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Mom’s Whipped Shortbread

November 22, 2020 by Laureen King 24 Comments

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My favourite shortbread cookie recipe. These kind are melt in your mouth delicious.
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Decorative plate filled with shortbread cookies topped with maraschino cherries.
My recipe for Mom's Whipped Shortbread cookies are the kind that will melt in your mouth. Decorate with maraschino cherries, jelly candies, or any of your favorites.My recipe for Moms Whipped Shortbread cookies are the kind that will melt in your mouth. Decorate with maraschino cherries, jelly candies, or any of your favorites.My recipe for Moms Whipped Shortbread cookies are the kind that will melt in your mouth. Decorate with maraschino cherries, jelly candies, or any of your favorites.
My recipe for Mom’s Whipped Shortbread cookies are the kind that will melt in your mouth. Decorate with maraschino cherries, jelly candies, or any of your favorites.
Decorative plate filled with shortbread cookies topped with maraschino cherries.
If you like shortbread cookies, my Mom’s whipped cookie recipe is a must try for your Christmas cookie baking. This best ever shortbread cookie recipe does not use cornstarch. Just flour, butter, and confectioners sugar that is piped into perfectly sized shortbread cookies.  I then topped each with a maraschino cherry. Make sure you use a paper towel to pat-dry the cherries or the cherry juice will seep into the cookies. These cookies can also be topped with jam, jelly beans, or jube jubes.

Baking rack filled with fluffy shortbread cookies topped with maraschino cherries.

I love all kinds of shortbread, but my favorite is the kind that melt in your mouth like this traditional recipe for Mom’s Whipped Shortbread Cookies. If you prefer a firmer shortbread cookie try this recipe Old Fashioned Shortbread Cookies.

Decorative plate filled with shortbread cookies topped with maraschino cherries.

As a kid, I have many fond memories of my Mom doing a ton of Christmas baking for our large family. She would bake all kinds of goodies, then put them in the freezer to keep until Christmas celebrations began. Like many, I discovered at a very young age that frozen baked stuff tasted awesome! How many of you, even today, take one little bite of your baking out of the freezer to nibble on.

Decorative plate filled with shortbread cookies topped with maraschino cherries.

Mom's Whipped Shortbread

Laureen King
My favourite shortbread cookie recipe. These kind are melt in your mouth delicious.
3.97 from 26 votes
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 114 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter (room temperature)
  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 24 maraschino cherries pat dry

Instructions
 

  • Whip butter and sugar together with electric mixer until creamy.
  • On low gradually add flour. When all flour is added, turn speed to high and whip for 8 minutes.
  • Fill piping bag with batter, use extra large star or circle tip.
  • Pipe dollop of batter on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Top each cookie with maraschino cherry.
  • Bake 325 for 15- 17 minutes. Cool completely.
  • Store in refrigerator ( this will also firm cookies if you find they are too crumbly)

Nutrition

Calories: 114kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 68mgPotassium: 11mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 240IUCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.4mg
Keyword shortbread, cookies, whipped shortbread
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

More amazing cookie recipes to try.

  • Best Ever Sugar Cookies – The only recipe I use to make perfect cutout cookies.
  • Springerle Cookies – These cookies are so pretty, made using a decorative wood cookie mold.
  • Candy Cane Sugar Cookies – Delicious tasting sugar cookie that uses candy cane sugar.
  • Gingerbread Cookies – My go-to recipe for sensation cutout gingerbread cookies.
  • Peanut Butter Cookies – Always a favorite cookie, I topped these with a whipped ganache.
  • Eggnog White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies – These soft cake-like cookies are a must for Holiday baking.

Antique teacup and sauce filled with tea. Short bread cookies on side of plate.

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  1. Laureen King

    December 12, 2013 at 4:30 am

    thanks Melissa, hope you are having a wonderful time during this very special time of year!

    Reply
  2. Laureen King

    December 16, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    Thanks, I don’t add any flavoring to mine, but I think adding flavoring would be a great idea. I would only use vanilla bean or lemon zest, as not sure how something liquid would affect the recipe.

    Reply
  3. Laureen King

    December 17, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    Thank you Memory. They are very easy to make, I had to bring my last batch to Garrett in Calgary, so it looks like more baking for me. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

    Reply
  4. JC Ethier

    December 3, 2015 at 12:21 pm

    Hi Laureen,
    Instead of adding a cherry on top, do you have any other suggestions? And should they be added before or after baking? Thanks and Happy Holidays !!!

    Reply
    • Laureen King

      December 3, 2015 at 8:02 pm

      Hi JC, my Mom also put jube jubes (soft jelly candies) on top. Add after baking while still warm. or a hershey kiss would work, but make sure cool enough so they don’t melt.

      Reply
    • shelley

      December 18, 2016 at 10:27 am

      I also use mini hersheys kisses. once baked and out of the oven I put in the kiss

      Reply
      • Laureen King

        December 18, 2016 at 2:32 pm

        Hershey kisses would taste awesome Shelley

        Reply
  5. Brooke

    December 7, 2015 at 1:09 pm

    5 stars
    I just made these for Christmas and they turned out beautifully. The texture is unlike any other; literally melts in your mouth! Thanks for posting xo

    Reply
    • Laureen King

      December 7, 2015 at 9:09 pm

      That is wonderful Brooke, so glad you enjoyed the recipe.

      Reply
  6. Caroline

    December 20, 2015 at 12:00 pm

    The best!

    Reply
    • Laureen King

      December 20, 2015 at 4:36 pm

      Thank you Caroline, have a very Merry Christmas!

      Reply
  7. Mere

    December 20, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    4 stars
    Mine did that as well! And I had everything measured out and whipped to the nines. I’m blaming the extreme dryness of where I live. Despite the fact that they did that, they are FANTASTIC!

    Reply
  8. William

    January 31, 2016 at 8:34 pm

    Ok I think I can answer this one. I just did a batch and baked part of it in a glass pan and part of it in a metal pan. The ones in the metal pan hardened up and the bottoms were a little more brown. The ones in the glass pan are crumbly and didn’t turn out.

    Reply
  9. Brenda

    May 28, 2017 at 1:52 pm

    1 star
    oh my what a crumbly mess. Could it possible be he 8 min of whipping breaks down the butter too much. Do you use the thisk attachment or paddle? Hand or stand mixer. Flavor is good other than that a bust.

    Reply
    • Laureen King

      May 28, 2017 at 4:02 pm

      Hi Brenda, I use a standing mixer with the paddle attachment. I’ve made this recipe often so I’m not sure what went wrong for you. Oven temperatures can sometimes be off and affect baking, possibly they were baked too long. I am sorry the recipe did not turn out for you.

      Reply
  10. Natasha

    September 29, 2017 at 12:00 pm

    5 stars
    I added a cap of vanilla extract n they turned out great 👍🏼

    Reply
  11. Rebecca

    October 13, 2018 at 5:39 pm

    5 stars
    I used cake and pastry flour and added a capful of almond extract. Perfect cookies. This recipe is awesome because I can play around with it and get exellent results everytime.

    Reply
    • Laureen King

      October 14, 2018 at 4:14 pm

      Thanks Rebecca

      Reply
  12. Brenda Walsh

    February 5, 2019 at 2:04 pm

    I just made these used silicone flat tray from tupperware as im a consultant came out awesome i didnt have the parchment paper .. so yummy…

    Reply

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