Basil cookies

These very soft, light, and aromatic basil cookies are a perfect accompaniment to your tea. This quick and easy recipe yields delicious cookies with refreshing notes of basil and lemon, and they take only 20 minutes to prepare.

Ingredients:

All-purpose flour – 250 g (2 cups)
Butter – 150 g (10 ½ Tbsp (1 stick + 2 ½ Tbsp) or 5.3 oz )
Sugar – 80 g (for moderately sweet cookies; increase to 130 g if you prefer very sweet) (⅓ cup or ⅔ cup)
Egg – 1
Fresh basil leaves – 30–40 g (1 to 1 ½ cups)
Lemon zest – from 1 medium lemon
Baking powder – ½ tsp
Vanilla extract – a pinch
Salt – a pinch

Cooking process

First, preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F).

1.Beat the softened butter with sugar using a mixer. Add the egg, lemon zest, and finely chopped basil leaves (either chopped by hand or blended for a greenish hue) to the mixture. Continue mixing until the batter is smooth and homogeneous.

In a separate bowl, sift the flour and mix it with the baking powder and a pinch of salt. Gradually add this dry mixture to the wet ingredients and knead until a smooth dough forms.

2. Divide the dough into portions and roll each portion into a ball. Place the balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, then gently press each ball to form evenly shaped, round cookies.