St. Patrick's Day Cookies
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 24
- 2¼ cup of flour
- ½ teaspoon of baking powder
- 2 large egg yolks
- Pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon of cinnamon
- ¾ cup of confectionary sugar
- 1 cup of unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup of corn starch
- Peppermint Extract
- Green Food Coloring
- In a bowl, sift the flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking powder.
- In another large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks, sugar, cinnamon, softened butter, and vanilla extract.
- Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in three portions.
- Once the flour is incorporated, use your hands and form the dough into a disc shape.
- Then, divide the dough into three discs and flatten them.
- Add four to five drops of green food coloring to two of the doughs.
- Then add a drop of peppermint extract.
- Using disposable gloves, knead the color evenly throughout the dough.
- Wrap each dough in a waxed paper and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Remove the dough from the wax paper and place it onto a floured surface.
- Roll with the rolling pin and leave the dough on the counter.
- Roll the green dough on a different area of the counter.
- Use a spatula to lift the green dough off the counter and lay it on top of the vanilla dough.
- Roll the two sheets of dough together.
- Using a knife, cut 2-inch slices, keeping the circle shape.
- Place slices on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Place the cookies in a preheated 350ºF oven for 10 - 12 minutes, or until golden around the edges.
- Mix the remaining dough together and roll it out onto a clean surface.
- Using a four leaf cover shape cutter or a similar shape, cut out cookies.
- Transfer the cookies to a baking sheet.
- Place the baking sheet in the fridge for 10 minutes.
- Bake the cookies on 350ºF for 9 - 11 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges.
- After they are done, add jam, peppermint, chocolate, or caramel.
Recipe by SoFabFood at https://sofabfood.com/st-patricks-day-cookies/
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