These Irish Shamrock Cookies are a festive treat perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! Soft, buttery cookies are rolled in green sanding sugar, giving them a sparkling look while tasting deliciously sweet. Shaped like shamrocks, they’re the ideal addition to your holiday celebrations.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 24-30 cookies (depending on the size of your cookie cutter) 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baked
- Cuisine: Irish-American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Decoration:
- Green sanding sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- Make the Dough:
- In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a soft dough forms.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Cut Out Shamrocks:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll out the chilled dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4-inch thickness.
- Use a small shamrock-shaped cookie cutter to cut out cookies.
- Roll in Green Sanding Sugar:
- Pour green sanding sugar onto a plate or shallow bowl.
- Gently press the top of each shamrock cookie into the sanding sugar, coating evenly.
- Bake the Cookies:
- Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheets, about 1 inch apart.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are just starting to turn golden.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps keep the cookies from spreading too much while baking.
- Feel free to use any shape of cookie cutter, but shamrock shapes are perfect for St. Patrick’s Day!
- Green sanding sugar can be replaced with colored sugar of your choice.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (based on 30 servings)
- Calories: 100 kcal
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
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