St Patricks Day Sugar Cookies (Printable)
Tender sugar cookies with green icing and sprinkles for festive St Patricks Day celebrations
# What's Needed:
→ Cookie Dough
01 - 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
02 - ½ teaspoon baking powder
03 - ¼ teaspoon salt
04 - ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
05 - 1 cup granulated sugar
06 - 1 large egg
07 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
08 - ½ teaspoon almond extract
→ Icing & Decoration
09 - 2 cups powdered sugar
10 - 2–3 tablespoons milk
11 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 - Green food coloring
13 - Green and gold sprinkles
# How to Make It:
01 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt until well combined.
02 - In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, approximately 2–3 minutes.
03 - Add egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract; mix until fully incorporated.
04 - Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
05 - Divide dough in half, shape into disks, and wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
06 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
07 - On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to ¼-inch thickness. Cut out cookies using shamrock or round cookie cutters.
08 - Place cookies on prepared sheets, spacing 1 inch apart to allow for slight spreading.
09 - Bake for 8–10 minutes, until edges are just beginning to turn golden. Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
10 - Mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Add green food coloring to achieve desired shade.
11 - Decorate cooled cookies with green icing and sprinkles. Allow icing to set completely before serving.
# Tips for Success:
01 -
- These cookies bake up tender but sturdy enough to hold their shape through all the shamrock cutting mistakes
- The almond extract creates this subtle background flavor that makes people pause and ask whats different
02 -
- Warm dough sticks to everything and loses cookie shape definition, so patience during chilling pays off
- Overmixing after adding flour creates tough cookies, so stop as soon as dough comes together
03 -
- Citrus zest in the dough cuts through the sweetness beautifully
- Freeze undecorated baked cookies for up to a month and ice when needed