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Soft and fluffy, these St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies are one of my all-time favorites. Topped with a green cream cheese frosting they make the best St. Patrick’s Day cookie.
You probably know by know how much I love a good theme and how much I love these sugar cookies. I’ve them for just about every holiday but with different sprinkles to match.
They are melt in your mouth delicious and the perfect sugar cookie recipe. I personally love the light and fluffy sugar cookie the best.
I make a simple cream cheese frosting and this time adding in green food dye for St. Patrick’s Day. These St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies are a must try! Make sure to pin the recipe and try them with different sprinkles to fit any occasion.
How to make St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies:
Step one: Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Once well combined you can set this aside to use later.
Step two: In your stand mixer cream together butter and cream cheese until creamy. If you don’t have a stand mixer you can use a large mixing bowl and your electric hand mixer to cream these ingredients together. Next, add in sugar and continue to mix until light and fluffy. It should turn to a nice light yellow color and be creamy. Last add in your egg one at a time along with your almond and vanilla extract.
Step three: Add your dry ingredients into your mixer slowly with your wet ingredients until well combined. Cover and chill for 1 hour or overnight.
Step five: Preheat oven and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step six: Roll dough into balls. I made mine about 2 tablespoons per cookie. You just want to make sure they are all about the same size so they cook evenly. Place them on your prepared baking sheet. Bake for 14-15 minutes then allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before allowing them to cool completely on a rack.
Making St. Patrick’s Cookie Frosting:
Step one: Cream together cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer or with an electric mixer.
Step two: Once your cream cheese and butter is well combined and creamy add in sugar and vanilla and then continue to beat until your frosting is creamy and smooth.
Step three: Add in a small amount of green food coloring until you get your desired color. You don’t want to overdo it so just a small drop, allow it to mix in, then add in more until you get the color you want.
Step four: Once cooked are completely cooled spread on cream cheese frosting and decorate with white sprinkles.
Chilling Time:
For this recipe, chilling is very important. Your cookies will not hold shape otherwise. Make sure to cover with plastic wrap and keep it in the fridge for at least one our or up to overnight.
If you are leaving them in overnight then allow to set on the counter for just a few minutes so they are still cold but you can scoop out some dough.
Want even more cookie recipes?
- No Bake Cookies
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
- Peanut Butter Cookies
- Sugar Cookie
- Peanut Butter Cup Cookie
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St. Patrick's Day Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, (softened)
- 2 oz cream cheese, (softened)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Frosting:
- 4 oz cream cheese, (softened)
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, (softened)
- 2 cups confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 drop green food coloring
- 1/2 cup white sprinkles, (optional)
Instructions
Cookies:
- In a small mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate larger mixing bowl or in your stand mixer cream together butter and cream cheese until creamy. Add in sugar and continue to mix until light and fluffy. Last add in your egg along with your almond and vanilla extract.
- Slowly add your dry ingredients into your mixer with your wet ingredients until well combined. Cover and chill for 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons per cookie) and place on your prepared baking sheet. Bake for 14-15 minutes then allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before allowing them to cool completely on a rack.
Frosting:
- Cream together cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer or with an electric mixer. Once your cream cheese and butter is well combined and creamy add in sugar and vanilla and then continue to beat until your frosting is creamy and smooth. Add in a small amount of green food coloring until you get your desired color.
- Once cooked are completely cooled spread on cream cheese frosting and decorate with white sprinkles.
Notes
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