Lavender Cookie Bars

Ingredients

 * ½ cup butter
 * ½ cup cream cheese
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 1 egg
 * 2 cups flour
 * 2 tbsp culinary lavender
 * lavender fruit jam
 * walnuts or pecans

Directions

 * 1) Mix butter and cream cheese together in mixer until blended well.
 * 2) cream in sugar.
 * 3) Mix in egg, flour and lavender until well blended together.
 * 4) Pat dough onto lightly greased jelly roll pan (15½ x 10½).
 * 5) Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
 * 6) Do not brown top.
 * 7) Spread top of warm cookie base with lavender fruit jam and sprinkle with nuts.
 * 8) Cut into bars while warm.