St. Patrick's Day Cookie Recipe

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St. Patrick's Day Cookie Recipe

Slice-and-bake St Patrick's Day Cookies are the perfect treat to make for the March holiday and one that the kids will go nuts over!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Chill3

Total Time3 20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Lil' Luna

Ingredients

Dough

¾ cup salted butter room temperature
⅓ cup brown sugar packed
⅓ cup sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all purpose flour
¼ teaspoon kosher sea salt

Additional

¼ teaspoon green gel food coloring
1 egg white
1 tablespoon water
¼ cup rainbow nonpareil sprinkles

Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and sugars for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, and almond and mix until combined. Add the flour and salt. Continue mixing until a soft dough forms.
Divide the dough into two balls. Wrap one of the dough balls in plastic wrap and set aside. Fold the green food coloring into the remaining ball until it is a uniform color. Flatten the green dough ball into a 1-inch thick disk. Wrap the disk in plastic wrap and place it in the fridge along with the other ball of dough. Chill the dough balls for 3 hours.
Remove the green dough ball from the fridge. Use a clover-shaped cookie cutter to cut as many clovers as you can out of the dough, re-rolling the dough as needed.
In a small bowl, whisk together the egg white and water. Brush the egg white mixture over the tops of each clover, and stack the clover cutouts vertically into a tall "tower." You want the clovers to be lined up as evenly as possible. Lay the tower down on its side, so that it's one long log of clovers. Wrap the log with plastic wrap and freeze for 30 minutes.
Break the ball of dough into several pieces and roll it into ropes. When the clover log is ready, remove it and line the clovers with the long ropes. You want to encase the clovers completely. Press tightly, then roll on a lightly floured surface into a smooth log. Brush the outside with egg wash, then roll in the sprinkles. I used a loaf pan to do this and it worked really well. Return to the freezer for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Slice the log into ¼" thick slices. Place 12 on a baking sheet at a time. Bake for 10-12 minutes, remove from the oven, and allow to cool on the sheet for 3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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