A Witch's Recipe for Moon Cookies

75 mins
Serves 12
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Directions

  1. 1Beat together 1/2 cup of caster sugar and 125g of chopped room temperature butter with an electric whisk until creamy.
  2. 2Add an egg yolk and beat well.
  3. 3Add 2 cups of sifted plain flour and 1 tsp of bicarbonate soda.
  4. 4Heat 1/4 cup of honey in the microwave for 20 seconds and add to the bowl.
  5. 5Mix well, and add roughly 1/2 cup of food grade rose petals and 1 tsp of food grade lavender.
  6. 6Mix using your hands, then cover and let rest in the fridge for half an hour.
  7. 7On a floured surface, knead gently and then roll out between 2 pieces of baking paper until 1/2 cm thick.
  8. 8Using a cookie cutter, cut out your cookies.
  9. 9Put the cookies in a tray and bake for 15 minutes in an oven preheated to 180°C or 356°F.
  10. 10Once the cookies are baked and cooled down, beat 1 egg white with a wooden spoon until frothy.
  11. 11Add 1 1/4 cups of sifted icing sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, stirring in between.
  12. 12Then, add some lemon juice and mix.
  13. 13Add the zest of 1 lemon and a tsp or two of lavender.
  14. 14Taste the icing and make adjustments as needed.
  15. 15Put the icing on the cooled cookies and top with calendula petals for joy.
  16. 16Let them rest for around an hour so that the icing can harden.

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup caster sugar
  • 125 g room temperature butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate soda
  • 0.25 cup honey
  • 0.5 cup food grade rose petals
  • 1 tsp food grade lavender
  • 1 egg white
  • 1.25 cups sifted icing sugar
  • 0.5 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 lemon zest
  • 2 tsp lavender
  • 3 drops food coloring (yellow)
  • 1 drop food coloring (red)
  • 0 calendula petals

Equipment

electric whiskmicrowavecookie cutterwine bottlebaking traywooden spoon
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