Christmas Shortbread Cookies
Recipe: #11552
December 17, 2013
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Shaped, One-Pot Meal, Christmas Oven Bake, No Eggs, Flour, Butter/Margarine, more
"Oh do I ever love these buttery delicate cookies! This amounts makes around 100 cookies so theres lots of dough so you will need a large stand mixer I have a Kitchen Aid mixer"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (166.4 g)
- Calories 171.2
- Total Fat - 8 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.8 g
- Cholesterol - 15 mg
- Sodium - 87.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 22.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.5 g
- Sugars - 11.8 g
- Protein - 4.7 g
- Calcium - 55.6 mg
- Iron - 1 mg
- Vitamin C - 96.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large bowl beat the butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour and cornstarch, beating until well blended.
Step 2
With hands lightly dusted with additional cornstarch, roll dough into 1-inch round balls.
Step 3
Place balls onto an ungreased baking sheets spacing 1-inch apart. Press lightly with a floured fork. Top each dough with a cherry halve.
Step 4
Bake at 300° for 20-22 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.
Step 5
Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
Tips
No special items needed.