St. Patrick's Day Buttercream Shamrock Sugar Cookies Tutorial

Shamrock Sugar Cookies: Buttercream Video Tutorial

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This post will teach you how to decorate shamrock sugar cookies with a delicious vanilla buttercream frosting along with a video tutorial.

These are some crazy times we’re living in right now. COVID-19. You can’t get away from it. Everywhere you turn people are talking about it. It’s basically crippled the U.S. at this point and the trickle down effects can have so many implications. It’s scary and stressful. But a good defense is the best offense!

Truth be told…I’m glad I’m not doing patient care anymore. I respect & praise anyone out there on the frontline of Coronavirus.

I don’t want to focus on that now. Other than to tell everyone to take this seriously and do everything you can to social distance yourselves right now. You’re probably here for some stress relief and a recipe so let’s get right into the recipe.

These buttercream Shamrock sugar cookies will take your mind off of all the craziness at least for a little bit. I’ve started incorporating some video tutorials with my posts. I honestly don’t know why I’ve resisted it for so long.

St. Patrick's Day Buttercream Shamrock Sugar Cookie Tutorial

It takes countless hours to make and edit videos, but I have to keep up with the times and how people like to consume their content these days. I’m catching on the more videos I make so I hope you will go to YouTube and subscribe to my channel.

Shamrock Sugar Cookies Recipe:

These sugar cookies are so soft and buttery. And just the right amount of sweet buttercream. You can switch out the vanilla for peppermint extract if you’d like. In the cookie or the buttercream…or both.

Shamrock Sugar Cookies Baking Tips:

Why Use Cornstarch in Sugar Cookies?

Cornstarch will prevent your cookies from spreading out. So in a pinch if you don’t want to chill them before rolling and baking, this addition to the recipe should solve that problem. I usually chill the dough for a couple of reasons:

  1. It let’s the gluten relax which makes for a more tender softer cookie when you bite into it.
  2. It allows the cookie to develop more flavor. Whenever you just let flour chill and hang out it develops those wonderful yeasty flavors in your baked goods.

Do I Need Baking Powder in Sugar Cookies?

No. It’s optional. Baking powder helps to make the cookies rise. I like to use it because it makes the cookies soft & pillowy. If you prefer a flatter sugar cookie, just omit it.

How Thick Should I Roll My Sugar Cookies?

I usually prefer a thicker sugar cookies so usually about 1/4″ thick is a great starting place. Make sure to lightly flour your surface before rolling out your cookie dough.

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Can I Re Roll the Sugar Cookie Dough Scraps?

Yes, but keep in mind the more you work the dough and re roll it, the tougher the gluten in the flour gets. So try to not roll it more than twice. Get your cookie cutters as close together as possible to get the maximum amount of cookies and tenderness out of your first roll.

Why Bake at 330 Degrees Fahrenheit?

These cookies are best when they are soft and pillowy. You don’t want to bake them at 350 degrees. In my experience they bake and brown too fast, so I bake them at a lower temperature. I barely like to see the edges starting to turn brown before I pull my cookies out of the oven. I usually bake on the middle rack anywhere from 6 to 8 minutes depending on the amount on the tray. Once they are out of the oven I immediately transfer them to a cooling rack.

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What Flavor Frosting is Best for Shamrock Sugar Cookies?

I used vanilla extract because that’s what I had on hand. A peppermint extract would be delicious in the buttercream to give that green frosting a minty flavor. I’m definitely going to do that next time I make them. I also used Wilton gel coloring in Leaf Green and Juniper Green and layered them onto a piece of plastic wrap and then just slipped that into my piping bag and used Wilton petal tips #102, #103, and #104. Refer to the video above to see how I frosted the sugar cookies.

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You could also do a mint chocolate chip cookie recipe variation.

If you love this cookie recipe you may also love my Valentine Heart Sugar Cookies.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!! I’ll leave you with this Irish Blessing. “May good luck be with you Wherever you go, and your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow.”

 

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