WHIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES
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
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
UNCLE BILL'S WHIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES
These are very easy to make shortbread cookies. They are so good that they melt in your mouth, you hardly have to chew them. I have been making them for over 35 years.
Provided by William Uncle Bill
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 32m
Yield 24-30 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 6
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
I have been making these cookies for over 50 years. The recipe was given to me by my Nana who came to Canada from England just after the First World War.
Provided by William Uncle Bill
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 48 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 244, Fat 15.6, SaturatedFat 9.8, Cholesterol 40.7, Sodium 165.4, Carbohydrate 24.3, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 8.4, Protein 2.3
WHIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES
This recipe comes from Markerville, Alberta. "The Markerville Creamy" owner gave this recipe to me at their Christmas Fair. I could not believe how they melted in my mouth like butter so yummy!
Provided by oilpatchjo
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 30m
Yield 3 dozen, 18 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 282.6, Fat 20.7, SaturatedFat 13, Cholesterol 54.2, Sodium 145.8, Carbohydrate 22.6, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 6.6, Protein 2.4
WHIPPED SHORTBREAD
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
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.
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