I’ve always had an affinity for cookies. When I was very young it was a special treat to get cookies from the bakery. I loved looking at the different varieties in the display case trying to decide just which ones I’d choose. More often than not it was butter cookies… decorated with sprinkles or non-pareils or a dollop of chocolate or a even a cherry… it didn’t much matter. They were pretty and they were delicious. Now I’m all grown up and can make cookies whenever I please which is something that pleases my family LOL. This past Christmas when I was making treats for the goodie-baskets I gave as gifts, I wanted a delicate, tender cookie that reminded me of those bakery cookies I had as a young girl. When I made these whipped shortbread cookies I needed to look no further because these could not have been more perfect!
I discovered the recipe just by searching the internet one day for nothing in particular, just different kinds of not-your-everyday cookies. The method was rather intriguing since you combine most of the ingredients and whip, whip, whip… whip, whip for a loooooooooooooong time… ten whole minutes, which seems like an obscenely long time when you’re doing it. But the end result is so totally worth it. I put the creamy batter into a pastry bag fitted with a 1M tip and piped a random formation onto a silpat-lined cookie sheet, baking as directed. The only modification I made to the recipe was adding probably 1tsp of cornstarch to keep the cookies from being so delicate they’d fall apart in transit.
These cookies are so very good – they’re melt-in-your-mouth, jump-back-&-kiss-yourself good. If you’re interested, the recipe can be found here and I highly recommend making them. Aside from the long mixing time (which really isn’t that long) they come together quickly and extremely easily. If you don’t have a pastry bag, no worries, just put the creamy batter into a big plastic bag and snip off a corner. I’m confident you can make a beautifully simple drop cookie that way and top them with sprinkles or whatever you like. However you do it, they’ll be fantastic!
Have a delicious day,
