Best 7 Uncle Bills Whipped Shortbread Cookies Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful flavors of Uncle Bill's Whipped Shortbread Cookies, a classic treat that will tantalize your taste buds. These melt-in-your-mouth cookies are made with a unique whipped shortbread dough, resulting in a light and airy texture that is simply irresistible. With a hint of vanilla and a sprinkle of sugar, these cookies are perfect for any occasion. Whether you're looking for a sweet snack to enjoy with your family or a festive addition to your holiday gatherings, Uncle Bill's Whipped Shortbread Cookies are sure to be a hit.

In this comprehensive guide, we'll provide you with all the necessary information to create these delectable cookies from scratch. We'll start with a detailed ingredient list, ensuring you have everything you need to get started. Follow along with our step-by-step instructions, which include helpful tips and tricks to make the process as smooth as possible. We'll also share valuable insights into the art of shortbread cookie baking, discussing the importance of proper measuring, mixing, and baking techniques.

To cater to different preferences and dietary restrictions, we've included variations of Uncle Bill's Whipped Shortbread Cookies. From gluten-free alternatives to vegan options, you'll find a recipe that suits your needs. Each variation is carefully crafted to maintain the signature whipped shortbread texture while accommodating specific dietary requirements. Additionally, we've included a section dedicated to troubleshooting common issues that may arise during the baking process. With our expert guidance, you'll be able to diagnose and resolve any problems, ensuring your cookies turn out perfectly every time.

So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a culinary journey to create the ultimate Uncle Bill's Whipped Shortbread Cookies. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this guide will empower you to create these delectable treats with confidence.

Let's cook with our recipes!

UNCLE BILL'S WHIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES



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These are very easy to make shortbread cookies. They are so good that they melt in your mouth, you hardly have to chew them. I have been making them for over 35 years.

Provided by William Uncle Bill

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 32m

Yield 24-30 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup icing sugar or 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
1/4 cup red maraschino cherry
1/4 cup green maraschino cherry

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a mixing bowl and using an electric mixer, combine butter, flour, icing sugar and vanilla extract; mix until mixture is a smooth consistency.
  • Prepare cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Spoon out dough onto parchment lined cookie sheets by teaspoonfuls or by tablespoons for larger cookies, spacing about 2 inches apart.
  • Cut maraschino cherries into quarters and place one piece in the middle of each cookie, alternating with red and green cherries.
  • Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 13 to 15 minutes or until bottom of cookies are lightly browned, DO NOT OVERBAKE.
  • Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes.
  • Transfer onto wire racks to finish cooling.
  • Store in a container with a lid and separate each layer with wax paper.
  • NOTE: If you wish to add some flavor to the cookies, add 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract or almond extract.
  • Use sprinkles, half an almond or half a cashew or chocolate to the top of the cookies before baking.
  • A thumbprint in the cookie, filled with your choice of jam is very tasty.
  • It has been suggested that the cookies be refrigerated for at least 1/2 hour before baking for a different texture.

WHIPPED SHORTBREAD



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These whipped shortbread Christmas cookies melt in your mouth. Mostly I make them for the holidays, but I'll also prepare them year-round for wedding showers and afternoon teas. -Jane Ficiur, Bow Island, Alberta

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h10m

Yield 8 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 cups butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups cornstarch
Nonpareils and/or halved candied cherries

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Gradually add flour and cornstarch, beating until well blended. , With hands lightly dusted with additional cornstarch, roll dough into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press lightly with a floured fork. Top with nonpareils or cherry halves. , Bake at 300° until bottoms are lightly browned, 20-22 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 87 calories, Fat 6g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 46mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

WHIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES



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A festive melt in your mouth cookie, and very easy to make.

Provided by William Anatooskin

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Butter Cookie Recipes     Shortbread Cookie Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup confectioners' sugar
¼ cup red maraschino cherries, quartered
¼ cup green maraschino cherries, quartered

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a large bowl, combine butter, flour, and confectioners' sugar. With an electric mixer, beat for 10 minutes, until light and fluffy. Spoon onto cookie sheets, spacing cookies 2 inches apart. Place a piece of maraschino cherry onto the middle of each cookie, alternating between red and green.
  • Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the bottoms of the cookies are lightly browned. Remove from oven, and let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer cookies on to wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container, separating each layer with waxed paper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 74.8 calories, Carbohydrate 6.8 g, Cholesterol 13.6 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 36.5 mg, Sugar 2.3 g

UNCLE BILL'S SCOTCH SHORTBREAD COOKIES



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I have been making these cookies for over 50 years. The recipe was given to me by my Nana who came to Canada from England just after the First World War.

Provided by William Uncle Bill

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

8 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, sift flour with baking powder and salt.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, mix together butter, sugar and almond extract; beat until very light and fluffy.
  • Combine butter mixture with flour and mix by hand until dough is very smooth.
  • If dough is too hard to handle, refrigerate for about 1/2 hour to chill.
  • Form dough into 1 inch balls.
  • Place dough balls on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Flatten to desired thickness, about 1/4 inch thick using the bottom of a drinking glass preferably with a pattern on the bottom.
  • Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
  • DO NOT OVERBAKE.
  • Store cookies in a container with lid.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 244, Fat 15.6, SaturatedFat 9.8, Cholesterol 40.7, Sodium 165.4, Carbohydrate 24.3, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 8.4, Protein 2.3

WHIPPED SHORTBREAD



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Another family favourite, these delightful cookies really do melt in your mouth. Serving them in a red basket with xmas cellophane is a creative way to serve these. Use any garnish on these cookies that your guests will enjoy. You can eat these like candy!

Provided by Luvfood

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 40m

Yield 90-95 shortbreads

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 lb butter, softened (REAL butter,no substitutions on this!!)
1/2 cup cornstarch (1/4 cup more is optional, cookies will still melt in your mouth,less fragile if transporting)
3 cups flour
1 cup icing sugar (2 tbsp or 1/4 cup more is optional for a little or a lot more sweetness)
1/2 cup glace cherries, chopped fine

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream the butter.
  • Add dry ingredients.
  • Whip for 10-12 minutes; batter will be shiny, and form peaks.
  • Fold in chopped glace cherries. Or garnish with a topping of your choice.
  • Optional- Chill dough overnight(you can keep for a few days in the fridge) before baking take out and leave at room temperature for 1 hour, whip it up again in the mixer for about 5 minutes. This option allows you to roll and shape the cookies. Still melt in your mouth!
  • Drop from a 1 tsp measure OR roll dough on to a cookie sheet based on the the option you chose. (I level the tsp to make uniform, tiny cookies. A very small cookie scoop or tiny melon scoop is handy for uniform cookies. Due to how soft and delicate this cookie is making it bigger is not recommended).
  • Bake at 325 degrees for 8-10 minutes, OR until bottom edges begin to brown. If they are smaller then watch the first batch to monitor the time required per batch.
  • Watch them carefully they can burn quickly.
  • When removed from the oven allow them to cool for about two minutes on the cookie sheet, carefully move them onto a cooling rack with a spatula.
  • Allow them to cool on the rack for 15 minutes or more. If they are NOT cool they will crumble more easily and won't set properly.
  • My taste tester's at home tell me they taste better when they are cool. If you are taking to a cookie exchange baking them one day before it allows the texture and taste to be perfect.
  • ***Avoid letting them cool longer than necessary on the cookie sheet or they might stick and break apart when you try to move them.

WHIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES



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Make and share this Whipped Shortbread Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Chef Gorete

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 33m

Yield 60-70 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 lb butter, room temperature
1 cup icing sugar, shifted
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 F and prepare baking sheets by lightly greasing.
  • Cream the butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the cornstarch, vanilla and flour. Beat the mixture until all of the ingredients are thoroughly combine, and the batter is fluffy.
  • Stir in the chocolate chips, if using, then scoop the cookie dough onto the cookie sheet using a small scoop. Place onto prepared cookie sheets about 1" apart.
  • Bake for 18 - 20 minutes, or until the edges are a light golden brown. Let cool on racks before storing in cookie tins.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 89, Fat 6.2, SaturatedFat 3.9, Cholesterol 16.3, Sodium 54.3, Carbohydrate 7.8, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 2, Protein 0.7

WHIPPED SHORTBREAD



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Fluffy, mouth watering, worth the calories. I have been cooking these cookies for about 9 years now. I bring them to christmas parties and yet to come home with any leftover. Need I say more. Hope those who try them enjoy them as much as my friends, family, and co-workers have.

Provided by mspebblesflinstone

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 50m

Yield 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 lb unsalted butter, softened
1 cup icing sugar
3 cups flour, pre-sifted
1/2 cup cornstarch

Steps:

  • With and Electric mixer, beat butter & Icing sugar until it stands up like egg whites.
  • In a seperate medium bowl, combine flour and corn starch. Add slowly to butter and icing sugar mixture. (I find when your mixer starts to power out, then use a wooden spoon to take over, but please try to use the mixer as long as possible).
  • Drop from teaspoon onto cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Top cookies with jub-jubs, bar cherries, or anything really. My oldest son loves smarties on his. Imagination is up to you.
  • Bake at 300 for approx 30 minutes until bottom edges turn a light brown.
  • (Because all ovens vary please start checking them at about 20-25 minutes).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 148.1, Fat 10.3, SaturatedFat 6.5, Cholesterol 27.1, Sodium 1.8, Carbohydrate 12.9, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 3.3, Protein 1.2

Tips:

  • Use cold butter: This will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy: This will help incorporate air into the cookies, making them light and airy.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition: This will help prevent the cookies from curdling.
  • Stir in the flour and salt until just combined: Overmixing the dough will make the cookies tough.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking: This will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Bake the cookies in a preheated oven: This will help the cookies bake evenly.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before frosting them: This will help the frosting set properly.

Conclusion:

Uncle Bill's Whipped Shortbread Cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. With their light and airy texture and delicate flavor, these cookies are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a simple and delicious cookie recipe, give Uncle Bill's Whipped Shortbread Cookies a try.

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