Shamrock Cookies

published by Darla Cooke on Mar 9, 2009

Recipe for St. Patrick’s Day.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. butter flavor Crisco
  • 1 stick margarine, softened
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla flavoring
  • 1 1/2 tsp. green food coloring

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly coat a cookie sheet with butter flavored cooking spray.
  2. Blend together shortening, margarine, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl. Stir in sifted flour and salt, add food coloring. Mix well.
  3. Roll three pieces of dough into small balls. Using your fingertips, flatten each ball into a shamrock shape. Break off a small piece of dough and make a stem. Attach the stem to the top of the shamrock.
  4. Once the cookies have been made into shamrock shapes, place the cookie sheet inside the oven and bake for 9 minutes.

Makes 9 dozen cookies.

10 Responses so far | Have Your Say!

  1. # 1 by Joni Keith
    March 9th, 2009 at 10:51 am #

    Only a few days away. This recipe is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day.

  2. # 2 by Michael Degenhardt
    March 9th, 2009 at 11:38 am #

    Sounds great, can’t wait to try the recipe. Michael

  3. # 3 by Vikram Chhabra
    March 9th, 2009 at 1:32 pm #

    I should try it!

  4. # 4 by lovelyhoney
    March 9th, 2009 at 4:44 pm #

    it seems ur preparing 4 ur daughters bady pl do also remember me thanks
    lh

  5. # 5 by Intrepidus
    March 9th, 2009 at 5:07 pm #

    Cookies cookies!! Gonna make my friend to try it out for me to eat! =D

  6. # 6 by Westbrook
    March 10th, 2009 at 12:16 am #

    I have a big sweet tooth. I need some of these.

  7. # 7 by Debra.
    March 10th, 2009 at 8:05 am #

    I bake cookies for my kids all the time! Nice recipe to!

  8. # 8 by vim3
    March 10th, 2009 at 8:24 am #

    Sounds yummmmmmy!I have never tried baking cookies, it has always been my sister’s domain…should ask her to try these out:)

  9. # 9 by CutestPrincess
    March 10th, 2009 at 4:08 pm #

    hmmm…. wanna give it a try…

  10. # 10 by Louie Jerome
    March 12th, 2009 at 8:58 am #

    Can you please tell me me what Crisco is? We don’t have it in England.

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