Ingredients:

* 3 cups all-purpose flour

* 1 teaspoon baking powder

* 1 ½ cups butter

* 1 ½ cups white sugar

* 1 egg

* 1 tbs rose water

* handful of fresh non sprayed rose petals

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 200 °C.

2. In a small bowl, stir together flour, chopped rose petals and baking powder. Set aside.

3. In the other bowl, mix together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg, rose water and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.

4. Let it rest in refrigerator to become stiffer and easier to cut.

5. Roll rounded tablespoons of dough into balls or use heart shaped cut outs and place onto ungreased cookie sheets. Make sure to provide sufficient space between dough as the cookies expands.

6. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.

Note: You can use one tablespoon of dried rose petals instead of fresh ones.  Add some glazing with decorations for more special occasion.