
Whipped Shortbread Cookies
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Description
A festive melt in your mouth cookie, and very easy to make.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup confectioners' sugar
- ¼ cup red maraschino cherries, quartered
- ¼ cup green maraschino cherries, quartered
Directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- 2. In a large bowl, combine butter, flour, and confectioners' sugar. With an electric mixer, beat for 10 minutes, until light and fluffy. Spoon onto cookie sheets, spacing cookies 2 inches apart. Place a piece of maraschino cherry onto the middle of each cookie, alternating between red and green.
- 3. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the bottoms of the cookies are lightly browned. Remove from oven, and let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer cookies on to wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container, separating each layer with waxed paper.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 3 dozen
calories: 74.8 kcal
carbohydrates: 6.8 g
protein: 0.6 g
saturated fat: 3.2 g
cholesterol: 13.6 mg
sodium: 36.5 mg
fiber: 0.2 g
sugar: 2.3 g