Here I’ve left the icing the faint natural pinkish color created by the lavender-infused water, although it’s fine to add a little purple food color if you wish. I try to avoid unnecessary chemical additives due to family allergies, so suggest using natural botanical dyes for coloring foods whenever possible. The sprinkles on the cookies are also tinted with botanical colors; the ChocolateCraft brand of natural purple crystal sugar is available on-line. A lavender cookie recipe to go with this icing is
HERE.