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Whipped Shortbread Cookies

This Whipped Shortbread Cookies recipe is amazing! It’s super simple, delicious, uses only a few ingredients and has a delicious meltaway texture!

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Whipped Shortbread Melts In Your Mouth!

I happen to be shortbread obsessed. What’s not to love really? You have a sweet, buttery cookie that is both simple and flavorful all at the same time.

Whipping the butter for 3 minutes creates a lighter, whipped base to add the other ingredients. The finished cookie is light, yet rich, and subtly sweet.

Stacked and broken whipped shortbread

Only 4 Ingredients…

The great part about shortbread is its simplicity. But with that said, since there are so few ingredients I recommend using the highest quality you can manage. That doesn’t mean you need to go out and spend a ton of money on fancy butter, or organic flours…

It just means choose ingredients that TASTE good. You might have a preference in which brand of all purpose flour you use…or butter…or vanilla…And in this case, I’d say choose your favorite. You can even splurge on a fancy European butter if you’re feeling like the splurge. This is a time when that butter makes the cookie better!

  • Butter. I like to use salted butter as it adds to the flavor. BUT you can absolutely use unsalted, because you do add a little more salt. I would recommend that if you use unsalted, just add 1/4 teaspoon more
  • Powdered Sugar. Yep, just powdered sugar in this recipe, not granulated sugar. The powdered sugar is smooth and sweet, and gives the shortbread a melty texture.
  • Flour. All purpose all the way!
  • Salt. I use kosher salt in this shortbread recipe, as I do in most of my baking recipes.

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How To Make Whipped Shortbread…

  1. In your mixer fitted with paddle attachment whip the butter for 3 minutes on high speed, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
  2. Add in add in powdered sugar, salt and flour slowly and mix on low speed until incorporated, and then turn the mixer up to medium and mix for just 20 sends.
  3. If you would like to add in chocolate chips, add those in now. You can also divide the dough in half and make half of the shortbread with chocolate chips and half without for a combination!
  4. Use a medium cookie scoop and portion the dough out onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
  5. Bake at 325°F for 12-15 minutes until edges are slightly golden.
  6. Cool completely!
Shortbread cookies on a wire rack

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Whipped shortbread broken in half on a cooling rack

Whipped Shortbread Cookies

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  • Author: Shelly
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Total Time: 22 minutes
  • Yield: 30 cookies 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: Scottish

Description

This Whipped Shortbread Cookies recipe is amazing! It’s super simple, delicious, uses only a few ingredients and has a delicious meltaway texture!


Ingredients

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  • 2 cups butter, room temperature (I used salted)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • optional – 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
  2. In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment mix the butter for 3 minutes on high speed, scraping down the sides of the bowl periodically. When thoroughly whipped, turn mixer to low and add in add in powdered sugar, salt and flour slowly. Once incorporated turn the mixer to medium and mix for 20 seconds. If adding chocolate chips, add them now and stir until evenly incorporated.
  3. Using a 2 tablespoon sized cookie scoop, scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. I like tall puffy cookies, but if you prefer flatter ones, press them down slightly.
  4. Bake for 12-15 minutes until edges are slightly golden.
  5. Allow to cool on wire rack.

Notes

Store airtight for up to 5 days.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 162
  • Sugar: 5 g
  • Sodium: 234.7 mg
  • Fat: 9.4 g
  • Carbohydrates: 18.2 g
  • Protein: 2.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

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116 comments on “Whipped Shortbread Cookies”

  1. fireside11tx@gmail.com

    Would crushed or broken peppermint or Heath bar work as a substitute for the chocolate chips?

  2. fireside11tx@gmail.com

    Instead of using chocolate chips, would crushed or broken peppermint pieces work in I add crushed or brok

  3. This recipe is awesome. Thankyouu. I have made this 3 times and everyone loved it. I have added crushed cashew,almonds and peanuts to the dough and made different varieties too. 🙂






  4. If I wanted to dip the bottoms in melted chocolate after baking, would they hold up? I didn’t want to melt chocolate and then find out they were too tender to dip.

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