Lavender Cookies with Lemon Cream Cheese Icing

These beautifully light biscuits with a hint of lavender are perfect as both a sweet treat or as a savory morsel with a topping of minced chicken, beef, or cream cheese of your choice.

Biscuit Dough

Ingredients:

280g Butter, room temperature
3/4 cup Castor Sugar
1 Egg, lightly beaten
2.5 cups gluten-free Plain Flour
1 cup Corn Flour
2 tablespoons finely chopped Lavender Leaf and Flowers
1/2 teaspoon Salt

Method:


Preheat oven to 180C
Beat butter, salt and sugar until soft and smooth. 
Add egg and lavender.  
Combine in the flour.
Dust some flour onto the bench. 
Roll 1/3 mixture until 7mm thick. 
Use the cookie cutter cut the dough into small sizes. If you do not have the cookie cutters, roll the dough into small balls with your hand, then use folk to press flat.
Place in the oven and bake for about 16 minutes. 
Cool on the rack

Lemon Cheese Icing

Ingredients:

50g Butter
50g Cream Cheese
Lemon Zest of 1 Lemon
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
2.5-3 cups Icing Sugar

Method:

Beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth.
Add lemon juice and zest. 
Combine well with icing sugar.
Pipe the lemon cheese icing between 2 cookies. Continue till all the cookies are used up!
Place in airtight container and keep in a cooler place or fridge. 
Can keep up to 2 weeks.

Tip: 

Extra cooking time may be required if the cookies are larger in size. 
Brush with some egg water ( 1 egg yolk + 2 tablespoons cold water ) before baking. 
Add extra sugar and make plain lavender cookies without icing filling.
Bake extra plain cookies, keep in airtight container to make savoury snacks by adding cheeses, smoke salmon, roast vegetables etc....on the cookies,

Bon appetite!!

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Are you looking for some finger food for party or a great little snack for the kids when they get home from school. Here is a quick and easy recipe, that you can make ahead and serve with our home made gluten-free tomato sauce and barbeque sauce...

Ingredients:
 
1 x 8 packet gluten-free Frankfurter Sausages 
8 Skewers, if necessary
2 tablespoons gluten-free Plain Flour

Batter:

2/3 cup Polenta
2/3 cup gluten-free Self Raising Flour
2/3 cup Milk
1 Egg, lightly beaten
Pinch Salt and Pepper

To Serve:

1 cup Grated Cheese
Tomato sauce*
Barbeque sauce*

Method:

Heat oil in a pan - you may need a large pan if you use the skewers.
Combine all ingredients for the batter and whisk till smooth.
Insert skewers into the frankfurters. 
Roll in plain flour. 
Dip and cover with batter.
Deep fry in pan with hot oil until golden brown.
Place on paper towel to drain excess oil.
Place on baking tray, sprinkle with grated cheese.
Place in oven at 210C for 8 minutes or cheese is slightly browned.
Plate up and serve with tomato and barbeque sauce.

Prepare some gluten-free bread rolls/wraps. Serve with mustard dressing, grated cheese......An easy American meal.
* If you have time, make the gluten-free tomato and barbeque sauce from the recipes on the blog - all natural ingredients and full and rich in flavour.

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