Recipe Corner – Jan. 28, 2026

In keeping with our flowery spring fever theme, here are a few recipes featuring edible flowers both wild and domestic. Common edible flowers include pansies, roses, carnation, jasmine, geranium, violet, nasturtiums, marigolds, primrose, elderflower, honeysuckle and lilac.

Shortbread Cookies with Pretty Pansy Tops

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, (2 sticks) at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract, or vanilla bean paste
  • assorted fresh pansies, you’ll…