Baking Mix - Lavender Shortbread

Lavender Shortbread Baking Mix

This shortbread mix earned its spot in our culinary line the same way everything else here did — we trust the baker. We've worked through four of their other mixes (the cookies, squares, tea cakes, and scones), and every one was good enough that we wanted it on our shelf. So when this one showed up in their catalog, it was a hard yes.

Expect classic shortbread — rich, tender, the kind of texture that breaks clean and melts on the tongue — with a quiet floral note from the culinary lavender folded into the mix. Lovely beside a hot cup of tea. Lovely on a cookie plate. Lovely wrapped in cellophane for someone who'd appreciate something a step nicer than a grocery-store cookie.

The mix is packaged in burlap and finished with a ribbon. It looks like a gift before you've done a thing to it.

Product Highlights

• Traditional-style shortbread with culinary lavender
• Just add butter — that's the whole grocery list
• Makes about 40 bite-sized pieces in an 8×10 pan
• No artificial flavors or preservatives
• Packaged in a burlap sack with the Homestead Lavender Farm label
• Best-by date printed on the bag

You'll Need

• 2 sticks of butter (1 cup)
• An 8×10 pan

Serving Suggestions

Pair with hot tea or coffee, or with fresh berries and whipped cream if you want to dress it up into a proper dessert. A light dusting of powdered sugar or a drizzle of white chocolate works for company. Lavender lemonade on the porch is the obvious move once summer hits.

Ingredients

Bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, lavender buds.

Contains: Wheat.

Baking Instructions

Preheat oven to 300°F.

Melt the butter in a bowl and let it cool slightly — you want it liquid, not hot. Stir in the mix with a fork or spatula until everything's combined.

Press the dough into an ungreased 8×10 pan. Prick gently with fork tines and bake for about 35 minutes. Don't let it brown — shortbread should stay pale.

Cut while it's still warm, but let it cool completely in the pan before lifting pieces out. Trying to move it warm is how you get a crumb pile instead of cookies.

Shipping & Storage

Store in a cool, dry place. Ships nationwide in eco-friendly packaging.

From our shop to your kitchen — a little sweetness, the Homestead way.