Edible lavender

How to cook with lavender so that you bring out its most enchanting qualities and leave its soapiness for the potpourri dish.

The most delicious iced lemon lavender shortbread cookies made with fresh lemon zest, lemon juice and dried edible lavender.

Get your mixer ready! We’re baking lavender cookies. The lavender shortbread cookies taste light, buttery, and have a subtle floral aroma. The cookies are rolled in colored sugar for a pretty and simple finish. You can prepare this recipe with fresh or dried lavender, just make sure it’s culinary lavender intended for consumption.

Properly drying lavender that you plan to cook with is important for flavor. Use it for simple syrup, savory dishes, or ice creams. If you grow lavender or like to visit lavender farms, storing dried lavender flowers is a great way to boost your herbs, make spice blends, or make gifts for the holidays. | Food Above Gold @foodabovegold #cookingwithlavender #howtodrylavender #howtouselavender #driedlavender #lavender #foodabovegold

Learn about using culinary lavender, including tips on harvesting and preparing edible lavender and the best varieties, from the experts at HGTV.

Step up your latte game with lavender syrup for coffee. Use it to make a tranquil cup of lavender latte to soothingly start or end a busy day.

Indulge in the floral elegance of smooth lavender buttercream frosting. Perfect for spring and summer desserts, it's simply irresistible!

These Lemon Lavender Cookie Bars are a revelation! They're sweet and lemony with a touch of lavender essence. The lavender here is floral and light and not at all overpowering, and it pairs so beautifully with the flavor of lemon. The sweet sugar cookie base and the light lemony glaze are a match made in heaven!

I like to make my own popcorn from scratch. You remember--the kind where you put oil and unpopped corn kernels in a big pot and heat it up till they start exploding and thudding around the inside. So, I’ve included the directions at the bottom for making a batch that’s just the right amount needed for the lavender-chive herb seasoning butter. But not to worry if you’d rather use microwave popcorn or buy unflavored ready-to-eat popcorn. Just be sure what you have is unseasoned or only lightly…