These classic Christmas Cookies will literally melt in your mouth. Not too sweet, made with 4 simple ingredients and that light as air texture will keep you reaching for more!
Lets get straight away into how to bring these Holiday cookies together.
WHIPPED SHORTBREAD INGREDIENTS:
Butter: We are using room temperature softened butter. But we don’t want it over greasy or we are risking the cookies to spread more then we’d like!
Confectioners’ Sugar: Powdered sugar helps in creating light textured shortbread.
Flour: Measure flour using a kitchen scale or fluff the flour first, measure out in measuring cup and sweep it with a knife to level it off.
Cornstarch: Cornstarch makes the most light and puffy cookies that you will ever know!
These are just the easiest cookies to make! Just take care not to over measure your flour and cornstarch. And your cookies will bake all puffy and light! To make Shortbread:
Beat Butter and confectioners’ sugar together for 3-4 minutes
Beat in sifted flour and cornstarch next:
Chill the dough
Make cookie dough balls
Quickly chill in the freezer again while you preheat the oven
Make a pattern using fork: Optional but super cute!
Top with sprinkles and bake then
Ingredients
▢1 ½ Cups Butter at Room Temperature , salted
▢¾ Cup Confectioners’ Sugar
▢2 ¼ Cups All Purpose Flour
▢¾ Cup Cornstarch
Flavorings and Toppings: (optional but delish)
▢2 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract or Lemon extract or Orange extract
▢¼ Cup Sprinkles (of choice) (I used non-pareils)
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl beat butter and confectioners’ sugar for 3-4 minutes. Don’t skimp on the beating time for light textured cookies. Add flavorings at this point (if adding) and give it a whirl too.
Next add in sifted flour and cornstarch in the bowl and beat only till combined.
Scoop and roll into 36 equal sized cookie balls. Place cookie dough balls on a pre-lined baking tray or on a large plate (coated with little flour) to avoid the dough balls from sticking to the plate. Press their tops with a cornstarch/flour dipped fork and top with sprinkles.
Now chill the dough balls for about 2 hours in fridge or till they are very firm to touch. Pro Tip: To speed up this process, you may chill the dough balls in freezer until firm.
Let dough balls chill in the fridge/freezer till you preheat the oven. I usually bake 12 cookies on a tray at a time.
When ready to bake preheat oven at 300 deg F and bake cookies for 19-20 minutes. Or till their tops look set.
Allow to cool on the baking tray.