Making Christmas Cookies is a no brainer. Sugar cookies are always a delight, but can get boring year after year. That is why this recipe is so wonderful. Its a unique twist on a wonderful sugar cookie recipe, with memorable flavors you family will love. You get the spice of the peppermint, and the cleanness from the lavender. This is one sugar cookie you won't soon forget!

Cookie Ingredients: 

3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup room temperature butter
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup lavender sugar
3/4 cup powdered sugar
2 large eggs
5 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cream of tarter
1 tsp salt
1 tsp water

Frosting Ingredients: 

1 stick butter at room temperature 
3/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup milk
24 ounces powdered sugar
1/4 tsp peppermint oil 
1 tsp lavender salt
lavender buds for sprinkling on top (optional) 

Directions: 

Mix together your oil, butter, sugars, and eggs. Once smooth add your dry ingredients and water. Roll your dough into a sheet and cut into your favorite Christmas shapes. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-9 minutes. While the cookies cool, mix together your frosting ingredients. I like to add my milk last and I add it tablespoon by tablespoon until I reach the consistency I like, which is like a thick toothpaste, but its up to you. Then once the cookies are cooled, you can frost away. 

If you are in need of culinary lavender products for this recipe, they can be found here: 
www.lavenderapple.com

These cookies are a unique sweet and special treat. Hope you enjoy them this holiday season!

I love recipes that have hidden health benefits. Waffles are traditionally laden with butter, sugar, and are considered a gluttonous treat. However, these wonderful little waffles actually have very little butter, and are loaded with nutrients from the pumpkin and chia seeds. They have a delicious fall spice to them and will leave you coming back for more. 

Ingredients: 
4 tbs butter, melted
2 eggs
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup pumpkin
1 cup water
2/3 cup milk
1 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup chia seeds
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp lavender
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp lavender salt

Directions: 
Mix together your wet ingredients, slowly incorporate your dry ingredients. Cook on hot waffle iron. Makes a large batch, but extra waffles may be frozen and reheated in the toaster for a quick and easy thoughtless breakfast. 

Need culinary lavender? Find some here: www.lavenderapple.com

Bon Apetite! 

Tonights dinner was an uber satisfying autumn meal. It was a meatless meal, but was full of nutrients and protein that won't leave you missing your heifer. As with most of our recipes on the blog recently, this meal comes together in just 20 minutes, and uses affordable and delicious ingredients. This recipe is sure to be on repeat this fall. 

Ingredients: 

1 Butternut Squash (between 1-2 pounds) cubed into bite sized pieces 
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp lavender herbs de provence 
1 sixteen ounce can black beans, rinsed
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1/2 cup goat cheese, cubed
10 corn tortillas
Salt & Pepper

Directions: 
In a medium high heat pan, warm your oil. Add your squash, cumin, herbs de provence, and saute with salt and pepper until tender, about 15 minutes. Add your beans and heat until warmed through. Season again with salt and pepper if needed. Serve on warm tortillas with goat cheese and cilantro. 

Again, this is a wonderful meatless vegitarian meal that will fill up and keep your family happy on these cold autumn nights. Quick, easy, and delicious. Enjoy!

Well the lavender is harvested and dried. I bet if you had to guess, what our next focus for the year was, it would be pretty obvious. 

When we are done harvesting the lavender around here, our next big project is our apples! Hence the name the Lavender Apple Farm. 

I'm currently in the kitchen, working on some delicious and exciting new apple recipes for you. But for now, here is a throw back link to Peggy's famous apple pie: http://thepurpleapple-lavender.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-lavender-apple-apple-pie.html Go ahead and go make yourself one tonight. Your tastebuds will thank you.