Buttery, Melt-in-your-mouth Shortbread Cookies
This shortbread cookie recipe makes tender, buttery, classic shortbread cookies that hold their shape in the oven and melt in your mouth. Dipping in chocolate is optional, but highly recommended!
Recipe:
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, softened (226g)
¾ cup powdered sugar (95g)
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour (250g)
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
½ teaspoon table salt
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Instructions
00:00 Introduction
00:16 In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat butter until lightened, smooth and creamy.
01:13 Gradually add sugar, stirring until light and creamy.
01:55 Add vanilla extract and stir well.
02:39 In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, and salt and whisk until combined.
03:50 Gradually add flour mixture to wet ingredients and stir until completely combined.
04:40 Form dough into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 60 minutes.
05:40 Once cookie dough is nearly done chilling, preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
05:50 Remove dough from the refrigerator and roll out on a lightly floured surface until the dough is between ⅛”-¼” thickness. Press a cookie cutter directly into dough, making cuts close together, and place cookies on baking sheet spacing at least 2” apart. Combine any remaining scraps of cough into a ball and re-roll to make more cookies.
08:40 Transfer baking sheet to center rack of 350F (175C) oven and bake for 9-11 minutes or until edges are just beginning to turn a very light golden brown (bake time will vary depending on thickness of dough and size of cookie cutter).
09:50 If desired, melt 1 cup/6 oz/170g chocolate and dip completely cooled cookies into chocolate. Place cookies on a wire rack and allow chocolate to set before serving.
Notes
Number of cookies
This will vary depending on the size of the cookie cutter used and how thick or thin you roll the dough. I use a 2” cookie cutter and get about 44 cookies.
Butter
Upgrade to European-style butter for richer-tasting, more buttery cookies.
Vanilla
Elevate your cookies by substituting 2 teaspoons of vanilla bean paste or the seeds of a scraped vanilla bean for the vanilla extract.
Variations
Make a brown sugar shortbread by reducing the powdered sugar to ½ cup (63g), cream ¼ cup (50g) of brown sugar with the butter, and increase cornstarch to 3 Tablespoons.
Original recipe
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The Easiest Christmas Cookie: Whipped Shortbread Cookies
With only six ingredients (plus sprinkles), these Whipped Shortbread Cookies may be the easiest recipe you make this holiday season. They take less than 30 minutes to make from start to finish--NO chilling required!
Recipe:
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter¹, softened (226g)
¾ cup powdered sugar (90g) (plus additional for imprinting cookies)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ teaspoon table salt
2 cups all-purpose flour (250g)
2 Tablespoons cornstarch (17g)
Nonpareils, jimmies, or colored sanding sugar for decorating, optional
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Instructions
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Preheat oven to 325F (165C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
00:56 Combine butter and powdered sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large mixing bowl and use an electric hand mixer) and beat on medium-high speed (use high speed if using a hand mixer) until lightened in color, fluffy, and creamy. This will take at least 5 minutes with a stand mixer and possibly a bit longer if using a hand mixer. If needed, pause occasionally to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure all of the butter and sugar are being well creamed.
03:10 Add vanilla extract and salt and stir until combined.
03:24 In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and cornstarch.
03:52 Turn mixer speed to medium-low and gradually add flour, stirring until just combined.
04:39 Scoop dough into tablespoon-sized scoops and briefly roll between your palms to make smooth balls. Place on prepared baking sheet, spacing cookies 1-2 inches (2.5-5cm) apart.
05:01 Use a fork to gently, slightly flatten each cookie. If the cookie dough is sticking to the tines of the fork, dip the fork in a bit of powdered sugar first to prevent sticking.
05:45 Sprinkle cookies with nonpareils, jimmies, or sugar, if desired.
06:01 Transfer to 325F (165C) oven and bake for 12 minutes. Cookies will still be light in color when finished baking. Allow to cool completely on baking sheet before removing.
Notes
¹Butter.
Butter is the most important ingredient in your whipped shortbread and the better quality you use, the better your cookies will taste. If you can get your hands on European butter, I recommend using that for this recipe (though they’ll still be delicious if you can’t!). The butter should be softened, but not so warm that it appears melty or oily. If using salted butter, reduce the salt in the recipe to ¼ teaspoon.
Storing
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
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3 Ingredient Melt In Your Mouth Shortbread Cookies | Recipe
Ingredients
8 TBSP unsalted Butter
1 cap full Pure Vanilla Extract
1/4 - 1/2 Tsp salt (depends on your taste, I prefer 1/4 Tsp)
1/4 c granulated sugar
1 C. Flour
Bake on 325f until the bottoms are lightly brown
*Tip* Allow melted butter to cool for 5 minutes before adding the rest of the ingredients for better cookie texture
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Whipped Shortbread Cookies
Learn how to make these melt in your mouth whipped shortbread cookies! A must have in our home during the holiday's.
1 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup icing sugar
1/4 cup corn starch
green and red cherries for top
Easy Shortbread Cookie Recipe - Melt-in-Your-Mouth Magic!
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