Lavender and Citrus Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 extra large egg
• 1 extra large egg yolk
• 3 1/2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
• 2 1/2 teaspoons crushed dried lavender flowers
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

Beat butter and sugar in the work bowl of a stand mixer until mixture is creamy; beat egg, egg yolk, lemon zest, lavender, and vanilla extract into butter-sugar mixture at low speed. Beat flour into moist ingredients, 1 cup at a time, to make a workable dough. Form dough into a ball, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 3 hours.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Roll dough out on a floured work surface to a thickness of about 1/8 inch. Cut dough into shapes using cookie cutters and place cookies onto baking sheets.

Bake in the preheated oven until firm, 9 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on sheets for 2 to 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to finish cooling.