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Close-up of tender whipped shortbread cookies topped with red, green, and white holiday sprinkles, showing their delicate, crumbly texture on a decorative plate."

Whipped Shortbread Cookies

Tender, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth Whipped Shortbread Cookies that are whipped to airy perfection. Perfect for holidays, gift-giving, or tea time. Easy, customizable, and endlessly delicious.
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Course: Dessert, Snack, Tea-time Treat
Cuisine: Holiday, Scottish
Keyword: 3 Ingredient whipped shortbread cookies, Best melt in your mouth whipped shortbread cookies, Melt in your mouth whipped shortbread cookies, Old Fashioned whipped shortbread cookies, Simple whipped shortbread cookies, Whipped shortbread cookies recipe, Whipped shortbread cookies Taste of Home
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Chill Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 110kcal
Cost: Moderate

Equipment

  • 1 Electric mixer (Stand or hand)
  • 2 Mixing bowls (Medium & large)
  • 1 Measuring Cups (Dry and liquid)
  • 1 Measuring spoons (For extracts and salt)
  • 2 Baking sheets (Line with parchment)
  • 1 Parchment paper (Non-stick surface)
  • 1 Wire cooling rack (For cooling cookies)
  • 1 Pastry bag & star tip (optional) (For piped shapes)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup 2 sticks Unsalted butter - Slightly softened
  • ½ cup Powdered sugar - Icing sugar
  • ½ cup Cornstarch - Optional for extra tenderness
  • ½ teaspoon Salt - Optional if using salted butter
  • 1½ cups All-purpose flour - Can substitute with gluten-free blend
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract - Optional for flavor
  • ¼ teaspoon Almond extract - Optional for variation
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon zest - Optional for lemon variation
  • 2 tablespoon Chopped candied cherries - Optional for festive decoration
  • ¼ cup Mini chocolate chips - Optional for chocolate variation
  • To taste — Decorations - Powdered sugar sprinkles, chocolate drizzle, cherry halves

Instructions

  • Beat butter and powdered sugar until pale, fluffy, and airy.
    "A mixing bowl filled with fluffy whipped butter and powdered sugar, with a hand mixer inside and baking ingredients like butter, eggs, and sugar arranged around the bowl on the counter."
  • Gradually mix flour and cornstarch into whipped butter until combined.
  • Refrigerate shaped dough to firm up before baking.
    "Unbaked whipped shortbread cookies being shaped in different styles: piped rosettes on a parchment-lined baking sheet and round dough balls with fork marks on a wooden board, with piping tools and a bowl of dough nearby."
  • Bake at low temperature until cookies are set and pale.
    "Freshly baked whipped shortbread cookies on a cooling rack, some topped with maraschino cherries and others drizzled with melted chocolate, with more decorated cookies and a cookie tin in the background."
  • Add toppings like chocolate, sprinkles, or cherries before storing.
    "Close-up of tender whipped shortbread cookies topped with red, green, and white holiday sprinkles, showing their delicate, crumbly texture on a decorative plate."

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 20g | Calories: 110kcal (6%) | Carbohydrates: 10g (3%) | Protein: 1g (2%) | Fat: 7g (11%) | Saturated Fat: 4g (25%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 20mg (7%) | Sodium: 30mg (1%) | Potassium: 15mg | Sugar: 5g (6%) | Vitamin A: 300IU (6%) | Calcium: 5mg (1%) | Iron: 0.2mg (1%)
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