Scottish Whipped Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

1 pound butter

1 cup icing sugar

1/2 cup cornstarch

3 cups all-purpose white flour

1 teaspoon vanilla (not pure)

Preparation

CREAM: butter untill creamy with electic mixer

SIFT: together icing sugar, cornstarch and flour

ADD: dry ingredients and vanilla to creamed butter in electric mixing bowl - I add a little of dry indredients at a time

BEAT: untill consistency of whipped cream

DROP: from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet

BAKE: at 350’ in preheated oven for 12 to 14 minutes

STORE: well-in covered tin container

NOTE: for a Christmas effect cookies can be sprinkled with small pieces of red and green cherries or coloured sprinkles