04/26/2024
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Wanted to share my gluten free lilac cookies but the other posts comments closed lol
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Start with three bushels of lilac flowers
Pick flowers from the stems and chop
2 sticks of butter
Infuse lilacs in butter in crockpot for two hours with a cup of water per stick of butter
(if more strain and add fresh chopped lillac)
Strain butter and let solidify in a Pyrex
poke a hole in the butter and strain out water
Let butter come to room temp and cream together with 1 cup sugar
Add 2 eggs mix well scrape sides
Add 2 cups chopped lillac mix well
In a separate bowl whisk 2 cups 1:1 baking flour (the krusteaz gf flour works well) 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and a dash of salt
Mix dry and wet well until dough forms
Let chill
Form 1 inch balls and drop into a muffin pan then use the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar to flatten into pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 mins until golden
Lillac glaze
Mix chopped lillac powdered sugar and half and half and glaze over warm cookies.