Best Uncle Bills Whipped Shortbread Cookies Recipes

WHIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine butter, flour, and confectioners' sugar. With an electric mixer, beat for 10 minutes, until light and fluffy. Spoon onto cookie sheets, spacing cookies 2 inches apart. Place a piece of maraschino cherry onto the middle of each cookie, alternating between red and green.
• Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the bottoms of the cookies are lightly browned. Remove from oven, and let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer cookies on to wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container, separating each layer with waxed paper.

UNCLE BILL'S WHIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl and using an electric mixer, combine butter, flour, icing sugar and vanilla extract; mix until mixture is a smooth consistency.
• Prepare cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Spoon out dough onto parchment lined cookie sheets by teaspoonfuls or by tablespoons for larger cookies, spacing about 2 inches apart.
• Cut maraschino cherries into quarters and place one piece in the middle of each cookie, alternating with red and green cherries.
• Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 13 to 15 minutes or until bottom of cookies are lightly browned, DO NOT OVERBAKE.
• Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes.
• Transfer onto wire racks to finish cooling.
• Store in a container with a lid and separate each layer with wax paper.
• NOTE: If you wish to add some flavor to the cookies, add 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract or almond extract.
• Use sprinkles, half an almond or half a cashew or chocolate to the top of the cookies before baking.
• A thumbprint in the cookie, filled with your choice of jam is very tasty.
• It has been suggested that the cookies be refrigerated for at least 1/2 hour before baking for a different texture.

UNCLE BILL'S SCOTCH SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large mixing bowl, sift flour with baking powder and salt.
• In a separate mixing bowl, mix together butter, sugar and almond extract; beat until very light and fluffy.
• Combine butter mixture with flour and mix by hand until dough is very smooth.
• If dough is too hard to handle, refrigerate for about 1/2 hour to chill.
• Form dough into 1 inch balls.
• Place dough balls on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Flatten to desired thickness, about 1/4 inch thick using the bottom of a drinking glass preferably with a pattern on the bottom.
• Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
• DO NOT OVERBAKE.
• Store cookies in a container with lid.

WHIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter add icing sugar and flour continue beating until light and fluffy.
• Drop by teaspoon onto cookie sheet.
• Flatten them if you want.
• Top them with chocolate chips or a marishino cherry.
• Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.
• Cool and serve.

WHIPPED SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Gradually add flour and cornstarch, beating until well blended. , With hands lightly dusted with additional cornstarch, roll dough into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press lightly with a floured fork. Top with nonpareils or cherry halves. , Bake at 300° until bottoms are lightly browned, 20-22 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.