Best Whipped Heavenly Shortbread Cookies By Freda Recipes

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WHIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES



Whipped Shortbread Cookies image

A festive melt in your mouth cookie, and very easy to make.

Provided by William Anatooskin

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Butter Cookie Recipes     Shortbread Cookie Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup confectioners' sugar
¼ cup red maraschino cherries, quartered
¼ cup green maraschino cherries, quartered

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 74.8 calories, Carbohydrate 6.8 g, Cholesterol 13.6 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 36.5 mg, Sugar 2.3 g

WHIPPED SHORTBREAD



Whipped Shortbread image

These whipped shortbread Christmas cookies melt in your mouth. Mostly I make them for the holidays, but I'll also prepare them year-round for wedding showers and afternoon teas. -Jane Ficiur, Bow Island, Alberta

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h10m

Yield 8 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 cups butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups cornstarch
Nonpareils and/or halved candied cherries

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 87 calories, Fat 6g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 46mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

WHIPPED HEAVENLY SHORTBREAD COOKIES BY FREDA



Whipped Heavenly Shortbread Cookies By Freda image

These Cookies Melt in your Mouth. Tip; You can Drizzle a white glaze over these & add a Cherry on top of each for a Festive Buttery Holiday Cookie Platter treat. Note: No Egg & No Milk in this recipe, is not an error.

Provided by FREDA GABLE

Categories     Other Desserts

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 8

SHORTBREAD COOKIES
1 c butter (room temp)
1 tsp rum or vanilla extract (or any flavor of your choice)
1/2 c pdr sugar ( icing sugar)
1/2 c cornstarch
1 c flour
1/4 tsp salt
optional: cherries, chopped nuts, or sprinkles for decoration

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat Oven @ 325 degrees. Note: (do not grease Cookie sheets) WHIP butter Until Light & Fluffy. Add Flavoring, Whip well
  • 2. Add Pdr Sugar, Cornstarch, Flour & Salt, Mixing Completely
  • 3. Fill your Cookie Press, &, or Drop by teaspoons on to Ungreased Cookie Sheet. (Optional) Cherries, Nuts, & Sprinkles can be added Now, then baked.
  • 4. Bake @ 325 Degrees for 8-10 Minutes. ( Do not let these Brown)

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