Gluten Free Chocolate Lavender Shortbread – deliciously light and melt-in-the-mouth gluten-free cookies made with cornstarch and covered with chocolate and edible lavender.
Course
Cookies, Dessert
Keyword
baking, cookies, gluten-free, low FODMAP
Prep Time15minutes
Cook Time8minutes
Total Time23minutes
Servings18
AuthorManuela Zangara
Ingredients
150gms– 1 ¼ cups cornstarch
100gms– ¾ cup plain flourI used low fodmap and gluten-free
80gms– 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp granulated sugar
100gms– ½ cup butter at room temperatureI used vegetable spread
2egg yolks
1tspbaking powder
½tspvanilla extract
Dark chocolatemelted
Edible lavender
Instructions
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the sugar, butter, and vanilla extract until fluffy.
Add the egg yolks and beat until incorporated.
Sift the cornstarch and plain flour into the bowl and gently fold it in with a spatula. Then knead by hand, and make into a ball.
Roll it into a 0.5 cm (0.2 inches) thick sheet. Cut out rounds of about 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter and put them on a tray lined with baking paper.
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°C – 355°F for 8 minutes. Then remove from the oven and let them cool down for 2 minutes before removing them from the tray and transferring them to a wire rack to cool down completely.
When cold, dip halfway through in melted dark chocolate and top with a pinch of edible lavender.