How lucky am I to be able to share these super cute St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Cookies with you? They’re made out of Nutter Butter cookies and a few inexpensive ingredients.  Make them with your little leprechauns for a sweet St. Patrick’s Day snack or classroom party.

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Each holiday is marked by the treats coming through our kitchen. With Valentine’s Day behind us, I’m ready to channel my inner Irish and get ready for St. Patrick’s Day.   My girls and I love baking adorable treats.  But we also love quick and easy holiday hacks.

These super cute Leprechaun cookies are perfect for making with kids!  The cookies are store-bought, so your job is solely to transform them into a happy leprechaun.  They’re made with candy melts and a few commercially available supplies.

Decorating can be done using squeeze bottles, which are a great thing to have on hand for bakers.  But if you’re looking to save (money or kitchen space), a Ziploc bag with the corner snipped off totally works.

The cookies are great for sharing with the people who make you feel lucky.  If your child’s class or friend group doesn’t have allergy concerns, they also make an adorable snack for a classroom party.

The Cutest Leprechaun Cookies Recipe

Print Recipe

Super Cute Leprechaun Nutter Butters

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

Dessert

Keyword

cookies

Servings

Ingredients

• 1 package Nutter Butter Cookies
• 1 package green candy melts
• 1 package orange candy melts
• black candy melts
• candy eye balls
• shamrock sprinkles available at Michael's

Course Dessert Cuisine Dessert Keyword cookies Servings Ingredients 1 package Nutter Butter Cookies 1 package green candy melts 1 package orange candy melts black candy melts candy eye balls shamrock sprinkles available at Michael's

Instructions

1. Melt green candy melts according to package directions. Be careful not to overcook candy, or it will become too thick. Add 1 teaspoon coconut oil or vegetable shortening if it is too thick.
2. While candy melts are in progress, prepare baking sheet with waxed paper.
3. Dip 1/3 of cookie into melted green chocolate. Shake off excess, and place on waxed paper to harden.
4. After all the cookies are dipped, pour remaining candy melts into a piping bag with a fine tip or a zip-top freezer bag with a small corner snipped. Create a line of candy melts across each cookie where the dipped area meets the cookie to create a hat brim. Repeat the line if desired to create a thicker looking brim. Allow to set completely before proceeding.
5. Melt orange candy and place in a piping bag, freezer bag, or squeeze bottle. Apply the candy melts to the cookie to create a beard. Allow to set completely before proceeding.
6. Melt the back candy and pour into a piping bag with a fine tip or a zip-top freezer bag with a small corner snipped. Create a line of candy melts across each cookie just above the hat brim. Immediately press a shamrock sprinkle into the black line.
7. Using a toothpick, apply a small amount of black candy melts to the back of a candy eyeball. Press into place on the leprechaun’s face and repeat with the other eye.
8. Allow candy coating to harden before serving or packaging.

Recipe Notes

Store in an airtight container at room temperature. Placing in the refrigerator may cause the cookie to soften.

To make the leprechauns, you’ll be dipping Nutter Butter cookies in melted candy.  Green makes up the hat with a thin black brim.  To give a little extra luck of the Irish, a shamrock sprinkle tops his hat.  My sprinkles were end capped at my local Michael’s store, but a similar sprinkle is available on Amazon.

The orange beard takes an ounce more precision, but is appropriate for beginning bakers.  The edible candy eyeballs can be set into hardening candy.  The little faces each have their own personalities when the eyes aren’t perfectly placed!

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