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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cookies 8g Recipe makes 120 cookies)
Calories 44
Calories from Fat 27		(62%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 3.1g	4%
	Saturated Fat 2.0g	9%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.8g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 8mg		2%
Sodium 21mg		0%
Potassium 4mg		0%
Total Carbohydrate 3.9g		1%
	Dietary Fiber 0.1g	0%
	Sugars 1.0g
Protein 0.4g		0%
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Cathy's Whipped Shortbread Cookies

Recipe #148845 | 40 min | 20 min prep | add private note

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By: Chef burnt toast
Dec 20, 2005

This is an old family recipe. My Great aunt used to just drop them from a spoon onto a cookie sheet. I use my cookie gun and get about 120 cookies. They are an excellent-melt-in-your-mouth cookie. I decorate them with cherries and icing.

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Ingredients

1 lb butter (or margarine)
1 cup icing sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour

Directions

1
Cream butter until light and fluffy, then add icing sugar and cornstarch. Mix and whip until light and creamy.
2
Then add vanilla and flour (a bit at a time) and whip again until light and creamy.
3
Drop from a spoon or use a cookie gun to make shapes on a pan.
4
Bake in a 325°F oven for 20-25 minutes, depending on size of cookie (just until set and starting to turn pale golden).

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From: Chef #369725

On Mar 28, 2008

I love the taste. It does melt in your mouth. I did find it too starchy and the texture too much like cornstarch. Maybe it was my sugar?

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From: Chef #416791

On Dec 26, 2006

Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing - easy & quick to make - used my cookie press with fantastic results

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From: Pets'R'us

On Dec 21, 2005

I printed this recipe as soon as I saw it posted this morning and went straight to the kitchen to make them! I halved the recipe and have now a tin full of melt in your mouth cookies. I made small cookies and the recipe made approx 60. For half of them I used my cookie press/gun and the other half I made just dropping the dough from a teaspoon and decorated those with a piece of cherry. The cooking time for my size of cookies was between 15-18 minutes, depending on the thickness. Great recipe! Thanks for posting.

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From: Spokanite

On Dec 29, 2007

Thank you Chef burnt toast for a perfect butter cookie that works in a cookie press!!!! I have hunted all over for a delicate, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth cookie like the ones you buy in tins and this is THE one. I made these today and in about 1 hour from start to finish had beautiful, buttery delicious cookies. My cookies only took about 12 or so minutes to bake with 2 sheets, rotating from top to bottom shelves halfway through baking. This will be my only butter cookie recipe from now on. I am so glad that I looked a bit harder this year and found your wonderful recipe. 5 stars is not enough, in my opinion.

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