Chocolate, Lavender and Almond Biscuits

Name: Chocolate, Lavender and Almond Biscuits
Cuisine: Belgium
Ingredients: 175 g/6 oz plain flour; 2 teaspoons lavender ratafia or Amaretto; 2 teaspoons lavender ratafia or Amaretto; 1 egg; 125 g/generous 4 oz golden caster sugar; 125 g/generous 4 oz unsalted butter; 1–2 teaspoons lavender flowers; 75 g/3 oz flaked almonds; 75 g/3 oz dark chocolate

Preparation info

makes
24

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Scented Kitchen

By Frances Bissell

Published 2012

About

I find the combination of chocolate and lavender almost addictive, and there is now even a Belgian chocolate bar flavoured with lavender. Try these delicious biscuits as an alternative.

Ingredients

125 g/generous 4 oz unsalted butter
125 g/generous

Europe
Belgium
Dessert
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Cream the butter and sugar, and then beat in the egg, liquid and flour. Break up the chocolate and stir it, the almonds and the lavender into the mixture.

Flour your hands and scoop up walnut-size balls weighing about 15 g/½