Irish Flag Cookies Recipe

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Irish Flag Cookies
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. Mix well.
  2. In a medium sized bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Blend into the butter mixture. Divide dough into thirds and shape into balls.
  3. Working with 1/3 of the dough at a time, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick on a floured surface. With a knife, cut dough into rectangles about 2 inches high by 3 inches long. (6 x 8 cm).
  4. Place rectangles on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven until lightly browned. Cool completely on wire rack.
  5. **Frosting**
  6. 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
  7. 1/4 teaspoon salt
  8. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  9. 1 tablespoon water
  10. 2 drops orange food coloring
  11. 2 drops green food coloring
  12. Blend confectioners' sugar, salt and vanilla. Add just enough water to make frosting easy to spread.
  13. Divide frosting into 2 small bowls. Add 2 drops of orange food coloring to one bowl and 2 drops of green food coloring to the other bowl. Mix each until the colors are even.
  14. Frost 1 inch of the left side of each Irish Flag Cookie with the green frosting and 1 inch of the right side of the cookies with the orange frosting, leaving the middle inch unfrosted.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 234.91 Kcal (984 kJ)
Calories from fat 95.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.63g 16%
Cholesterol 36.21mg 12%
Sodium 75.43mg 3%
Potassium 53.22mg 1%
Total Carbs 33.07g 11%
Sugars 19.35g 77%
Dietary Fiber 0.52g 2%
Protein 2.18g 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 7mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 445 Kcal (1863 kJ)
Calories from fat 181.28 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.14g 16%
Cholesterol 68.59mg 12%
Sodium 142.89mg 3%
Potassium 100.81mg 1%
Total Carbs 62.64g 11%
Sugars 36.66g 77%
Dietary Fiber 0.99g 2%
Protein 4.13g 4%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 4%
Iron 0.4mg 1%
Calcium 13.3mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.5
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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