Lemon Lavender Cookies
I think I'm on a bit of a vegan kick these days. First came the Marcona Almond Mayo sans eggs and now these vegan Lemon Lavender Cookies.
Don't worry, even though this recipe sounds a tad weird, it's subtle and I think, delicious. It kinda reminds me of the recipe in my gluten free cookbook
1 ¼ cups blanched almond flour
¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons dried lavender, finely minced
¼ cup grapeseed oil
3 tablespoons agave nectar
1 tablespoon lemon zest
- Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl
- Stir together wet ingredients in a smaller bowl
- Mix wet ingredients into dry
- Form ½ inch balls and press onto a parchment paper
lined baking sheet
- Bake at 350° for 7-10 minutes
- Cool and serve
I cannot take credit for this yummy lemon lavender flavor combination; I actually found it in the 2009 Holiday Baking issue of Cooks Illustrated.
In cookbook related news, I had a radio interview this morning with Zorba Paster and Tom Clarke on the Zorba Paster on Your Health program. These guys are great and I was thrilled to be on their national show which airs on NPR.
The lovely Chef Rachel over at thehealthycookingcoach.com wrote a fabulous review of The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook
For those of you interested in my classes, I have a Gluten Free and Dairy Free Valentine's Day Cooking Class on February 10th at Bauman College in Boulder, CO. See my classes page for more information.
Posted on January 12, 2010 in desserts by Elana
other entries you may like: Lemon Poppy Seed Bunny Cookies
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Hi Elena,
Where do you get the dried lavender? In a nature shop?
I'm looking forward trying these. I just made the sesame cookies and they came out really well! Yum! I love Halva cookies and last time I was in Israel I tried making a gluten free version with a mixture of flours like rice and tapioca, but they didn't taste great. Not good enough to be worth their calories anyways. Your version with the almond flour is perfect! Less carbs and lots more taste!
Thank you!!
Liat, for another halva cookie, check out this recipe at recipezaar.com: Quinoa Tahini Cookies, Recipe #159837. When I made them and my 6 yo halva-addicted neighbor tasted them, she pronounced them delicious and asked if I'd give her mom the recipe! She would frequently ask me, after that, to make "halva cookies". They are definitely worth the calories.
Thanks Dena!! These sound great. Although I'll have to replace the brown sugar and honey. I'll give them a try :o)
Thanks for the link Dena.
I've printed the recipe and will try soon.
It sounds divine and aromatic. I also like making cookies with tea.
Cookies with tea? Do you mean dried tea? That sounds great...
Yum! You are delightful Elana!!
If anyone wishes the chance to win a free copy of Elana's Gluten-free/almond flour cookbook - I am doing a giveaway on my blog -the deadline is tommorow at noon (central time)!
Namaste
Wow.....I'd love to win the recipe book. I have recently been diagnosed with Celiac and multiple other allergies. (yuk) I have been experimenting but although I was a good baker in the world of wheat, I am failing miserably in the gluten free world. I really am frustrated with throwing so many expensive ingredients in the dumpster when my baked goods taste like (&x%!
Anyway, please enter my name in your contest.
Thanks!
Patty
Yum! My favorite summer drink is a lavender lemonade. I have this huge lavender bush that's taken over my yard, and I just love it! I cut and dry it every year. I'll have to see if I have any left from last year's batch to make this recipe.
Those cookies look divine. I grew some culinary lavender last summer which will soon be in these cookies! Thank you Elana!
They sound delicious, a little summer in the middle of winter. x x x
Elana,
What do you think about using a silicone liner for the cookie sheet instead of parchment paper? They are $19.99 at Bed bath and beyond, and it seems like they would pay for themselves because they are reusable.
If I use a silicone liner, do I still need to let your cookies cool before transferring, like the chocolate ones that can be used for whoopie pies?
Thanks.
I've always heard that for culinary lavender, it's important to use the first harvest of the year. After that it can taste bitter.
I made lavender cookies before so I know these will be yummy! And now they will be glutenfree and healthy. Thanks, Elana!
I love the flavor combination of lavender and lemon. I like to make lavender lemonade in the summer!
I cant wait to try these. In the oven as we speak : ). The cookbook is so beautiful, I have enjoyed so many of the recipes. Thank you for all your time and effort in making great food. I am now sugar free, on top of being gluten free for the past year. I treasure the chocolate chip cookie of yours! My family and friends enjoy them more than the old sugar/gluten laden Toll House. Thanks again!
AMAZING!!!! I had to post again. These are so wonderful tasting and beautiful to look at too! Would be great for a tea party. I didn't have any lavender so, I substituted poppy seeds. SO DELISH! Thanks again for a great
healthy recipe! Your awesome...Rhonda
Hi Elana,
I'm new to your site but I'm sure I'll come around a lot more often now that I've seen how yummy your recipes look. I JUST bought lavender yesterday from a local spice vendor because I knew there must be something fun to make with it. This recipe looks amazing, I'm going to have to try it! Thanks for posting :)
~Aubree Cherie
Thanks for all the great recipes. I just ordered your cookbook. I love finding cookie recipes with no eggs as I cannot eat wheat or eggs. Thanks soooo much!
These cookies sound so wonderful! I wanted to tell you, I'm so excited! My husband bought me your GF almond flour cookbook and I'm getting ready to sit down and look through it! It just arrived in the mail today. Yippee! I'm only at one month of being gluten free, so I need all the advice/help/tips I can get so I can continue to cook for my family like I did before finding out I couldn't eat gluten anymore. It will be so nice to make one meal for everyone instead of something different for me in addition to what I'm making for them.
Just made these today. They are awesome!
These cookies are fantastic! Great texture and delicious combination of lavender and lemon. I also like how not much agave is used, as I cannot have sugar and am supposed to seriously limit natural sweetener intake. Thanks!
Just made them and ate them. Delicious!!
Elana, I got your cookbook for christmas (I bought it for myself, how thoughtful) Well the whole truth is my ma gave me the bookshop voucher. Anyway, I have tried 2 recipes so far and they have both been ahhhmazing. What looked like a, forgive me for saying, kind of dull list of ingredients turned into a sensational amazing incredibly delicious how did she do it alchemical wonder Im licking the bowl do I really need to cook it aswell?? masterpiece and it was dairy and gluten free. With minimal sugar. Are you kidding me? No. No Im not.
I have been GF DF low sugar for a year and now I am happily back into baking. Very happily. I cant thank you enough for all the work you do on the blog and answering peoples occasionally stupid questions. You rule. Much love and blessing to you
*blessings! More than one
Mmmmmm....these cookies look delicious! I love the flavors of lavender and lemon together -- its truly magical!
Hi Elana!
Just wanted to tell you that your almond cookies are a staple in our house.
I vary many options, but our favorite is goji berries, walnuts and dark chocolate chips.
Thanks for your many recipes and your cookbook.
I am a gf person myself and am navigating this non-gf world myself.
Carrie Adair
http://www.wheatfreemom.com
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These are heavenly Elana! My house smells so delightful after baking these this morning. Lisa, I used the silicone liner and they came out just fine. After reading everyone's posts about lemonade, I can't wait to find a recipe for that, as this is my first attempt at ingesting lavender and I'm hooked.
My only complaint is the batch isn't big enough! I'm off to make another!
I just baked a batch of these cookies and they came out delicious. It was a change to go from gooey dough to this dough that me me has the consistency of new play-do. I had to work it a lot with my hands to make it smooth.
Also I changed the recipe a bit (maybe why I had to work the dough a little more). I forgot the grapeseed oil so I just grabbed vegetable oil and I used 3/4 cup of almond flour and 1/2 cup of coconut flour.
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I make these delicious cookies a lot, my family loved them. every time I change the flavor. one time I made them with cardamom it was very nice. I made them also with chopped pecan and I used Maple Agave.
your chocolate chip scone in your book is the best, we have the scones for breakfast and for desert sometime even for dinner or lunch, if you have those scones you don't want to eat anything else. WoooW :) just for change I added orange zest and cranberry Yummmmmmm
We don't have any problem with gluten but when we eat these scones or the cookies( form Elana) now we cant eat regular cookies with flour . We had to order 50 pounds of almond flour. it is really worth it.
Thank you so much for all your genius ideas :-)
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