Lavender Shortbread
In case you are looking for a last minute gift, why not to try giving something edible, like lavender shortbread? It is not difficult to make and it tastes delicious! (Also, in the next few days I’ll be posting more variations of shortbread so you can make all of them)
Ingredients
190g all purpose flour
125g vegan butter - room temperature, cubed
60g caster sugar
1/2tsp lavender
Method
Sift flour into a bowl, add sugar and lavender, whisk together and add butter.
Use your hands to combine all - when it resembles breadcrumbs/wet sand, start to squeeze it until it comes together.
Roll the dough into a sausage - I made them around 5cm thick (depends how big you want the shortbread to be). Wrap the sausage in a cling foil and put into fridge for about an hour.
Preheat the oven to 160C and line a baking sheet.
Unwrap cling foil and slice the sausage into rounds - around 1 cm thick (it should make around 10 cookies).
Place the cookies on a baking sheet (give them a bit space, they will spread a tiny tiny bit) and bake for 25-30 minutes (or until the edges are golden brown).
Notes:
You can also roll the dough and cut whatever shapes you like. Or if you want it very easy, just take 20x20cm tin, line it with baking paper and press it down with your fingers/cup/.. just make sure that it is even. Before you bake it, slice the dough into fingers or squares and immediately re-slice them when taken from oven.