it possible for a cookie to be beautiful? Silly question?
christyb
oh, lovely! these remind me of earl grey tea cookies I’ve made in the past.
perhaps if I won that cookbook, some friends and I could pretend we were young and cute and hip in california, instead of often overwhelmed and sans makeup in the upper midwest (hee!) thanks for the giveaway!
Ruchi
Please, please please pick me! Your posts are inspiring… and my 3 year old loves finding any coookies hidden in his snack box at school.
I gave up my job to be a mama with a baby in the arms… and would love to have this book for him coz he is the most ardent admirer of my cooking and baking!
Maxi
Shortbread cookies with Lavender? This sounds fancy. I’ll have to hunt down some lavender now. Hopefully our Whole foods will have some. And as always your pictures are oh so beautiful! The cover of the book made me giggle. Just two ladies laughing. That’s really what baking and cooking should be about. Having fun, not necessarily making a perfect dish.
Julie
This cookbook looks great! Thank you for the opportunity to win! p.s. your hair looks pretty today! :)
Beth
This recipe looks great! Thanks for sharing! I get a new oven today, might just have to bust these out…
Faith Winfield
Wow that looks amazing! I LOVE shortbread cookies but never thought to make them myself. Soo on my list to do this fall! Maybe cinnamon spiced shortbread cookies..with a splash of bourbon ;-)
Amy B in Portland
I can smell their yumminess already. Thank you Joy!
Natalie Adams
Lavender in cookies? Interesting…….
Leah
Ohhh heavenly! These cookies are where it’s at!!
Tammy C.
These look delicious! I’ve never baked with lavender before, nor have I seen a spice grinder…but I’d sure like to try these one day :]
Nicole
I love lavender and I love cookies! I think we have a winner :) The cookbook would be Ah-mazing.
Clare Webb
Who wouldn’t want one more way to play a party more quickly!
sofia
what a cute idea for a book! want it. oh, and those cookies.
Beth
I’m always intrigued by lavender flavored foods but have never had the gumption to actually cook/bake anything with lavender myself. I’m bookmarking this recipe and hope that it’ll be my first. :-)
Katie
great! These look really yummy!
Sarah S.
Oh how I need to get me some dried lavendar. These cookies look lovely. Totally will check this cookbook out too.
Mandi
The book sounds amazing and the cookies look great. Thanks for sharing.
Miranda
I also love the way that life sounds. Putting things in shortbread is one of my favorite things to do. Lately my go-to things-in-shortbread cookie has been Earl Grey. Chai Spice Black Tea is also awesome to throw in there. Lavender might just beat them out.
Also, that cookbook looks fantastic. I like the idea of whole menu suggestions – making everything go well together is definitely something I have trouble with!
I loved those videos you did with Jill!
Rebecca McNaughton
I love lavender cookies, and that book looks awesome – I would love a copy of it!
ASHLEA
What a fun looking book! I would loooove to win.
Sara
I love lavender! It tastes like it smells
Kari P.
I’ve been saving lavender blossoms for JUST this moment! Yeah!
Jesi
These cookies sound like a perfect breakfast…
Anna
Loving your posts! Lavender would be something new for me, but I think I’ll give it a go soon!
Lindsay
The cookbook looks great! Can’t wait for yours too!
lisa
soooo girly!
that looks like a fun book!
Priscilla
Sounds like the perfect cookie for an elegant tea party with my two year old niece! Or for many other occasions, I just always think niece first.
Sarah S
Cookbook sounds great! I would love to win a copy!
Kat
Since it is a giveaway and all, I feel like this is the perfect time to tell you that your website makes me smile. It always brightens up my day and I love to cook your food =]
Hilary
Can I just say.. I LOVE your blog and I LOVE the podcast. Keep up the quirky fun that makes me laugh every week! Andd I sure hope my comment wins. ;)
thescousewife
I am always challenged to try something new when I visit your site. Thanks for the chance to win the cookbook. It looks super fun!
I have 2 boys, but never looked as hip as that momma in your photo. :-)
Naina @ chow bella
Putting lavender in anything makes it seem so much more elegant and sophisticated. I’m down for that.
Kali L
I totally am drinking earl grey right now and as I was reading this post and looking at the wonderfully delicious cookies I was thinking, “Man, those would go great with my tea…” It’s like you read my mind, or the other way around.
I’m totally making these this weekend. Thanks for the great idea!
Amy Jarboe
cookies and tea sound just like the thing i’ll need after a long bike ride tomorrow! :) your posts make my day. stay hungry. stay foolish!
Dolly
Joy, Your is the first email that I open every day! It brightens my day. I wonder where she got that striped skirt? Mrs. Potato head is pretty cute too.
Inez
I love cookbooks. So much.
Stephanie
I don’t think I’ve ever eaten lavender, although I love the scent, so I’m willing to give these cookies a try. :)
Jenn B
Woot!
Michelle L
I’ve never tried lavender cookies but you make them sounds so delish that I might just have to!
Gaby
So do the cookies actually taste like lavender too or just smell like them? I haven’t been able to wrap my head around stuff that tastes like pretty flowers. Is it worth it, everyone?
Thanks for your recipes and fun stories/life advice!
Nicole @ The Dirty Oven
Love the post and the cookies look amazing. Never thought of adding Lavender to sugar cookies. I think I have only seen it in ice cream. Oh and I want the momma’s skirt…so cute!
Michele
This is the weekend I will cook something with lavender! I have BEEN wanting to and this will be my first try. Ever since I had lavender hot chocolate at City Bakery, I have been obsessed with it. Thanks!
Betsy
I just found your blog and podcast and am loving both – the podcast got me through a long solo drive last weekend, so thank you!! These cookies also look delicious, will have to give them a try!
Michelle
The cookbook sounds fabulous! I’ll have my fingers crossed until a winner is announced! P.S. The cookies sounds pretty darn fabulous too.
Tracy
I also have a soft spot for Mr. Potato Head! Thanks for sharing the love Joy!
Justeen @ Blissful Baking
LOVE lavender! I made lavender shortbread cookies recently, but next time I’m going to try out the raw sugar. Sounds great!
Mary Beth
An awesome cookie recipe AND a giveaway? You sure know how to start off my morning right. :)
Rebecca@A Dusting of Sugar
I’ve been wanting to bake with lavender for a really long time, but haven’t gotten around to it. It’s on my list. That book looks silly and wonderful, and I’ve been looking for solid menus for a while. I like to have college dinner parties :)
Ana
Im so makin this cookies! They look amazing!!
Liz A
This would be the perfect use for all of my leftover lavender!
Mary Kate Sershen
That cookbook looks adorable!
Christine
Can’t wait to try these! Love you Joy! Always looking forward to your next post.
sherri lynn @ life of a wife
I love lavender! And this cookbook sounds perfect for me!
Nancy Gill
Homemade cookies and a hot cup of tea…right up my alley. Thanks Joy !!
Nagore
The cookies look fantastic!!!! and congratulations for being nominated, I voted for you!!! (im not trying to win the book).
Angela@mytastyliving
I’ve never tried lavender but have heard great things, ill have to try these out!
Kelly
These look rockin, I can’t wait to make them. And I’m not just sayin that because I want a free cookbook :)
Lauren Estridge
I don’t know what it is about cookbooks, especially since I look up recipes online so much now, but I love collecting them. I have literally run out of space on the shelf designated for them, but yet I keep buying more. This is a problem only because my house is teeny tiny. P.S. these cookies look amazing! After this weekend which has been deemed donut weekend a lighter cookie is definitely going to be necessary. Thanks so much for sharing! Your blog makes my workdays so much better!
BrendaB
I love new cookbooks, and can’t wait for yours, Joy!! And shortbread cookies are one of my favorites too!
Bea
these cookies look delicious! i’m trying out a gluten-free diet for the first time, and these cookies make me miss baked goods so much! yum.
joanna
I love Lavender! Those cookies sound so perfect for having with tea! (It’s already getting pretty chilly up here in New England!)
Lizzie
I MUST make these cookies this weekend and would love to win the cookbook!
Lynne @ 365 Days of Baking
Really need to make these cookies. I haven’t had lavender in a cookie before.
Abby
What a lovely idea for a cookbook! If only it would do the grocery shopping for me too!
Jamie
Um I LOVE lavender!! I made lavender frosting for a lemon cake a while back and it was fabulous. Now I must make these cookies! And win this cookbook haha
frenda
Yum!! Shortbread with flowers? Sign. Me. Up. Oh, and for the cookbook giveaway, too! :)
Abby
I have always wanted to try this! And well, no better time than the present :) I’m always nervous about buying the lavender flowers…if they are really edible or not.
Teresa Spigel
So glad that I found your site. I love, love, love how you go totally off on a tangent and then finish everything up with a terrific and/or inspirational recipe. Who doesn’t just relish a delectable shortbread cookie with tea? Yummy, delish!
Erin
oooo that cookbook looks neat-o!
Amber Sterling
I loooooveeee the sound of these cookies! I bet they would be ah-may-zing sandwiched with lemon curd. I read cookbooks like regular books. It can be a problem.
Darcy
I am so obsessed with dried flowers in my food. I remember Jill… ya’ll made banana bourbon bread pudding that one time, yeah? I might be totally making that up. But congrats to her anyway!!
Lindsey C.
Lavender baking is my fav! THANK YOU! No one else seems to appreciate its goodness.
Now, may I win that cookbook please? Love you, Joy!
Aimee
That cookbook looks so fun! I would love to win.
Nancy
I’ve never tried anything with lavender in it…I’m intrigued. (And woo-hoo, giveaways!)
kayleigh
those cookies seem perfect to have with a cup of tea!
Eni
Great recipe! I’d love to win the cookbook!
Michelle
Yum! I’ve been meaning to use lavender in some of my baking – these look delicious.
Layne
OOOH dear looks like I will have to make some more shortbread cookies (which is perfectly fine because my favorite cookies are shortbreads (thank you Scotland)! Recently I made rosemary shortbread cookies which were delish! cannot wait to try with lavender!
Joelle
I love lavendar in foods!! I’m going to try these!!
mona
pick me! cookbook sounds awesome (and i’ve had a rough week) :)
jen
i love the idea of lavender in shortbread…and i love that chevron skirt!
Xim
Hi Joy! I feel like I’ve been eating only cookies and banana bread for the past month haha, your recipes look just too good to not try them .. all of them! thanks for the joy and inspiration!
ps. i also eat scrambled eggs at anytime of the day (i cracked up when I heard you say you do the same in an old poscast..)
have an awesome weekend!
BookishCook
Awesomesauce! who doesn’t like a new cookbook?
Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday
I’m a fan of lavender cookies. Granted, there’s a fine line between them tasting like soap and them tasting delicious but when you get it right they’re phenomenal
Stephanie
Cant wait to make this recipie! Not sure where to find lavender… but i’m sure i’ll figure it out. Funny, i’m having an amazing race party at the end of the month and one of the challenges is guess the secret ingredient in the cookie. We’re calling it cookie monster. This cookie will be perfect! Another cookie option we will be using is your PB and bacon cookies. So even you will have a shout out in our amazing race. Go you! Thanks for all the amazing cookies!
Vanessa
That is such a sweet pic of the little boy playing! I can’t wait to make these jems over the weekend, THANKS Joy!
Ashley L
Can’t wait to make these cookies!! Mmmmm
What a great idea for a cookbook. I am always searching for put together menus for a dinner party.
Mariana
I really liked the bake out videos, I miss them!
Michele
These look perfect for a cuppa!
zak
The only thing better than shortbread cookies is slight underbaked shortbread cookies. And lavender! It’s a flavor that needs to trend!
Shannon
That is what I need! A cookbook that lays it all out for me! It’s hard coming up with new ideas everyday for dinner! I wish I had this for Canadian Thanksgiving! I am sure there are some great ideas for side dishes and desserts!
Stoich91
That is totally awesome that you use your cat as a sleeping-clock device to tell you when to go to bed. Also? Raw sugar cookies with flowers are like totally hippy-chick awesome. ALSO??? Thanks for the giveaway! Want!!!
Mary
These cookies look delicious, and I love this cookbook!
Pattij
The cookbook looks great! Now off to get some lavender!
Christine
LOVE SHORTBREAD, there is no better texture in a cookie!
Morgan
The only thing better than shortbread is chocolate-dipped shortbread!
Karissa
The cookies look great! And who wouldn’t want that cookbook :)
Melissa
I was just thinking the other day about cookbooks. It’s so easy to just go online and google recipes, I find that I rarely use the few cookbooks I have. But when I do, I feel so sophisticated. It reminds me of watching my mom cook and bake when I was little. I’m determined to build up my recipe book collection and use them….regularly!
Amber
Those cookies look fantastic and I love the cookbook cover, so cute!
LB
I got a cat! He doesn’t appear to be as fun as your cat but I still dig him.
My friend is going through a divorce and needed someone to take him so
I told her I would. It’s been one week and we’re still adjusting but I’m
looking forward to getting to know him….I hope this isn’t the start of
Crazy Cat Lady…my mother will die!
Dar
I always wanted to make something with lavender, as there’s a lavender farm 10 minutes away from here, I guess I should! Also I love cookbooks.. :)
Dawn
Ooh, I like the idea of lavender in cookies. I’ll have to try making these and enjoy some tea with my fancy mugs.
I bet the base dough would be great substituting other spices in for the lavender as well.
Leslie
Ooh, I was just thinking I need some new inspirations for dinner parties!! Lavender cookies look
A-mazing!
Hope Schaberg
Dear Joy,
I think you and I are baking brain twins. Just last week I wanted so badly to make lavender shortbread cookies, but my local health food store was out and I didn’t grow any myself this year. Keep on baking, I love you blog!
megan
Do you think one could use fresh lavender in place of dried?
gayle
Scavenging in the kitchen last nite, looking for something to eat, not finding anything I wanted. These cookies would have hit the spot!
Linda Garber
Love to read you recipes, they are so creative and fun. I must confess I haven’t tried one yet, but I plan to. I want to win that cookbook, it looks like some fun reading, too.
Jill
Yummo! These look delicious!
Amanda
These look lovely! I never used to like the smell of lavender but then my nose changed its mind and now I can’t get enough! Thanks for the recipe!
kimb'ly
i know what i’m having for breakfast now! thank you, as always, for being a charm!
Lys
Wow, these cookies look so cute, and delicious! I’ve never baked with lavender before, so it’ll be a fun try this weekend.
Kristin
Mmmmm… lavender and shortbread, two of my favourite things.
Ashley @ Peace.Love.Pastries.
Is 8am too early to be craving cookies? Because these look and sound wonderful!
Melody
These look so good! The scraps are my favorite too!
Kaylie
Ahhh! October 9th is my birthday! The big two-oh. I am a college kid running around like a crazy person in the kitchen and would love love love a cookbook!
Also, these cookies look delicious. I find baking with lavender a little daunting but I need to try it.
Lindsay564
I’m up to my ears in newly harvested winter squash, so I can’t promise any cookie making, but I fully intend to make scones and drink tea with my mother, who’s coming to visit me this weekend!
Theresa Sea
I don’t enjoy the smell of lavender, so I’m always hesitant to eat it. :-/ Which is strange, because I’m pretty fearless in the kitchen!
Thank you for the chance to win this cookbook! :)
Julie
I love lavender cookies! And I remember the videos you made with Jill. Super adorbs. Looks like a lovely cookbook.
katherine w.
count me in! that looks so fun.
Heather (Heather's Dish)
i was thinking just yesterday that i’d like to start baking with lavender sometime…it’s so aromatic and lovely!
Lauren
oh Joy, those cookies look so tasty! i might borrow some lavender from the campus garden to make them. and that cookbook… looks so fun!
Mary Beth
Yum, the cookies look great…..makes me want to dunk into tea….
amy g
These look fantabulous! I now have my weekend baking project – Thank you!
Frances
When did lavender get so popular all of a sudden? Cookies look lovely.
Now I need help: I have a small jar of lavender confit (texture of honey, but pure lavendery goodness) that I would like to show off. I think in biscuits the flavour would be too diluted. I tried lavender G&Ts but it sank to the bottom :( Ideas?
Ta!
emma
What wonderful cookies! And what a wonderful cookbook! I like the way this Friday is shaping up… :)
Marissa
I would never have thought to put lavender in cookies I just might try these!
Marilou
This book looks fabulous! And I’m preheating my oven right now to start a batch of those cookies…
marie
i’d love a cookbook that encourages spontaneity~
Grace
I would love this cookbook and can’t wait for yours, Joy!!
Mary-Kate
these are very elegant looking cookies! I made lavender cookies before too, but most people thought they tasted too soap-ish…i like the flavor though! guess it’s an acquired taste
Lizzie
Lavender cookies are one of my all time favourites. The coffee shop that I practically live at when I am back home makes amazing ones. I can’t wait to try these out!
I am heading down to visit a friend in Vermont this weekend and we are going to make tons of wonderful food (probably mostly inspired by blogs like this one) and if we won this cookbook I guarantee it would get plenty of use!
Bev
I start my day reading your emails. I think you’re delightful and witty. I’ve tried several recipes and my favorite by far was the pull away cinnamon bread. My husband claims it as his every time I make it. Please continue with your charm!
dana
When I was living in Australia, my house was surrounded by lavender bushes, but they all fried in the summer. I wish I were still in Australia and able to take advantage of the blooming lavender and make these cookies!
Jesselyn
Looks awesome, hope I win!
Kate
What an interesting cookbook! I would love to win it!
Cadence
Oh those cookies look so delightful! So I’ll take all the cookies you have up there with a cup of hot coffee please. :D What? You’re not giving the cookies away? Oh…well the cookbook would be nice too.
Elise
Fun cookbook concept! Yummy looking cookies :)
Eliz
I’ll take hundreds of the cookies and the cookbook, please and thank you :)
Rebecca
Oh this is perfect! I just moved into my new apartment last month and have been slowly trying to make it mine, and a lot of your posts have inspired me to express my own tastes, and I’ve been incorporating lavender into my life! It goes under the mattress cover, it goes in the dog bed, there’s a small bowl in the bathroom, and I have plenty left in the cupboard. They sell it in bulk, food grade, at the local farmer’s market and I love it! Now I can make cookies..as soon as I finish stocking the rest of the pantry with flour, sugar, etc….it’s been a slow process. And a quick and easy cookbook would just round it all out! (was that enough groveling ;) ). Okay, so my cat is staring at me for breakfast….later.
Julie H. of Spinach and Sprinkles
That is a wonderful thought, it already being set up in an approachable menu! It is so hard to figure out what fits and ingredients that go together…..
Lesley
Lavendar + Shortbread?! Yes, please! I always look forward to reading your blog. My sister and I tried you blueberry peach pie…yummy!
L
Joy-
It’s so funny that your blog, the one that inspired me to start my own food blog yesterday, was on the same topic as mine: inspiration! These cookies look fabulous and I think could work well in a future mini of mine! Ifyou have time, swing through to my new blog, titled the same as my little apartment-run business, justabitecupcakery.wordpress.com :) Thanks for inspiring me to do inspiring things with food!
L
Laurel
I am 7 mo preggo and already have a tiny whose favorite playground is the kitchen “mix, mix” being some of his first words. In 2 months, I’ll be your friend in the skirt! Love it! New cookbooks ALWAYS welcome, thank you :)
Kate
I need that cookbook! I’m always the hostess for my friends and more often than not it is an impromptu dinner. This would be fab.
Kate
Cookies sound great! Unfortunately, I don’t have lavender or raw sugar … but that’s easily remedied.
caroline
mmm. Recently I have tried the honey lavender shortbread cookies from Whimsy & Spice and they were delicious! These sound great and I must try them out.
Taylor
Cookbooks are my favorite! And I love Jill :).
kristen
i love that you love the mama and baby! thanks for posting that pic.
and thanks for the opportunity to win a cookbook, but love your blog anyway!
ZoeAustralia
Cookie drool…that cookbook looks lover-ly! x
Jess in Indy
The cookies look super yum…I’ve never tried lavender in cookies before! And the cookbook sounds like something I could totally use!
Jasmina
Wow! Those cookies sound awesome, too bad I don’t have a spice/coffee grinder. Also, I’m trying to start a cookbook collection, so winning this would be perfect :)
Amanda
Yay for sugaryflowers! Thanks for giving us little treats in our inbox to help us through rough days. <3
Mallory
Normally I’m really not into eating lavender -I’ve had some disappointing experiences- but I really trust you, and these look amazing. I’m living sans oven right now, but I’m totally adding these to my ‘to-bake’ list for when I get back into my kitchen! I loved the cooking videos with Jill so I can only imagine how great her cookbook would be, especially since I am obsessed with planning dinner parties and cooking for my friends
Susan
That cookbook looks awesome, and the cookies do, too. I made your Brown Sugar Cookies recently, and they were totally amazing.
Debbie
Love these lavender shortbread cookies! We used honey granules :) Also, you can switch out the lavender for rose petals – – even better!
Would love to have the cookbook ;;)
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga
Just the thought of grinding up lavender and putting it into cookies makes me want to dive headfirst into a stack of these. YUM!
And what a fun cookbook. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
Holly
Culinista! I love this word! So much better than foodie. It’s how I’m going to describe myself from now on!
Shushmi
the cookbook looks fabulous! and the cookies are so very pretty! I particularly like the Mama with her two babies. They are so adorable. I hope one day soon thats you (and me too – Id like to be a mama some day too :) )
x
Teresa
hmmm…the last time I put lavender in my shortbread, they got really crumbly so I’ll have to give it another shot! (plus, that book sounds perfect)
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
This is so unique! Yum.
Lena
Oh, this sounds delicious! I have some fresh lavender on the balcony, so I will try this very soon.
Audrey M
Lovely cookies! Do they bake up purple at all? Looks like a handy cookbook, too!
Lauren at Keep It Sweet
These cookies look wonderful! I bet your kitchen smelled amazing while they were baking.
fitzgerald
oh, these look delicate and decadent – perfect for a tea party!
Amy
I love lavendar! In my garden, in my body scrub and, now, I’ll be loving it in my food:) Is there a tasty way to get lavendar into a main dish? Hmmm. Thanks for another uh-mazing recipe and great food photos as well! Bonjour from Belgium:)
Lucia
Lavender makes me think about clean things and light blue skies. And also about cookies and earl grey tea ;-)
Ryan Auld
Joy,
Your site is amazing, I’m a long time reader – you’ve inspired a lot of desserts in my house! And now I want to enter your cook book contest. Although I’m not sure I’d make a good “Culinista” maybe I’d be a good “Culinisterrian”? So pick my name for the cook book contest! Then Culinisterrian can be a word.
Thank you! ;)
Ryan
Saskia
Where is a convenient place to buy flowers suitable for baking–lavender, jasmine? I have never seen them in stores…
Koryu
Oh these look great! I will have to see where I can find some nice lavender as my plant did not produce much this year and I let her be. Mhm…lavender shortbread. Something else on my “to bake” list.
Looks and reads like a great idea for a cookbook btw!
Hannah @ A Dash of Drivel
Not that Jill and Josie’s cookbook doesn’t look great…but I’m holding out for YOUR cookbook!
Claire
This is my first post but have been lurking a little while, drooling over the wonderful recipes and enjoying your humorous post.
The biscuits look fab and are tempting me to bake with lavendar again – tried to make shortbread with lavendar but didn’t follow a recipe (just threw a hanful in) and ended up overdoing the flowers!
Would love to win the book, thanks for giving us all a chance :o)
Rikki
These sound super duper. Can’t wait to try them. If they are anything like the lavender scones, then they will be absolutely fantastic!
drooling
I wish I had a) lavender and b) an oven!! These look amazing! Also I love Jill…I would not turn down a free copy of her cookbook!
laura
Well those cookies seem great! I don´t know if I´ll be able to find lavender flowers, so I might try them with lavender candy, wich I have some right now. I know it´s not the same, but the idea of lavender and cookies seems too yummy not to try…
I´ll tell you how they come out!
Thanks for the giveaway, if it´s ok with you I´m sharing it on my blog.
Barbie S
These cookies look amazing!!!
Edel
These look really delicious. I had never thought of putting lavender into a cookie before. I can’t wait to try these. I am getting married next month and these might be perfect grown up cookies for the night before sleepover with the girls .
Ali Federwitz
I love the way that you do giveaways. They are simple and fun to enter. It doesn’t matter what we say, as long as we say something. I think I’d like to talk about the new word that I learned this week: Demerara. I have seen this kind of sugar in the market for years and passed it by never knowing what it was. Who knew! It’s raw sugar, a natural brown sugar. I won’t be passing it up anymore! Thanks for the giveaway. Oh yea, PICK ME, PICK ME!
Suubi
Pick me!! I wouls love to have that book.. such a cool coveer
Jacque O
What a treat!! Lavender and sugar… my favorite!!
courtneylaurel
It’s such a great idea for a cookbook. I’m glad they made this; I love seeing people doing fun and proactive things with their energy!
Stefani
Never used lavender for cooking, but this post definitely has me intrigued :)
Kelly
What a fun looking cookbook. Not your average stuffy entertaining guide!
Rachel
These cookies sound fantastic! Wonderful timing, I’ve spent the last few days wanting to bake something but having no idea what…now I can make these (and share them, of course).
Val
How fun!
Ainhoa
Yum!! These cookies look delicious!
Fatema
If I win this book, i promise to buy the one you write. You will eventually. I can smell the lavender btw.
Dh
The crab avocado toast sounds good too! mmm
leaf (the indolent cook)
Dreamy cookies! The book sounds pretty cool. Oh, and this week, I’m inspired by some lovely readers and bloggers!
caro
I agree with Lisa that you should write your own cook book but to party like a culinista sounds like fun -I see myself and my cat doing that – and then relaxing with a cup of tea and a lavender cookie YUM
Notyet100
Cookies look so perfect,and the book looks so cool,,,:)
Kate M.
I can almost never bring myself to makes cookies…because I know I would eat them all. These look so wonderful! Lavender-what a great idea!
Teresa
Ohh this book has to be adorable.
By the way, I must do these cookies just now.
Bye
Linda
I love Joy the Baker! And I love to bake, especially cookies. I live in Norway, though…
hanna
That looks absolutely awesomesauce *0*
can you use lavender from the garden?
Anioni
Looks like a fun cookbook, I’m in if you’d send it to Finland :) I also enjoy your fun posts again and again!
Allison Day
I love the idea of this book, because I adore the thought of having a dinner party… but in reality, they totally scare me. Got to get past that one of these days. (So I may need to buy this book if I don’t win!)
I also love the idea of those cookies, because I randomly have a bag of lavender in my pantry, and no clue what to do with it. Lavender shortbread cookies? Awesome.
The Experimental Cook
I’m a fan of lavender and cookies and Joy the Baker. I would love to have this book, if you don’t mind sending it to Singapore ;-)
Katie
These cookies are awsome! With hot chocolade – wonderful autumn evening…
I love your blog, Joy!
coffeeaddict
Rats, I’ve used up all my lavender yesterday! Now I’m seriously contemplating going out to buy more. And it’s pouring outside today :-(
Charlotte
Wow! I wad looking for a recipe to use up jasmin flowers and I think this could be it!
Oh, I’ll take the cookbook too please! Sounds like fun!
Sarah
I think we could all do well to party like a culinista. All the time. Even when it’s eat-pancakes-for-dinner-because-your-boyfriend-who-doesn’t-love-pancakes-nearly-as-much-as-you-is-out-of-town day!
Rachel Southwood
Baking with flowers basically makes you royalty, or at the very least very, very rich.
Flowers + cookies is like heaven! for rich people (or at the very least students with delusions of grandeur)
Will be baking these tomorrow; plus crown of course!
Janey
I recently discovered your blog and am in love! Love your recipes, they make me want to instantly go out and cook and thats indeed what I did do with your carrot, ginger and coconut soup, yum! I’ll be giving these cookies a go when I’m home next :) Cook book looks fantastic, hopefully you ship to Australia!
Hatti
Those cookies look delicious! Is turbinado sugar demerara sugar? It looks like it…..That cookbook looks so much fun as well, I am going to check out those videos of you guys now!
Ashley
yayyy these cookies look amazing…and so does that cookbook :)
Marie
I love collecting cookbooks and this one sounds amazing! So useful :) It would be great to win one granted Lady Luck is on my side…we’re not exactly the best of friends, Lady Luck and I.
Ziu
Me, please!
Lovely cookies. BTW I have just received a new baking book by (British baking guru) Dam Lepard. Sooo amazing! Gives me a sugar rush just reading through it! Highly recommended.
Heidi / foodiecrush
The cookbook looks awesome (sweet design!), but THEY look like what you’d want to have with dinner. Rock on ladies and congrats on the cookbook. And as always, a gorgeous post.
Tasha B.
Those cookies look ah-mazing. I already pinned them and must make them later! The cookbook looks fun, too!
Meki
This looks very yummy. I’ll try this as soon as I grow my lavender bigger. :) I wish I could join your giveaway, is this worldwide? I’d love to stack cookies and share with my chatty Mama :) of course tea. We’d sniff tea all day!!
Amanda Barkey
These cookies look lovely! Hope I win the book!
Maja
Now might be the appropriate time to go harvest my balkony lavender and start baking biscuits!!
Clara
Lavender cookies! Sounds amazing to me <3
Nina
Ok, you got me! I’ve been reading your blog now and then for ages now, and always had silly comments, only never posted them ’cause, you know, I don’t do that! Now I do, only it’s not a silly comment, it’s serious: I want the cookbook. You’ll have to ship it to Germany, though…
Take care and keep up the good work, it’s truly inspiring!
Nina
Victoria
I want that book!! I need those cookies!!! yummy…
Ingrid
Wow, that sounds like the perfect cookbook, since I love having people over, but am a terrimble dinner-planner!
Kocinera
Lavender shortbread cookies = yay! New cookbooks = double yay!!