Green Sugar Cookies
Whether you are celebrating St. Patrick's Day or you just like the green color, give these cookies a try!
Equipment
- 1 Rolling Pin
- cookies cutters
- 1 Cookie tray
- 1 icing bag
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (380 grams)
- 4 tbsp Irish cream powder
- 2 tbsp cocoa
- 1 cup powdered sugar (120 grams)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- a pinch of salt
- 1 tsp powdered green food dye
- ½ cup softened unsalted butter (≈100 grams)
- ¼ cup softened toasted almond butter (60 grams)
- 2 tbsp vanilla extract
Royal Icing
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar (≈200 grams)
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp powdered green food dye
- 3 tbsp milk
Instructions
Making the dough
- To make the dough, sift the flour and combine it with Irish cream powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa (which can be omitted or replaced with white chocolate powder), powdered green dye, and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl.
- Melt unsalted butter and toasted almond butter, add vanilla extract and eggs, and mix everything with dough attachments.
- Knead the crumbly dough by hand until it forms a glossy, non-sticky ball. Wrap it in plastic foil and chill in the fridge for an hour.
Cutting out the cookies and baking
- To cut out the cookies, roll out the dough on baking paper (I usually go for ¼ inch (6 millimeters) thin cookies). Now cut it into desired shapes with cookie cutters, and arrange the shapes on a parchment-lined tray.
- Bake the cookies at 350°F (180°C) for about 10 minutes until they are slightly colored on the bottom. Allow them to cool completely before icing or storing.
Icing the cookies
- For the icing, whisk together powdered sugar, powdered green food dye, vanilla extract, and milk until smooth and thick enough to hold its shape.
- Transfer the icing to an icing bag and use it to decorate the cookies. Let the icing harden for around 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 97kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 37mgPotassium: 30mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 73IUCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg