Dandelions and Wild Violet Cookie Recipe
Try this easy recipe for edible flower cookies. They are made with dandelions and wild violet flowers often found in the spring.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons of clean organic dandelion flower petals plus more for tops
- Pressed clean organic violet flowers
- 1/2 cup butter softened 1 stick
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Combine butter, sugar, dandelion flowers vanilla, salt, and 1 egg yolk (save the egg white for later)
- Slowly add flour and mix well.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Remove dough and slice into 18 cookies.
- Place cookies on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
- Remove cookies from the oven and use a clean paintbrush and the egg whites to attach flowers to the top of the cookies.
- Place cookies back in the oven for an additional 5 minutes.
- Remove and allow to cool.
Notes
Important Safety Note:
Don't use flowers that are have come in contact with chemicals or pesticides.Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 86kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 74mgSugar: 3g
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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