How to Make St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Cookies

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and don’t forget, according to legend, the leprechaun’s pot of gold is hidden at the end of the rainbow. Hopefully these St. Patrick’s Day Cookies will bring you plenty of good luck! Get the Recipe!

BEAT

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ADD

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STIR

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COMBINE

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ADD

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DIVIDE

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COLOR

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CHILL

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ROLL

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CHILL

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TRIM & FREEZE

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SLICE

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SLICE AGAIN

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FREEZE

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PREHEAT

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BAKE

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COOL

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REPEAT

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how to make

St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Cookies

BEAT

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the butter and sugar and beat well, for about 2 minutes.

ADD

Add the whole eggs and 2 yolks, continuing to mix until combined.

STIR

Stir in the vanilla extract and vanilla.

COMBINE

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking powder and whisk until sifted.

ADD

Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture about 1 cup at a time, stirring with the paddle attachment (not the whisk) to incorporate each cup. Do not over mix.

DIVIDE

Divide the dough into six equal portions - it helps if you have a kitchen scale for this.

COLOR

Using gel food coloring (gel works so much better for vibrant colors than standard food coloring), color each layer a color of the rainbow. I used a hand mixer to combine the color in with each dough section and then rinsed the bowl and beaters before moving on to another color.

CHILL

Place dough in individual ziplock bags or saran wrap and refrigerate until firm, about an hour or two.

ROLL

One at a time, roll colors into approximately 6x9 inch rectangles.

CHILL

Refrigerate each layer after rolling, and then add subsequent layers on top in rainbow color order.

TRIM & FREEZE

When all layers have been stacked, trim edges for a neat rectangle. Wrap again in saran wrap and freeze until very firm.

SLICE

As the chicken is cooked, transfer it to a large oven safe platter in the preheated oven.

SLICE AGAIN

Cut each strip in half for a total of approximately 48 small rectangular cookies.

FREEZE

Place cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet and freeze again (this helps minimize spreading).

PREHEAT

When you are ready to bake, heat oven to 350 degrees.

BAKE

Bake cookies on a parchment paper lined baking sheet for 6-10 minutes.

COOL

Cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

REPEAT

Cool the cookie sheet in between baking each batch.

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