These tasty cookies can be made into any shape you want. And the glaze isn't necessary but looks festive. I got the cookie recipe form a wonderful cook book it is called Illustrated Step-By-Step Baking.
Ingredients~
11 tablespoons butter, softened and diced
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze~
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1-2 tablespoons milk
1-2 drops green food coloring (optional)
Preheat the oven to 350 F. put parchment paper on 2 baking sheets. Put the butter, sugar, and flour in a large bowl, or into the bowl of a food processor. Rub together, or pulse-blend the ingredients until they look like fine bread crumbs. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and bring the mixture together into a dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead it briefly until smooth. Flour the dough and work surface well, and roll it out to a thickness of about 1/4 inch. Use a palette knife to move the sheet of dough around, to prevent sticking. If the dough is too sticky to roll well, chill for 15 minutes, then try again. with a shamrock cookie cutter cut out cookies and transfer them to the baking sheets. Re-roll the scraps to 1/4 inch thick, and cut out all the cookies until all the dough is used bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, until golden at the edges. leave the cookies to cool until firm enough to handle. Combine the glaze ingredients and brush on cookies, let the glaze set and serve. Enjoy!
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