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Lucky Charms Cookies

Fun, vibrant St. Patrick's Day cookies topped with green icing and Lucky Charms marshmallows.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Chill time:
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 1 min
Servings: 15 cookies
Calories: 229 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 120 g butter, softened (1 stick)
  • 120 g caster sugar/superfine sugar (½ cup + 2 tablespoons)
  • 2 Teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 Medium egg
  • 250 g all-purpose flour (2 cups)
  • ½ Teaspoon baking powder
  • Small Pinch salt
Topping
  • 70 g butter, softened (5 tablespoons)
  • 225 g icing sugar/powdered sugar (1 + ¾ cups)
  • ½ Teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 Tablespoon milk
  • ¼ Teaspoon Green gel food colouring (or more as needed)
  • 2 Handfuls Lucky Charms marshmallows

Instructions

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  1. Line a large tray or two with baking paper.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until smooth. Then mix in the vanilla extract and the egg.
  3. Add in the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well and when it starts to stick, use your hands to press everything together into a ball of dough.
  4. Pop the ball of dough in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill.
  5. While the dough is chilling, preheat your oven to 180°C/350℉ (or 160°C/320℉ for fan or convection ovens).
  6. Gently knead the cookie dough in your hands to get rid of any cracks then roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface until it's around ¼-inch thick.
  7. Use a 3-inch round cookie cutter to cut out your cookies, re-rerolling leftover pieces of dough until it's all used up.
  8. Bake for 10-11 minutes, until they are firm around the edges and slightly soft in the middle. They will firm up more as they cool.
  9. Leave them on the tray to cool completely.
Topping:
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  1. Mix the butter, icing sugar, vanilla extract and milk together until smooth then stir in the green food colouring.
  2. Use a teaspoon to gently spread some icing onto each cookie then top with Lucky Charms marshmallows.
  3. Let the icing harden then enjoy!

Notes

  • If the icing is too soft, add more icing sugar. If it's too thick, add more milk.
  • Store the cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1cookie Calories 229kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 30g (10%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Monounsaturated Fat 3g Cholesterol 33mg (11%) Sodium 48mg (2%) Sugar 20g (40%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 15cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 229

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cookie
Calories 229kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 30g 10%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Monounsaturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 33mg 11%
Sodium 48mg 2%
Sugar 20g 40%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.