Shamrock Cookies

Shamrock cookies. Decorate with icing and crystal sugar or green sprinkles. Serve with a green Shamrock shake. (Shamrock Shake recipe is below) 

Things you will need to make these St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Cookies:

• 1½ cups butter
• 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar
• 6 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• White icing
• Green food coloring
• White crystal sugar or green sprinkles, for decoration
• Shamrock shaped cookie cutter

Directions for St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Cookies:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, beat 1½ cups butter until smooth.
3. Add 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar to the butter; blend together.
4. Beat in 6 egg yolks, vanilla extract and the salt.
5. Stir in the flour and beat until creamy.
6. Form the dough into a ball; wrap with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
7. Roll out the dough to about a 1/2 inch thickness.
8. Cut out shapes with a shamrock cookie cutter.
9. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and place the shamrocks cookies on them about 2 inces apart.  
10. Place in the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes or until slightly golden. 
11. Remove the shamrocks from the oven; cool and then transfer to a wire rack.

 Shamrock Cookie Icing Directions:

1. Add a few drops of green food coloring to the white icing; mix well.
2. Ice the cookies with a thin layer of icing. 
3. Sprinkle the shamrock cookies with white crystal sugar or green sprinkles.

• Use exact measurements that the recipe calls for.
• Use the freshest ingredients for results
• If you don't have a non-stick cookie sheet, you can use parchment paper for stick free baking and easy clean up.
• Cookies spread while baking so you should always leave a 2-3 inches space between them.
• Wire racks work best for cooling cookies
• Always cool cooies before decorating them
• Let chilled dough adjust to room temperature before rolling out. Cooling first will make it easier to roll out.
• Use large eggs unless a recipe calls for smaller ones.
• Store cookies in an airtight container.