# Whipped Shortbread Cookies

This recipe provides the secret to melt-in-your-mouth shortbread perfection, highlighting the importance of whipping butter thoroughly.

- Servings: 45 servings
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups butter
- 0.5 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 jar maraschino cherry
- milk chocolate

## Instructions

1. Whip the butter at maximum speed for approximately 10 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed, until it is light and fluffy.
2. Add half a cup of cornstarch, one cup of icing sugar, and three cups of all-purpose flour to the whipped butter.
3. Mix until the perfect shortbread dough forms.
4. Use a small cookie scoop to portion the dough onto a cookie sheet.
5. Gently flatten each cookie with a fork dusted with flour or icing sugar.
6. Place half of a maraschino cherry on top of each shortbread cookie.
7. Bake in the oven at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.
8. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire cooling rack.
9. Drizzle with a little milk chocolate.

## Equipment

- stand mixer
- hand mixer
- paddle attachment
- small cookie scoop
- fork
- cookie sheet
- oven
- wire cooling rack

## Tips

- Whip the butter for close to 10 minutes until light and fluffy.
- You can use a hand mixer if you don't have a stand mixer.
- Dust the fork with flour or icing sugar before flattening the cookies.
- For a vegan option, use margarine and whip it the same way as butter.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16n42Mg53h/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4b5bbaea-4a42-4a1b-8b8a-5ddb3a5f4c50
- Extracted: 2025-12-29

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