Shamrock Sugar Cookies Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
24 mins
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Total Time
34 mins
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Servings
26 -
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Calories
144 kcal
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
North American
Shamrock Sugar Cookies Recipe
Description
These Shamrock Sugar Cookies are crafted from a classic dough combining softened butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and a leavening blend of baking soda and salt to produce a soft crumb. Chilling the dough firms it for easier rolling, while cutting shamrock shapes aligns with a festive theme. Baking for just 6-8 minutes results in cookies with a slight golden bottom and tender mouthfeel.
The green icing, made from powdered sugar mixed with water or lemon juice and tinted naturally with spinach juice or green food coloring, provides a sweet, smooth finish that complements the buttery base. The lemon juice option adds a subtle tanginess. These cookies are ideal for holiday occasions, especially around St. Patrick’s Day, and can be decorated just lightly or fully depending on icing quantity.
For fuller cookie coverage, increase the icing ingredients accordingly. Using fresh spinach juice for coloring adds natural pigmentation without impacting flavor, as spinach taste is not detectable in the finished icing. The white icing shown in photos is simply powdered sugar and water without added coloring.
Ingredients
Shamrock Sugar Cookies
- ¾ cups butter softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Green Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- green food coloring see notes
- 2-3 tablespoons water see notes, or lemon juice
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla using an electric mixer.
- In a medium-sized bowl whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the wet ingredients and mix till combined.
- Make a ball out of the dough, wrap it in parchment paper, and store it in your fridge for at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Roll out half the dough to just under ½ inch between 2 pieces of parchment paper. Cut out shamrock shapes using a 3 ½ inch cookie cutter and transfer the cookies to baking sheets. Note: the cookies will fill 4 half-size sheet pans. If you don't have enough cookie sheets, bake one batch and then wait until the cookie sheet is completely cool before placing the next batch of cookies on it. Keep the cookie dough as cold as possible before baking, placing them into the fridge for a few minutes on the baking sheets if they become soft.
- Bake on cookie sheets for 6-8 minutes, or until lightly browned on the bottom. Remove from oven and cool completely before frosting.
Green Icing
- In a small bowl, add the powdered sugar and a few drops of food coloring. Then add 2 tablespoons of water or lemon juice and mix well. If you'd like a thinner icing, add a little more water.
Notes
- The listed amount of icing ingredients covers light decoration; triple the quantities to fully frost each cookie.
- Lemon juice can be used instead of water in the icing for a slight tangy flavor.
- Natural green dye can be made by extracting juice from blended spinach, needing about two teaspoons for the desired color.
- The white frosting shown is simply powdered sugar mixed with water without added dye.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 26-
Amount Per Serving
Calories 144 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cookie | |
| Calories | 144kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 162mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 34mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 398IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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