Shamrock and Gold Coin Cookies
Shamrock and Gold Coin Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 178 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 36. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up sugar sprinkles, butter, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It is perfect for st. patrick day. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.
Instructions
Combine butter, sugar, vanilla and salt, and beat with electric mixer on medium until blended.
Add flour; mix on low until incorporated. Shape dough into a disk and wrap in wax paper. Chill for 2 hours.
Soften dough at room temperature.
Place oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven.
Roll to 1/4 inch thick and cut out shamrock shapes; save scraps. Repeat.
Place cookies on two parchment-paper-lined baking sheets.
Bake for 20 minutes (switch oven racks and turn pans halfway through cooking) until lightly golden.
Remove; top with sprinkles.
Transfer to cooling rack.
Mold scraps into 1-inch balls; roll balls in sugar. Arrange 2 inches apart on baking sheet; flatten to 1/4 inch thick with bottom of a glass.
Bake for 20 minutes on top rack.
Transfer to cooling rack.