These deceptively simple lavender shortbread wreaths will rule your next cookie swap. See below for how to pull them off.
STEP 1
Roll out the cookie dough between two sheets of lightly floured parchment paper until it’s about ⅛" thick.
STEP 2
Using two round cutters (one smaller than the other to make the wreath’s center), punch out circle, then cut out center.
STEP 3
Dip baked cookies into the glaze and let the excess drip back into the bowl. Try two or three at a time, then go immediately to Step 4.
STEP 4
Adorn these cookies however you please, just work quickly—the toppings won’t stick to dry glaze. You’ve got a minute or so to go wild.
Upgrade from those Technicolor sugars in the back of the cupboard. Vibrant toppers like edible dried flowers, festive candied herbs, and colorful freeze-dried fruits dress up any cookie—especially our Lavender Shortbread. They’re easy to find, too. Most of the items above can be bought in the baking or tea aisles of well-stocked supermarkets. —Belle Cushing, editorial assistant