Whipped Shortbread Cookies
These are really easy, and are a great last-minute addition to Christmas cookie trays. I use red crystilized cherries with almond extract, and they are always scrumptious. They are just sweet enough, buttery, airy and light, and just melt in your mouth. With so few ingredients, there is no excuse not to make them. I bake them every year, they have become a Christmas staple at our house.
Ingredients
250 grams butter, softened (2 cups)
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup icing sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla extract/ or almond (optional)
1/4 cup red maraschino cherry/ or crystallized fruit or glacé fruit
1/4 cup green maraschino cherry/ or crystallized fruit or glacé fruit
Preheat oven to180/ 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl and using an electric mixer, combine butter, flour, icing sugar and vanilla extract; mix until mixture is a smooth consistency. ( I just use a wooden spoon)
Prepare cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Spoon out dough onto parchment lined cookie sheets by teaspoonfuls or by tablespoons for larger cookies, spacing about 2 inches apart. ( I roll the dough into little balls)
Cut cherries into quarters and place one piece in the middle of each cookie, alternating with red and green cherries.
Bake in preheated 180//350 F oven for 13 to 15 minutes or until bottom of cookies are lightly browned,
DO NOT OVERBAKE.
Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes.
Transfer onto wire racks to finish cooling.
Store in a container with a lid and separate each layer with wax paper.
**if you feel the dough is to soft, place in the fridge for a bit
**Use sprinkles, half an almond or half a cashew or chocolate to the top of the cookies before baking.
**A thumbprint in the cookie, filled with your choice of jam is very tasty.
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Ingredients
250 grams butter, softened (2 cups)
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup icing sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla extract/ or almond (optional)
1/4 cup red maraschino cherry/ or crystallized fruit or glacé fruit
1/4 cup green maraschino cherry/ or crystallized fruit or glacé fruit
Preheat oven to180/ 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl and using an electric mixer, combine butter, flour, icing sugar and vanilla extract; mix until mixture is a smooth consistency. ( I just use a wooden spoon)
Prepare cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Spoon out dough onto parchment lined cookie sheets by teaspoonfuls or by tablespoons for larger cookies, spacing about 2 inches apart. ( I roll the dough into little balls)
Cut cherries into quarters and place one piece in the middle of each cookie, alternating with red and green cherries.
Bake in preheated 180//350 F oven for 13 to 15 minutes or until bottom of cookies are lightly browned,
DO NOT OVERBAKE.
Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes.
Transfer onto wire racks to finish cooling.
Store in a container with a lid and separate each layer with wax paper.
**if you feel the dough is to soft, place in the fridge for a bit
**Use sprinkles, half an almond or half a cashew or chocolate to the top of the cookies before baking.
**A thumbprint in the cookie, filled with your choice of jam is very tasty.
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