# Whipped Shortbread Cookies

A recipe for melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies, featuring a key technique of whipping butter for an extended period.

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

## Ingredients

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

## Instructions

1. Whip two cups of butter at maximum speed for close to 10 minutes (5 minutes with a stand mixer) until it is light and fluffy.
2. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to incorporate all the butter.
3. Add half a cup of cornstarch, one cup of icing sugar, and three cups of all-purpose flour to the whipped butter.
4. Mix for a couple of minutes until a perfect shortbread dough forms.
5. Use a small cookie scoop to portion the dough onto a cookie sheet.
6. Gently flatten each cookie with a fork, dusting the fork with flour or icing sugar first.
7. Place half of a maraschino cherry on top of each flattened shortbread cookie.
8. Bake in the oven at 375°F (190°C) for 12 to 15 minutes.
9. Remove from the oven and, while still warm, drizzle a little milk chocolate over the cookies.
10. Transfer the cookies to a wire cooling rack.

## Equipment

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

## Tips

- Whip the butter for close to 10 minutes (5 minutes with a stand mixer for a double batch) until light and fluffy.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl during whipping to ensure even consistency.
- You can use a vegan butter substitute like margarine, whipping it the same way as butter.
- Dust the fork with flour or icing sugar before flattening the cookies to prevent sticking.
- Add half a maraschino cherry on top of each cookie before baking.
- Melted milk chocolate can be drizzled on the cookies after baking.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/W1-WKZfiDEY?si=Ri3vvQCjarmCqBU0
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9355a4b8-a428-48e0-9526-799d4d0832f7
- Extracted: 2025-12-19

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