Irish Flag Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Nutrition Info

197.6 calories
carbohydrate: 23.4 g
cholesterol: 37.4 mg
fat: 10.7 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 2.3 g
saturatedFat: 6.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 147 mg
sugar: 9.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

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.

Recipe Yield

3 dozen

Recipe Note

Crisp sugar cookies frosted to look like the flag of the Irish Republic.

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