St. Patrick's Day Cookies
St. Patrick’s Day Cookies are an easy way to serve up a sweet treat that is full of green color in every bite. This recipe uses a boxed cake mix so it makes it crazy simple to make.
Servings: 18 cookies
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounce box white cake mix about 3 cups
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ teaspon Kelly green gel food coloring
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions
- Add the 15.25 ounce box white cake mix, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, and 2 large eggs to a large bowl. Stir together with a spatula until it comes together into a sticky dough.
- Add ¼ teaspon Kelly green gel food coloring. Mix until the food coloring is evenly distributed.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the3 tablespoons granulated sugar to a small bowl.
- Add the 6 tablespoons powdered sugar in a separate small bowl.
- Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the dough and roll into balls between your hands.
- Place the cookie dough in the granulated sugar and roll around until completely coated.
- Next, add the cookie dough ball in the powdered sugar and roll around until completely coated.
- Place on lined cookie sheet about 2 inches apart from each other.
- Place in the oven and bake for 9 to 12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet and then transfer to a paper towel or wire rack.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Mint Cookies: To make these minty, add about 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of mint extract to the cookies when adding the vegetable oil and eggs.
Storage: Store in an airtight container at room temprature for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 7mg | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 26IU | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg
