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Shamrock Sugar Cookies Recipe

Bring the spirit of St. Patrick's Day to your kitchen and bake up some Irish luck, with these charming shamrock sugar cookies, perfect for celebrating March 17th! Made with our all-time favorite soft sugar cookie recipe, these tender shamrock sugar cookies are then coated in a festive green icing. Sláinte!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
34 mins
Servings: 26 -
Calories: 144 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: North American

Ingredients

Shamrock Sugar Cookies
  • ¾ ¾ cups butter softened
  • 1 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 2 eggs
  • 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ ½ teaspoon salt
Green Icing
  • 1 1 cup powdered sugar
  • Green food color see notes
  • 2-3 2-3 tablespoons water or lemon juice see notes

Instructions

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  1. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla using an electric mixer.
  2. In a medium-sized bowl whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the wet ingredients and mix till combined.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
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  1. 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 amount of powdered sugar/ liquid in the ingredient list is enough to decorate the cookies lightly with frosting. If you want them fully covered, you will need to triple the amounts.
  • Lemon juice is a tasty alternative to using water and gives the cookies a slightly tangy taste.
  • The white frosting in the pictures is simply powdered sugar + water with no natural dye added.
  • To make natural green food dye, blend some spinach in a food processor or blender and then squeeze out the liquid. You will need approximately two teaspoons of spinach juice to achieve the color in the photos. Don't worry, you can't taste the spinach at all. 

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 cookie Calories 144kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 22g (7%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 6g (9%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 2g Trans Fat 1g 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%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 26-

Amount Per Serving

Calories 144

% 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.