Lavender Lemon Bars

Ingredients:
2 cups white sugar
2 tsp dried lavender buds
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup virgin coconut oil, softened (mine was liquid)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 dash salt
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 c lemon juice
1/2 tsp lemon extract
1/2 tsp dried lavender buds
1/4 cup confectioner’s sugar, for dusting

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease an 8x12 inch baking dish.
2. Make lavender sugar by blending the sugar and 2 tsp lavender buds in a blender; blend until the lavender is powdered.
3. With a electric mixer, blend together 1/4 cup of the lavender sugar, butter, coconut oil, 2 cups of flour, and salt in a bowl until dough forms; press into the bottom of the prepared dish.
4. Bake in the oven until the top begins to turn golden brown; about 15 minutes.
5. While dough bakes, mix together remaining lavender sugar, 1/4 cup flour, eggs, lemon juice, lemon extract, and 1/2 tsp lavender buds; pour over the baked crust. Return to oven, and bake until the center is set—about 20 minutes. allow to cool completely, and dust with sugar.

*Notes:
This is a pretty phenomenal little lemon bar. I was nervous about using the lavender buds, since I actually bought them for a different reason other than cooking with them, but the lavender is just there. It isn’t super overpowering. The aftertaste with the bars is a hint of lavender. I really like these. I’m definitely putting these down as a “to-use-again” recipe. Yum.