Best Scottish Whipped Shortbread Recipes

SCOTTISH WHIPPED SHORTBREAD

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I've searched high and low for a shortbread cookie recipe that melts in your mouth. When I was buying a package of Gay Lea butter one day, I found a recipe at the back of the carton. My long search was completed...I have found my recipe.

Provided by Sparkle 1874

Categories Drop Cookies

Time 25m

Yield 24-36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 cups salted butter, sofened (margarine won't do)
1 cup icing sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
Line cookie sheat with parchment paper if possible.
Cream butter.
Sift together icing sugar, cornstarch, and flour.
Add dry ingredients and vanilla to the butter and beat until consistency of whipped butter.
Drop by teaspoon onto parcment lined baking sheet. Or can use a cookie gun with star tip or sprtiz tip to form cookies.
May decorate with small pieces of green or red cherries or colour sprinkles.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) or 15-20 minutes.
Stores well in covered tin.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 222.6, Fat 15.5, SaturatedFat 9.7, Cholesterol 40.7, Sodium 135.7, Carbohydrate 19.4, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 5, Protein 1.8

SCOTTISH WHIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

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Categories Cookies Dessert Bake Christmas Kid-Friendly Quick & Easy

Yield 6 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 pound butter
1 cup icing sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
3 cups all-purpose white flour
1 teaspoon vanilla (not pure)

Steps:

CREAM: butter untill creamy with electic mixer SIFT: together icing sugar, cornstarch and flour ADD: dry ingredients and vanilla to creamed butter in electric mixing bowl - I add a little of dry indredients at a time BEAT: untill consistency of whipped cream DROP: from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet BAKE: at 350' in preheated oven for 12 to 14 minutes STORE: well-in covered tin container NOTE: for a Christmas effect cookies can be sprinkled with small pieces of red and green cherries or coloured sprinkles

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