I got this recipe probably close to 30 years ago from a friend of my sister's. I only make it once a year because it is the epitome of decadence (by which I mean "fat"). Here's the recipe, with a few more notes underneath:
2 C unsalted butter, softened
1 C icing sugar
3 C all-purpose flour
1) Beat butter until creamy
2) Blend in icing sugar
3) Add flour and beat for 10 minutes
4) Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet
5) Bake at 325 F for 20 minutes
6) Cool cookies on rack
Makes about 72 cookies
Beating the batter for 10 minutes is only necessary for an old clunker like the Sunbeam mixer with the dual metal beaters. In a work-horse like the KitchenAid mixer, 5 minutes of beating is more than enough.
Use a thin spatula to remove the cookies from the baking sheet. These cookies are ultra delicate (wouldn't you be if you were 30% air and 70% butter?). Even after they've hardened a bit after cooling off completely, you'll still need to handle them with care.
Crumbly goodness!
Here are the other folks doing the Virtual Cookie Swap - go visit them!
Blog: My Kids Eat Squid
Cookie: Nutella
Blog: GarlicGirl
Cookie: Peanuty Peanut Butter Cookies
Blog: Laura's Delicious Food
Cookie: Raspberry thumbprint cookies
Blog: Boston Food Swap
Cookie: Old-fashioned molasses cookies
Blog: Frugal Kiwi
Blog: MarthaandMe
Cookie: TBD
What about you? What's your favorite holiday or general cookie to bake or to eat? Hope you find a fun new recipe at this swap to try!
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12 comments:
These cookies are fabulous!!
We don't do cookies, we do yule bread. It's a light sweet bread, full of milk and butter and cardamom. yum.
Yeah, it's so much fun to be able to swap online! I'm excited to try your whipped shortbread cookies.
OMGOSH I love shortbread!!! I am going to have to try these this year...yum!!!
Awesome! Thank you T for sharing!
I'd love to get Robin's recipe (hint, hint). ;)
Yum, one of my all time favorites...shortbread! Super cute blog, I am so glad I was introduced to it. :)
Hugs
Laura
Robin, is that somewhat like a Stolle de Noel (Stollen)? I make those for the holiday too! My sis wants your recipe. :)
Squid, it's a super-easy recipe; hope you like it!
Stace, this is like short-bread helium balloons; they're so light you think they'll float away. ;D
Michelle, hope you'll try making these; they're one cookie that won't survive the mail. LOL!
Monica, I'll tell Robin!
Laura, thanks so much! Your blog is gorgeous. :)
Shortbread is one of my absolute favorites. I'll choose it over most biscuits. Thanks for sharing!
thanks for getting in touch with Robin for me.
I would also like to note that people can also use a cookie press to make these, but since we grew up without one, we happily continued the tradition of not using one.
Melanie, I love shortbread too! :)
Epi, cookie press? what's that? LOL!
Okay Teresa, your Apple Kuchen was a HUGE hit with my boy! I'm definitely going to have to try these now. They sound soooo YUM. I'm a little nervous about the "delicate" part considering my lack of cooking skill, but I shall forge ahead!
Holly, so glad your son liked the kuchen!
The delicate part of the cookie doesn't have anything to do with cooking skills; it's got to do with how you handle and pick up the cookies when you go to eat them, so I think you're ok. LOL!
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