Whipped Shortbread Cookies - Bake. Eat. Repeat.

Jump to RecipeThese lightly sweet, whipped shortbread cookies, topped with a cherry, are easy to make and melt in your mouth – they’re perfect for Christmas!These whipped shortbread cookies are my favourite Christmas cookie. Actually they’re my entire family’s favourite Christmas cookie.They’re not overly sweet, just a crisp, buttery cookie, topped with candied cherries to add some sweetness, and to make them nice and Christmas-y looking.We make at least a double batch every year, and they’re still the first Christmas cookie to disappear.If you’ve never made whipped shortbread cookies, you need to try this recipe! They’re so easy to make, and everyone loves these tasty, melt in your mouth cookies!Why is it called shortbread?It’s called shortbread because of the large amount of butter in the cookies.The term short means crumbly, like pastry should be.So shortbread cookies are buttery cookies that are a bit crumbly. Don’t expect a chewy cookie – shortbread cookies are crisp, lightly swee...