Whipped Shortbread Cookies

Whipped shortbread cookies are light as air with a delicious buttery flavor. They melt in your mouth because they’re so soft, and only require a few simple ingredients. Learn all the tricks for making this classic holiday cookie recipe.

Shortbread is such a classic holiday recipe. Buttery, delicious, and not too sweet – it’s the kind of classic that reminds you of your grandmother. What I especially love about whipped shortbread cookies is that they’re extra soft and melt in your mouth. So I figured it was time to share my recipe for whipped shortbread.

What’s the difference between whipped shortbread & regular shortbread??? Good question.

Regular shortbread & whipped shortbread both use the same basic ingredients. However, when making whipped shortbread you beat the ingredients together for much longer – aka whipping. This adds more air to the batter, which creates a shortbread that’s lighter and more delicate in texture.

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• sprinkles

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 300F degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper or baking mats. 
2. In a large bowl beat the butter and powdered sugar until very fluffy and aerated (at least 5 minutes.
3. Mix in the flour, cornstarch, salt and vanilla extract. 
4. Dust your hands with cornstarch, then form the dough into balls about 2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon in size.
5. Place on the lined cookie sheets and press down the top of each cookie with the tines of a fork dipped in cornstarch (this prevents sticking). Add a few sprinkles to the top of each cookie

For full instructions please see : www.justsotasty.com

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