Shamrock Shortbread Cookie Recipe
Shamrock Shortbread Cookie Recipe
Are you prepping for St. Patrick's Day? I love to celebrate this festive holiday with decorations and plenty of baked goods to send in lunch boxes and enjoy after school.
I'm sharing my shamrock shortbread cookie recipe that comes together so quickly. I love this dough as it's a perfect foundation for all kinds of decorating and mixing!
Sweet Treats
This easy to make shortbread dough is chilled (critical!) and rolled out to 1/2" thickness then cut into shamrocks. Turn any left over dough into small rectangles to dip into your coffee or tea in the morning or afternoon snack just like the Irish!
Mix in chocolate chips, nuts, or dried fruit to make these your own and delight all the little and big leprechauns in your house.
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Tools of the Trade
We bake quite a bit at our house and I think one of the reasons we enjoy it so much is that we've honed our supply list.
I'm now pretty specific in the tools that I use to bake. I wanted to share a few things I've learned along the way in hopes that you'll enjoy the process as much as I now do.
I use a stainless steel cookie sheet (link below) that has lips on three sides only. I find that jelly roll pans are too heavy for me to lift in/out of the oven with one hand so I only use these thinner stainless steel versions now.
I also use multiple small cookie sheets regularly to make half batches or full batches to make moving pans around more easily.
I use parchment paper exclusively. I use unbleached paper and avoid plastic wrap and foil when I can.
I use fine baker's sugar and regular all purpose flour. I splurge on chocolate when called for but generally go with the store brand!
Party Time!
Serve theses shamrock shortbread cookies with glass of cold milk or warm hot cocoa.
To make these into sandwich cookies, roll them super thin, bake for 3/4 time and fill with your favorite sweet or savory filling. Try an easy cream cheese and jam spread.
- 3 sticks (3/4 c) Unsalted Butter
- 1 c Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 3 1/2 c Flour
- 1 Shamrock cookie cutter
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