Lavender Sables

Heat the oven to 350ºF/180ºC. Cream the butter and sugar together until smooth. Beat in the egg. Stir through the lavender. Sift the flour and baking powder and beat in. Roll balls and flatten on a cookie sheet. (Or, roll into a log, chill in the freezer until firm, slice into rounds, and lay them on the sheet.) Pick the top with the tines of a fork in attractive patterns. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until browned on top and cooked through. Cool on wire racks.