Lavender Cookies

I have so much lavender growing at my house, I'm always looking for ways to use it! These cookies were great -- enough to taste the lavendar, but NOT so much you feel like you're eating soap or perfume...great balance with the sweet, buttery flavor of the cookies.

Ingredients
1½ T dried lavender
½ C granulated sugar
½ C butter, softened
½ t salt
½ t vanilla extract
1 egg yolk
1 C flour

Directions
Combine lavender and sugar in spice grinder (mini-blender works great, or coffee grinder -- IF it's WELL cleaned so everything doesn't just end up tasting like coffee); pulse to finely grind lavender and blend with sugar.

Cream butter with lavendar sugar until light and fluffy. Incorporate vanilla, salt and egg yolk, blending until smooth and fluffy.

Reduce speed to low; add flower and blend until just combined.
With floured hands, on a floured surface, roll dough into a 1½" diameter log (about 10" long). Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm (at least 1 hour).

Unwrap and slice dough log into discs ¼" thick (or a little thicker), placing cookies on parchment lined baking sheets, spaced at least an inch apart.

Bake 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Let cool on baking sheet 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Glaze, if desired, with drizzles of white chocolate and lavender sprinkles.