Ohhh, you fancy now — Earl Grey & Lavender Shortbread 🍪💜 is pure cottagecore elegance with a hint of tea party royalty. Buttery, fragrant, and just floral enough to feel whimsical without tasting like perfume. These cookies are soft-spoken but unforgettable. ☁️✨
🍪 Earl Grey & Lavender Shortbread
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cornstarch (for that melt-in-your-mouth texture)
- 2 tsp culinary lavender (lightly crushed) 💜
- 2 bags Earl Grey tea (or 1 tbsp loose leaf) ☕
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions:
- Cream butter & sugar until smooth and fluffy.
- Add vanilla, tea, lavender, and salt, mixing until evenly distributed and smelling heavenly already.
- Sift in flour and cornstarch, mixing gently until dough forms. It’ll be soft — that’s good!
- Shape into a log (or press into a baking pan for bars) and chill for at least 1 hour. Dough should be firm before baking.
- Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C).
Slice dough into rounds (or cut shapes if rolled out) and place on a parchment-lined tray. - Bake 12–15 mins, until just barely golden on the edges. Cool completely — they’ll firm up as they rest.
Optional Extras:
- Drizzle with a simple vanilla glaze or dip in white chocolate.
- Press a tiny sprig of lavender on top before baking for ✨aesthetic✨.
Serving Vibe:
These cookies belong beside a cup of tea in a vintage china cup, a linen napkin, and your favorite book. Or packed into a cute tin for gifting — if you can bear to part with them. 📚🍵🌸
Want a reel idea with lavender slow-mos and soft piano music? Or a caption that’s dreamy, floral, and just a little bougie? Let’s give these shortbreads their moment 💅💐
