Dandelion Shortbread Cookies. Dandelion shortbread cookies add a bright, sunny spring twist to an old school classic. Shortbread is rather plain on its own, but it's also adaptable, and adding edible flowers is a lovely way to add a bit of excitement. Honey dandelion shortbread cookies Shortbread cookies for a spring or summer day!
Dandelions are pretty ubiquitous and easy to identify, plus the entire plant is edible, so you.
I'm putting a unique spin on a traditional dessert with my Dandelion Vegan Shortbread Cookies!
That's right, Dandelions, like the flower.
You can cook Dandelion Shortbread Cookies using 5 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Dandelion Shortbread Cookies
- Prepare 1/2 c (2 sticks) of butter softened.
- It's 1/2 cup of sugar.
- Prepare 1/4-1 cup of dandelion petals (just yellow).
- You need 2 1/2 c of AP flour.
- It's Splash of milk.
This cookie is buttery with a sweet honey essence from the Dandelion flower petals throughout each cookie. Not only do the mildly sweet petals make these shortbread cookies beautiful to look at, but they also add an antioxidant and nutrition boost - particularly in the form of lutein. Lutein is a carotenoid responsible for dandelion's sunny yellow color (the word lutein comes from the Latin luteus, meaning "yellow"). In a medium-sized bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and vanilla.
Dandelion Shortbread Cookies instructions
- Preheat oven to 325. Mix butter & sugar with a mixer until fluffy (about 3 min). Add dandelion petals & beat to incorporate. (Add as many or as little as you feel comfortable)..
- Gradually add flour, beat to incorporate. Add splash of milk, beat another minute if desired. Knead dough with hands to really mix. Now choose: 1.) Roll out dough & use a cookie cutter or 2.) Roll dough into a ball and dip in white sugar. *I did 2* Bake 20-25 minutes, until bottom is golden brown. Take out & let cool. Remember shortbread is not a sweet cookie, best served with milk, tea or coffee..
Beat in the flour, then gently turn the petals into the mixture. Pulling apart dandelion petals to mix into the cookie dough was like the adult version of blowing dandelion seed heads into the wind making a grand wish as a child. The only difference was the petals were not blown into the wind, and the mess remained on the kitchen counter. Dandelion and Rosemary Shortbread I, being the little Scottish thing that I am, am of course a big fan of shortbread, and this is no exception. For anyone who can't cope with anything too sweet, these are the perfect balance between your classic shortbread biscuit and something a little bit different.