Description
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these charming Leprechaun Hat Cookies featuring a soft sugar cookie base topped with green icing, mini chocolate donuts, and festive gold coin decorations. Perfect for parties, these easy-to-make treats combine classic flavors with fun, themed presentation.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Base
- 1 batch sugar cookie dough (store-bought or homemade)
Decorations
- 1/2 cup green icing (store-bought or homemade)
- 1/2 cup chocolate frosting
- 1 package mini chocolate donuts
- 1 package candy or chocolate gold coins (for the hat’s buckle)
- Green sprinkles (optional, for decoration)
- Yellow icing (optional, for accenting the buckle)
Instructions
- Prepare the Cookie Dough: Preheat your oven according to the sugar cookie dough instructions. Roll out the dough on a clean surface to an even thickness and cut out large round shapes or desired cookie shapes that will serve as the base for the leprechaun hats.
- Bake the Cookies: Place the cut cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake them for 8 to 10 minutes or according to your dough’s package directions until they are lightly golden. Once baked, remove and cool completely to ensure the icing and toppings adhere properly.
- Prepare the Hat Base: Spread a thin, even layer of green icing over the top surface of each cooled cookie to create the green base of the leprechaun hat.
- Assemble the Hat: Gently place one mini chocolate donut on top of the iced cookie. This donut forms the crown of the leprechaun’s hat, adding structure and chocolate flavor.
- Add the Buckle: Position a candy or chocolate gold coin at the front center of the donut to resemble the hat’s buckle. Optionally, use yellow icing to pipe a square outline around the gold coin to highlight the buckle’s details.
- Decorate (Optional): For extra visual appeal, sprinkle green sprinkles around the cookie edges or drizzle additional icing as desired to add festive accents.
- Serve and Enjoy: Allow the assembled cookies to set for a few minutes so the icing firms up before serving or packaging for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
Notes
- Ensure cookies are fully cooled before icing to prevent melting and sliding.
- Use store-bought or homemade sugar cookie dough based on your preference and time.
- Mini chocolate donuts can often be found in the bakery section or doughnut aisle of most grocery stores.
- The icing colors can be homemade using food coloring or store-bought to save time.
- Store finished cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- These cookies are great for themed parties or gifts during St. Patrick’s Day festivities.
