Description
Delightful green cookies perfect for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- Green food coloring
- Sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the butter-sugar mixture.
- Add drops of green food coloring and mix until desired color is reached.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough onto a lined baking sheet, leaving space between each cookie.
- Optional: sprinkle with colorful sprinkles.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly golden.
- Allow cooling on a wire rack before serving.
Notes
For creative twists, consider adding peppermint extract, chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or a white chocolate drizzle.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Irish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg