Ready for Christmas Whipped Shortbread Cookies Revised
Ready for Christmas Whipped Shortbread Cookies are soft, melt-in-your-mouth treats made with butter, flour, and sugar. These simple yet festive cookies are flavored with vanilla and topped with a candied cherry.
Servings: 26 cookies
Calories: 103kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup (227 g) Butter unsalted room temperature
- 1 ½ cups (187.5 g) All-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (32 g) Cornstarch
- ½ cup (60 g) Powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) Vanilla Extract
- Candied Cherries Cut in half as many as needed
Instructions
- To start, I cut my cherries in half and set them aside. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C or 180°C). You also need 2 cookie sheet pans. Do not grease or line them with anything.
- Weigh or measure your flour, then add the cornstarch into a bowl. Sift them together into a bowl and set it aside. Weigh or measure the powdered sugar into another bowl.
- Add cubed butter to a mixer bowl and beat for a couple of minutes. Now add the powdered sugar to the butter and on a medium-high mixer speed mix for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the vanilla extract and blend until incorporated. Turn off the mixer and add the entire bowl of the sifted flour-cornstarch mixture. Mix until all the flour has been incorporated. The dough should be firm enough to roll the cookie dough into a ball. You will want to have 2 ungreased and unlined cookie sheet pans ready.
- I take a small scooper or a teaspoon and scoop out enough dough to make a 1" to 1 ½" ball. I put 12 cookie balls onto a cookie sheet. Just make them consistent whichever size you choose. I take a small bowl and add just a little flour to it and, using a fork, dip it into the flour. Tap off the excess flour and press down on each ball just enough to make fork lines and flatten the cookie ball some. The flour helps the fork from sticking. Take a half cherry and press it in the middle on top of each cookie.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C or 180°C) for 12-14 minutes. Leave them on the cookie pan for 5 minutes after pulling the cookies from the oven. They will look pale on top but just slightly golden brown on the bottom. After transferring to a cooling rack, leave them there until they have completely cooled. Then sprinkle some powdered sugar on top.
Nutrition
Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 10mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 218IU | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.3mg