Receta Shamrock Cookie Cups
Shamrock Cookie Cups- A simple sugar cookie recipe jazzed up for St. Patrick’s Day with candy on top. Cute and tasty!
Well Happy March! I can’t believe February is already over. Usually the winter months just drag on and on, but this year they have flown by. I’m sure it’s partly because the weather was crazy warm for Utah. My kids were playing outside without jackets in the middle of January! Of course now that all the trees have blossomed and the flowers are popping up, it is snowing outside. Such is the life in Utah.
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and I have a couple of fun treats to share with you. First up are these darling little cookie cups. You can use your favorite sugar cookie recipe for the base, or even store bought dough. The fun part is making the little shamrocks on top. My kids had fun helping me decorate the tops, and of course they loved eating them!
Everyone loves sugar cookies, and this is such a fun way to serve them. They are sure to be a hit for St. Patricks’s Day at your house!
Shamrock Cookie Cups
Cookie Dough:
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- Buttercream Frosting:
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- dash salt
- 1 Tbsp sour cream
- 1-2 Tbsp milk as needed
To Decorate:
Green M&M’s
Green pull and peel licorice
For cookie cups: Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and flavorings and beat well. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt. Roll in balls and place in well greased mini muffin pans. Bake at 375° for about 8-10 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes, then remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely. Frost with buttercream.
For frosting: Beat butter, powdered sugar, extracts, salt, and sour cream till smooth. Add milk as needed to make a spreadable consistency.
To decorate: To make the stems, pull apart the licorice and cut into pieces about 1/2″ long. Top each cookie cup with three M&M’s and a licorice piece for the stem. That’s it!
-Makes 3-4 dozen cookie cups
Here are a few more St. Patrick’s Day treat ideas:
Chocolate Mint St. Patrick’s Day Cookies
Pistachio Cupcakes
Mint Shamrock Cookies