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whipped shortbread cookies
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5 from 1 vote

Whipped Shortbread Cookies

All butter shortbread cookies in beautiful shapes using a cookie press.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Canadian/American
Keyword: cookie press, shortbread cookies, whipped shortbread
Servings: 4 Dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter half pound, room temperature
  • 2 cups sifted all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • pinch of salt
  • Marachino or Glace cherries for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees and ensure racks are set in upper portion of the oven.
  • Cream butter in stand mixer or food processor until well whipped.
  • Sift dry ingredients together. Add to butter and mix until combined and dough stays together.
  • Press dough into the chamber of a cookie press and squeeze shaped dough onto an ungreased baking sheet. Cookies can be fairly close together as they don't expand much.
  • Cut cherries into small pieces and place one piece in the centre of each shaped cookie if using a shape with a centre.
  • Bake for 14-15 minutes in the upper part of the oven until bottoms are just beginning to have some colour.