How To Make Perfect Whipped Shortbread
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How To Make Perfect Whipped Shortbread
Description
The recipe starts by thoroughly whipping salted butter and icing sugar until creamy, forming a smooth base. Flour is slowly incorporated while continuing to whip the mixture, creating the distinctively light and fluffy texture expected in whipped shortbread.
The dough is portioned using a small scoop or shaped with a cookie press for consistent cookies. Toppings such as sprinkles or candied cherries add visual interest and a subtle sweet contrast to the buttery shortbread.
The cookies bake at a low oven temperature (275°F) for 30 to 35 minutes, which dries them out without browning, preserving a pale color and tender crumble. Cooling the dough if the kitchen is warm helps the cookies hold their shape during baking.
This method yields shortbread cookies that are lighter and more delicate than traditional recipes, suitable for festive occasions or anytime shortbread is desired.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter salted
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- Sprinkles for topping if desired
- candied cherries for topping if desired
Instructions
- Whip the butter and icing sugar together well. Once it looks all deliciously creamy, resist from eating it by the spoonful, and get your flour ready.
- Start the mixer and slowly add in the flour, until it has all been added in. Then you can proceed to let your mixer do all the work for you and whip it for 6 minutes. You are wanting lighter than air shortbread here.
- Using a small cookie scoop, scoop the dough out onto an ungreased baking sheet. You can also use a cookie press and make shaped cookies!
- Top with sprinkles or a piece of Christmas cherry.
- Bake them in a 275 degree oven for about 30-35 minutes; you want to dry out the shortbread in essence, not bake it, thus the low temperature. (If you have a warm kitchen or live in a warm climate, cool the cookies in the fridge then bake. They won't flatten out).
Notes
- Chill the dough before baking if room temperature is warm to prevent spreading.
- Use a cookie scoop or press to form uniform shapes and sizes.
- Add sprinkles or candied cherries on top before baking for decoration.
- Bake slowly at a low temperature to dry cookies rather than brown them, preserving a soft texture.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 106 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 106kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 68mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 11mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 236IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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