The Best Whipped Shortbread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb salted butter (no substitutions)
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (or scraped seeds from a vanilla pod)
• candied cherry, for decoration (or maraschino)

Recipe

• 1 sift all dry ingredients.
• 2 using a stand mixer, cream butter and icing sugar. add vanilla.
• 3 sift flour and cornstarch together and slowly add to mixing bowl.
• 4 mix on high speed for 10 minutes.
• 5 chill until slightly firm'.
• 6 roll into small balls, put on parchment lined baking sheets and flatten a bit with two fingers. add half a cherry on each cookie for decoration.
• 7 bake at 325* for 15-20 minutes until lightly browned.
• 8 carefully place on cooling rack.