Whipped Shortbread
4 ingredient whipped shortbread cookies are amazing, melt-in-your-mouth, quick and easy!
Servings 36 cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups butter softened
- 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar referred to as 'icing sugar' in Canada, sifted
- 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups cornstarch
Garnish:
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy (you can use a hand mixer, but it's not ideal).
- Gradually add flour and cornstarch, beating until well blended.
- With hands lightly dusted with additional cornstarch, roll dough into 1 inch. balls.
- Place 1 inch. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Press lightly with a floured fork.
- Top with nonpareils and/or cherry halves, if desired.
- Bake at 300° for 20-22 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.
- Cool for 5 minutes before moving from pans to wire cooling racks.
Notes
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 81 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 55 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.