Lavender, chocolate and almond biscuits

Name: Lavender, chocolate and almond biscuits
Yield: Makes 2 dozen
Ingredients: 75 g/3 oz good quality dark chocolate plus a drop of culinary lavender essence or; 150 g/5 oz/1¼ sticks unsalted butter; 75 g/3 oz/¾ cup lavender chocolate, chopped or coarsely grated; 200 g/7 oz/1¾ cups plain flour; ¾ cup/ 75 g / 3 oz flaked almonds; 50 g/2 oz / ¼ cup lavender sugar; 100 g/4 oz / ½ cup caster sugar; 1 egg

Preparation info

Makes
2 dozen

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Floral Baker

By Frances Bissell

Published 2014

About

Line two baking sheets with silicone or baking parchment.

Ingredients

150 g/5 oz/1¼ sticks unsalted butter
100

Dessert
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Cream the butter and sugar, then beat in the egg and fold in the flour. Stir the chocolate and almonds into the mixture, as well as the lavender essence, if using it.

Scoop up walnut-sized balls with floured hands and place them on two prepared baking sheets, well spaced. Press down with fingers, or spatula, to a diameter of about 7.5