Name: Mint Chocolate Shamrock Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 2 cups confectioners sugar; 2 tbsp meringue powder; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 4 tbsp water; 2 & 2/3 cup all purpose flour; 1/3 cup cocoa powder; 2 tbsp dark cocoa powder, optional; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 egg; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp peppermint extract

St Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and these Mint Chocolate Shamrock Cookies were the perfect excuse for me to use my new shamrock cookie cutter! They’re easy, minty, chocolatey, and super adorable. Best of all, you don’t have to be a pro to decorate them! With just a simple royal icing, dyed green of course, and a food color marker, you too can create cookies that are too cute to eat.

Mint + chocolate, probably my favorite flavor combo. Every year when Spring rolls around I get a powerful hankering for it. I blame the girl scouts (aka cookie crack dealers) and their Thin Mint pushing ways. So for these cookies I changed up my No Spread Sugar Cookie recipe to indulge my mint chocolate craving.

How to Make Mint Chocolate Shamrock Cookies

Combine cocoa powder, flour, baking powder and salt into a medium sized bowl. I like to add 2 tablespoons of dark cocoa powder in addition to the regular cocoa powder to bring an even deeper, richer chocolate flavor. If you don’t have any, or aren’t a fan of dark cocoa powder feel free to leave it out.
In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar. Once that’s light and fluffy, add in the egg, vanilla extract and peppermint extract.
Add in the flour mixture 1/3 at a time, mixing in between. Once the flour has been completely mixed in, shape the dough into 2 discs and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
After it’s been chilled, roll it out on a floured surface and cut the cookies with a shamrock cutter (or any other cutter you’d like). Bake in a 350° oven for about 10-12 minutes. Once cooled, decorate with royal icing.

Do you have a favorite flavor combo? Leave a comment below and let me know!

Mint Chocolate Shamrock Cookies

Yield: about 3 dozen cookies

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Chill Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

These super cute Shamrock Cookies are perfect for St. Patrick's day! Their full of mint chocolate goodness that will keep you coming back for more!

Ingredients

Cookies

2 & 2/3 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
2 tbsp dark cocoa powder, optional
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp peppermint extract

Royal Icing

2 cups confectioners sugar
2 tbsp meringue powder
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
4 tbsp water

Instructions

Cookies

Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a medium sized bowl. Set aside

In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and both extracts. Mix until well combined.

Add in flour mixture 1/3 at a time, mixing well in bwteen each addition. Once flour mixture is fully incorporated, shape dough into 2 discs and cover with plastic wrap. Chill for at least 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350°.

On a floured surface, roll out chilled dough to about 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutter and place onto a lined cookie sheet. Bake for about 10-12 minutes. Cool completely

Royal Icing

Combine confectioners sugar, meringue powder, vanilla and water into the bowl of your stand mixer. With the whisk attachment, mix on medium high until stiff peaks form.

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