St. Patrick’s Day Cookies
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4.7
St. Patrick’s Day Cookies
Description
This holiday cookie recipe uses a white cake mix as a base, combined with vegetable oil and eggs, then tinted with Kelly green gel food coloring to achieve a vibrant color. After chilling the dough to firm it up, it is shaped into balls and coated in two layers of sugar—first granulated, then powdered—before baking at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. The dual sugar coating adds a textured, sweet crust contrasting with the soft cookie interior. Baking for 9 to 12 minutes and resting on the sheet before transferring helps maintain their tenderness.
These cookies are ideal for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations or any time green baked treats are desired. They can be stored in an airtight container and maintain their softness after cooling.
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounce white cake mix about 3 cups, box
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 egg large
- ¼ Gel food coloring Kelly green
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions
- Add the cake mix, oil, and eggs to a large bowl. Stir together with a spatula until it comes together into a sticky dough.
- Add green food coloring. Mix until the food coloring is evenly distributed.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the granulated to a small bowl.
- Add the powdered sugar in a separate small bowl.
- Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the dough and roll into balls between your hands.
- Place the cookie dough in the granulated sugar and roll around until completely coated.
- Next, add the cookie dough ball in the powdered sugar and roll around until completely coated.
- Place on lined cookie sheet about 2 inches apart from each other.
- Place in the oven and bake for 9 to 12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet and then transfer to a paper towel or wire rack.
- Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 18cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 60 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 60kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 7mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 26IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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