This Whipped Shortbread Cookies recipe is amazing! It’s super simple, delicious, uses only a few ingredients and has a delicious meltaway texture!
Looking for a more classic style shortbread? My 3 Ingredient Shortbread is perfection!
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.
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.
How To Make Whipped Shortbread…
- 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.
- 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.
- 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!
- Use a medium cookie scoop and portion the dough out onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 325°F for 12-15 minutes until edges are slightly golden.
- Cool completely!
Love Shortbread? Check Out My Other Recipes:
- Chocolate Shortbread
- Browned Butter Shortbread
- Chocolate Chip Shortbread
- Potato Chip Shortbread
- Pumpkin Shortbread
- Funfetti Shortbread
Whipped Shortbread Cookies
- 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
- 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
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until edges are slightly golden.
- 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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I believe that ‘whipped’ and ‘shortbread’ has just become the most beautiful word combination EVER.
How many cookies does on batch make?
It makes about 30 cookies
Love this shortbread recipe…I have made baked occasion’s before and they are fantastic. Love the mini chips idea too.
OH I love that you topped them with chocolate. That fits me to a T. Of course my husband would be gobbling down the plain version.
These cookies look and sound amazing!…melt in your mouth goodness 😀
These are perfect looking shortbreads! I can’t wait to try them. Pinning!
What type of flour please?
Regular All Purpose flour!
Just made your snicker doodles and they easy and like heaven!! My neighbors love it and you when I try a new cookie reciepe!! They were delicious, I have eaten enough for tonight. But have to try your whipped shortbread! Maybe tomorrow!! I love shortbread cookies!! I make a short bread cookie, that melts in your mouth. I gave my kitchen to my son & his wife, so all I have is my hand mixer. Can I use it to whip butter? I used it for your snicker doodles today, love all your reciepe’s!!
Yep, a hand mixer will be fine!!
Hi dere
Its mentioned 3cups flour
Is dis self raising flour?
Just regular All Purpose flour!
I just made the whipped shortbread cookies and they went flat, not high like the ones you show in picture….I used 3 cups flour, could it be it wasn’t enough, do you pack the cups with flour….I just spooned mine in measuring cup. Let me know.
Nope, I never pack flour. It could be the type of baking sheet that you used…If I ue a thick stainless baking sheet or an insulated baking sheet I have issues with spreading.
My cookies went flat….maybe
Was your butter too soft? Maybe overbeating as well. If the butter becomes too soft it will cause the dough to spread too quickly and flatten when baked
OH.MY. I would be more than happy to take some of these off your hands!