The Luck o’ the Irish Cookies
During the holidays my uncle’s girlfriend makes these amazing brown sugar shortbread cookies that she rolls out and ices. Unfortunately, she wont give me the recipe. I have searched all over the place for a recipe that tastes like her cookies and I’ve never been able to find one. Perhaps this public plea will make her more sympathetic to my cause?
In the interim though I’ve found a substitute that almost tastes right, but not quite. I used an itty bitty shamrock cookie cutter to make cute shapes and drizzled the tops with green icing and sparkly sprinkles. In literally minutes you’ll have dozens of cookies to share with the little leprechauns in your life.
Shamrock Shortbread (Inspired by the Brown Sugar Shortbread recipe originally published in the April 2007 issue of Everyday with Rachael Ray)
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
Preheat the oven to 350°. Using an electric mixer, combine the flour, butter and sugar. Press the dough into a ball and roll out on a lightly floured counter. Use cookie cutters to cut the dough into shapes. Place the cookies onto a well greased baking sheet or silpat.
Bake until just slightly golden around the edges, 8-10 minutes. Note: Do not overcook or you’ll have mini shortbread hockey pucks. Let the shortbread cool and decorate as desired with your favorite icing and sugar sprinkles.
11 Comments Leave a Comment
Elle
March 8, 2008
Those are adorable! I love shortbread. I’ve never made a brown sugar one, though. Probably time to fix that.
Nicole
March 8, 2008
Those are really really cute! I love shortbread but I never think to make it myself. I’ll have to dig through my cookie cutters and see what shapes I have!
Erin
March 8, 2008
She won’t give you the recipe! That’s hilarious! She’s probably worried you’re going to make it and your cookies will rock and everyone will like yours more. She doesn’t read this blog, does she? Because I’m sure hers are lovely, but really, who can compare when it comes to you and baking?!
These look easy enough, and Mason REALLY is loving to help me “cook” lately.
RobynT
March 8, 2008
very cute! st. patrick’s day has never made any sense to me, but these cookies make me a fan!
Sarah
March 8, 2008
Those are so cute!
Crazy Daisy
March 9, 2008
these look amazing!
Allen
March 9, 2008
Beautifully decorated! Some people are strange about their secret recipes - I think it’s more fun to share recipes and set them free! My fingers are crossed that she’ll cave in and give you the recipe
Jenny
March 9, 2008
Come on UGF (Uncle’s Girl Friend) share with us. The cookies look great!
Deborah
March 10, 2008
I always thought recipes were for sharing! These still sound wonderful and are very cute!
Alex Luken
March 15, 2008
Hi Erin–
These look so cute, I can’t resist making them!
I’m making these now and am wondering about the butter to flour ratio. 1 c. butter is two sticks, and 1 cup flour doesn’t seem like it’s enough. Most of my shortbread recipes are 1 stick butter to 1 cup flour…
Alex
Brigid
April 15, 2008
Fail! I agree with Alex, these all ran together into a big mess when I tried.
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