Name: Lucky Leprechaun Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups butter, softened -; 1-1/2 cups sugar -; 2 large eggs, room temperature -; 3 teaspoons vanilla extract -; 4 cups all-purpose flour -; 1 teaspoon baking soda -; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar -; 1 teaspoon salt -; 3 to 4 cups Royal Icing -; Assorted paste food coloring -; Optional: Shamrock sprinkles, gold sprinkles and edible marker -

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Cooking:

30 min.

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Ingredients for - Lucky Leprechaun Cookies

1. 1-1/2 cups butter, softened -

2. 1-1/2 cups sugar -

3. 2 large eggs, room temperature -

4. 3 teaspoons vanilla extract -

5. 4 cups all-purpose flour -

6. 1 teaspoon baking soda -

7. 1 teaspoon cream of tartar -

8. 1 teaspoon salt -

9. 3 to 4 cups Royal Icing -

10. Assorted paste food coloring -

11. Optional: Shamrock sprinkles, gold sprinkles and edible marker -

How to cook deliciously - Lucky Leprechaun Cookies

1. Stage

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle.

2. Stage

Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. For leprechauns, cut out dough with lightly floured 5-in. gingerbread boy cookie cutter. If desired, trim leprechaun's body for a thinner shape.

3. Stage

For each hat, cut a 1-1/4-in. square and a 1-3/4x1/4-in. brim from dough scraps. Place leprechauns 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Place hat squares and brims above heads, shaping gently to touch the heads.

4. Stage

Bake 10-14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 1 minute before carefully removing to wire racks to cool completely.

5. Stage

Tint small amounts of Royal Icing pink, skin tone and black. Leave a small amount plain (white). Tint remaining icing Kelly green, leaf green and orange. Frost leprechauns; if desired, decorate using shamrock sprinkles on hat and gold sprinkles as buttons and use edible marker to draw freckles.