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Edible flower cookies

4.98 from 35 votes
These lemon sugar edible flower cookies are perfect for a tea party, spring gathering, special occasion, easter brunch, or entertaining. Sweet with tart lemon zest and candied edible flowers for celebrating the beauty of the season.
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Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:8 minutes
Additional Time:10 minutes
Total Time:38 minutes

Ingredients

  • Ingredients:
  • For cookies
  • 1 Cup unsalted butter 226 grams
  • 1 Cup granulated white sugar 200 grams
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups all purpose flour 360 grams
  • Zest of two lemons
  • For flowers
  • 24-30 fresh or dried flowers or petals
  • ½ cup granulated sugar 100 grams
  • 1 egg white
  • Instructions
  • First you'll want to make your flowers so they're dried and ready to garnish your cookies with before they come out of the oven. That way the cookie will cool around them and they will stick to your cookie.

Instructions

  • To make your edible candied flowers:

    Carefully pluck the individual petals from the plant.

  • VERY Gently mist your petals to clean them, because careful not to bruise them. I like to mist them with some water, place them on a towel, and gently place a paper towel on top of them for absorption. 

    Place a wire cooling rack on a baking sheet. Crack the egg white into a small bowl and whisk it with a fork. Dump the superfine sugar into a shallow bowl or onto a plate.

    Gently paint a petal with the egg white using a new soft bristle paintbrush or instead simply dip the petal in the egg white, turning to coat both sides and allowing any extra to drop off, and then place the petal in the bowl of superfine sugar, turning to coat both sides and sprinkling on extra, if necessary, so the petals are completely coated with sugar.

    Space the candied petals apart on a wire cooling rack and leave until dry and hardened

    To make your cookies:

    Preheat oven to 350° F.

  • Cream butter and sugar until smooth, at least 3 minutes

  • Beat in extracts and egg.

    In a separate bowl, combine baking powder and salt with flour and add a little at a time to the wet ingredients.

    Divide into 2-3 batches. I like to roll out my dough at this point and place on a lined cookie sheet for easy handling and cutting once it's chilled.
  • Chill for 15 minutes in refridgerator.
  • Remove from refridgerator and cut your cookies from your dough with cookie cutter of choice. You want these cookies to be thicker - ¼ inch.

    Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. Add 5 minutes if you want them crispy and golden brown.

    When cookies are done, remove and quickly add your candied flowers to them while they're still soft and not cooled.

    Let cool on the cookie sheet until firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack.

Notes

You want to consume your candied edible flower lemon sugar cookies within a day or two of baking. One garnished with the flowers, they should not be kept long. If you want to freeze them, do it before garnishing.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g
Cuisine: American
Keyword: edible flower sugar cookies, how to make flower cookies, lemon sugar cookies
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 202kcal
Author: sarah