YUUU-MYYY!  I finally came up with my own baking recipe!  That oven has always been a very mysterious little place for me, but I finally came up with a successful cookie recipe all by myself.  I feel so proud. :)

So here is what you need:

1 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup confectioners sugar

1 stick softened unsalted butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

1 tbsp <em>organic </em>dried lavender

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You can mix all of this using a food processor, but I just did it all by hand... I have to burn all those cookie calories somehow.  It's not difficult- just requires a little bit of elbow grease.  Combine the flour and sugar into a bowl and mix together.  Then add the softened butter and vanilla extract and mix everything in well.   Then add the 1/2 cup white chocolate chips and 1 tbsp dried organic lavender (make sure you use organic- otherwise it most likely is loaded with pesticides) and mix in well.

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Form dough into a log that measures about 1.5" in diameter, roll it into some parchment paper and refrigerate for about 45 minutes to an hour.

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Cut log into 1/2" slices.  Lay out 1/2" slices onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake at 325 degrees for about 10-15 minutes.  The cookies will not change color much and will still be soft- don't worry they are ready and yummy!  This recipe makes approximately 20 cookies.
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 Set them aside to cool, brew yourself a nice hot cuppa tea and enjoy!