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Cookie Recipe of the Week: Easy Irish Shamrock Cookies: Fun Cookie Recipe for Kids (of All Ages)

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Easy Irish Shamrock Cookies are a fun cookie recipe and a good one to make with kids.

You can make them with any sugar cookie recipe. If you have a favorite, by all means use it.

In this version, I use a sugar cookie mix but dress it up. The reason is simple. The fun in making these cookies is assembling the clover leaves into shamrocks!

You’ll take teaspoonfuls of sugar cookie dough, drop them onto a cutting board, and cut them into quarters. Three of the wedges become clover leafs. You’ll roll the fourth into the stem and then sprinkle the whole cookie with green colored sugar.

Prep time: 20-30 minutes
Bake time: 6-8 minutes
Makes about 3 dozen cookies

Get the full recipe for Easy Irish Shamrock Cookies… and check out our Irish Cookies Pinterest board for more fun baking ideas for St. Patrick’s Day.

Easter Fun for Kids, Families, Friends

Easter is coming! How will you and your family celebrate?

The Un-Bunny Book answers that question! It's packed with fun activities, games, crafts, snacks, and stories that are based on Easter's true meaning.

Use it for kids ages 3-12 at home, school, church, in the community, or with your homeschool group -- or even to hold an outreach Easter event. The Un-Bunny Book shows kids and parents that Jesus' resurrection is something to celebrate. With reproducibles, too!

Learn more about The Un-Bunny Book here.

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