You don’t have to be Irish to enjoy St. Patrick’s Day and the wearin’ of the green.

Put on something green and invite your kids into the kitchen to help make some cookies.

My Mom made delicious cream cheese sugar cookies and used an almond glaze icing with green food coloring.

They’re perfect to make for St. Pat’s Day!

This is the picture Mom used for her article in our local newspaper…..

That adorable little boy is her grandson and my son {smile}.

Here’s a picture of Cory today with his Papa……..where did the time go?

 

Shamrock Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

1 cup sugar

1 cup butter, softened

3 oz. package cream cheese, softened

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. almond extract

1 egg yolk (reserve white)

2 cups all-purpose flour

Blend together sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond extract, vanilla and egg yolk with mixer. Mix in flour until well blended. Refrigerate dough two hours. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Roll out dough, one third at a time, on a lightly floured surface. Using shamrock cookie cutter dipped in flour, cut out cookies as close together as possible. Place the cookies one inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. To prevent breaking, move cookies to and from baking sheets with a wide spatula or pancake turner. Brush with slightly beaten egg white and sprinkle with green-colored sugar. Bake 7 to 10 miutes or until bottoms of cookies are a light golden brown. Cool completely. If desired, use the almond glaze below.

Almond Glaze

1 cup confectioner’s sugar

1/4  tsp. almond extract

2 T. water

4 drops green food coloring

Stir all ingredients until smooth. Pour 1 tsp. glaze on each sugar cookie. Use the back of teaspoon to spread glaze evenly over cookie. Let glaze dry.

 

Food for Thought ‘An Irish Blessing’

May the sun always shine on your windowpane;

May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;

May the hand of a friend always be near you;

May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

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