These delicious St Patrick’s Day sugar cookies are soft and chewy and the perfect cookie recipe to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Imagine biting into a soft, homemade sugar cookie studded with mini green M&Ms, mini chocolate chips, and festive candy sprinkles. A delicious combination of flavors in every bite.
One of the best parts of any holiday is the sweet treats that come with them. As someone with at least three sweet teeth, I make all kinds of delicious desserts and snacks for all holidays, and when St Patrick’s Day rolls around, I love to make cookies. St Patrick’s Day is a no-frills holiday. Because it’s a holiday about fun, not fanciness, I tend to make cookies to celebrate the occasion. These delicious sugar cookies are usually first on my list for the holiday because they have a fantastic texture, and the mini Green M&Ms and sprinkles add delicious chocolate flavor and festive green color for the holiday.
St Patrick’s Day Cookies
These delicious cookies are so easy to make. They start with a simple sugar cookie base that bakes up soft and chewy thanks to the addition of corn syrup. I fold in mini green M&Ms, mini chocolate chips, and green candy sprinkles for a blast of chocolate flavor and festive green color in every bite, and then I bake the cookies until they’re soft and chewy. It only takes about 30 minutes from start to finish, and these cookies always go fast. It’s the perfect combination.
Why You’ll Love This St Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookie Recipe
- They are soft and chewy, and the mini green M&Ms and mini chocolate chips offer sweet and chocolaty goodness in every bite. The festive sprinkles add another layer of fun and flavor.
- They’re the perfect sugar cookie recipe with the vibrant green colors of the candy sprinkles and M&Ms and are perfect for serving for St. Patrick’s Day.
- There’s nothing better than homemade sugar cookies that are so soft and chewy to be customized to all the different holidays. So delicious.
St Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies Ingredients
This recipe only uses basic baking ingredients that you can find in your kitchen and at your local grocery store. It’s an easy recipe with equally easy ingredients!
- All purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Butter
- Granulated sugar
- Large egg
- Vanilla extract
- Corn syrup
- Mini green M&M’s
- Mini chocolate chips
- Green festive candy sprinkles
How to make St Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies
Making these cookies is a breeze. It’s a basic cookie dough, so all you have to do is mix and bake. Simple.
Step 1: Prep
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2: Combine the Wet Ingredients
Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer for 3 minutes until creamy. Add the egg, vanilla, and corn syrup and mix until well combined.
Step 3: Combine the Dry Ingredients
Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
Step 4: Make the Dough
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Then, stir in the mini M&Ms and candy sprinkles.
Step 5: Place and Decorate
Use a 1 ½-inch cookie scoop to place rounded sugar cookie dough mounds onto the prepared baking sheet. Gently press each cookie down and add a few mini M&Ms and candy sprinkles to the tops of the unbaked cookies.
Step 6: Bake
Bake for 10 to 11 minutes. Then, remove the cookies and let them sit on the baking sheet for another few minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Recipe Tips
- Be sure your butter is fully softened so it gets light and creamy when combined with the sugar.
- Stir the mix-ins into the cookies thoroughly so you get a blast of flavor in every bite.
- If you don’t have parchment paper, you can lightly spray your baking sheet with non-stick spray.
- Press your cookies down so that they’re disc-shaped but not too flat. You don’t want to end up with super-flat cookies.
Variations
- You can use different M&Ms and sprinkles to create cookies for any holiday.
- Try frosting your cookies with green buttercream frosting for even more flavor and festive color.
- You can use these same mix-ins with a chocolate chip cookie dough recipe for festive St Patrick’s Day chocolate chip cookies.
What to Serve with St Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies
Serve these cookies with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee or tea. They’re also a great addition to a larger St Patrick’s Day dessert table with green variations of all your favorite sweets like cookies, cupcakes, cake, dessert dips, and more.
Recipe FAQ
Sugar cookies freeze well and will last for up to 3 months in the freezer when stored properly.
Sugar cookies are cookies made with sugar, flour, butter, eggs, vanilla, and baking powder or baking soda as the main ingredients.
Sugar sprinkles should be put on cookies before baking so they stick to them. However, if the cookies are frosted, the sugar sprinkles should be added to the tops after frosting.
Unfrosted sugar cookies will last for about a week at room temperature. They can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.
How to Store St Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies
Store these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. Place the cookies in single layers separated by wax paper in an airtight, freezer-safe container for longer storage and freeze them for up to 3 months.
Try These Delicious St Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies Today
These St Patrick’s Day sugar cookies are as easy as they are delicious. They’re an easy way to add sweet flavor and festive color to your next St Patty’s Day event. They’re so good you’ll want to make a double batch the next time. Give them a try and get ready to fall in love!
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St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ⅔ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon corn syrup
- ½ cup mini green M&M’s
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
- ¼ cup green festive candy sprinkles, can use more
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, using an eclectic mixer, cream butter and sugar together until creamy, about 3 minutes.
- Beat egg, vanilla and corn syrup into mixture until combined
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.
- Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix.
- Stir mini M&M’s and candy sprinkles into cookie dough.
- Using a 1 ½ inch cookie scoop, place rounded cookie dough on the prepared baking sheet.
- Gently press each cookie down and add a few mini M&M’s to the tops of each cookie and candy sprinkles, if desired.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 10-11 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cookies sit on the baking sheet for a couple minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
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These look fantastic !!!! My Birthday is March 3rd, but I celebrate it on St, Patrick’s Day because its a good excuse to have a Great little Party !!! I love making Corned Beef and Cabbage with Carrots and Onions every St, Patrick’s Day, and I think these lovely M&M Sugar Cookies would make a nice dessert presentation, Next to some Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes lol !!! I will have to substitute most of the sugar with Monk Fruit Sweetener, due to having the dreaded type 2 Diabetes !!! ): I believe they will still taste great because the M&Ms will be sweet enough along with the Monk fruit Sweetener !!! I LOVE all of your recipes and I am a repeat Foodie Friend of yours !!! Have a Blessed St Patty’s Day, its right around the corner lol !!!! Looking forward to your St, Patrick’s Day, Main course recipes, if you decide to do them !!! Thank You for having such a wonderful food Blog !!! I look forward to all your precious emails !!!!
Thank you so much Lisa! Happy belated birthday. I hope you had a wonderful birthday. Thanks so much for your support. :)
These are amazing! They have such a great flavor and are soft! I think these became my favorite cookie recipe!
Hi Mandy, thank you so much for sharing! I am so glad you loved these cookies. And, thank you for the 5-star rating! I truly appreciate it very much! :)