Description
Delicious shamrock-shaped sugar cookies topped with refreshing mint icing, perfect for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Green food coloring
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
- In another bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.
- Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
- Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
- Add green food coloring until desired color is achieved.
- Roll out the dough and cut into shamrock shapes.
- Place cookies on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven.
- Let cool on wire racks.
- For the icing, mix powdered sugar, milk, and peppermint extract until smooth.
- Decorate cooled cookies with mint icing.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to a week.
- For a stronger mint flavor, increase the amount of peppermint extract in the icing.
- These cookies can be frozen for later use.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Irish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg