Delightful St. Patrick’s Day Cookies
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these vibrant, delightful cookies! Easy to make and perfect for sharing, they are a sweet treat everyone will love.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 24 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour
- Baking Powder
- Granulated Sugar
- Unsalted Butter
- Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- Gel Food Coloring
- Decorative Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder until well combined.
- In another bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract.
- Divide the dough into portions and mix in food coloring for your desired shades.
- Scoop dough onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden.
- Allow cooling on wire racks before decorating.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (30g)
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: For added texture, consider incorporating chopped nuts or swapping chocolate chips with colorful sprinkles. Chilling the cookie dough before baking can help prevent spreading for perfectly chewy cookies.