Thursday, December 20, 2007

Whipped Shortbread Cookies

Yield 36 cookies

1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 tsp VE Pure Vanilla Extract
Red Maraschino Cherries or Green Maraschino Cherries

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Add first four ingredients to mixing bowl. Mix with electric mixer until smooth.
3. Drop from a 1 tsp measure onto lightly greased baking sheet, spacing cookies about 2 inches apart.
4. Quarter Maraschino cherries and place one piece in the middle of each cookie.
5. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until bottom of cookies are lightly browned, being careful not to over bake.
6. After removing form oven, allow to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
7. Store in an airtight container being sure to separate each layer of cookies with wax paper.

Option: for a wonderful taste variation use 1 tsp of VE Almond Extract in place of the VE Pure Vanilla Extract.

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