Vanilla Bean St. Patrick's Day Cookies
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Soft-baked sugar cookies with real vanilla bean that can be cut into any shape. Plain or decorated with buttercream, royal icing, or sprinkles. A flexible canvas for holiday or everyday cookie decorating.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 24- 2 and 1/4 cups (281g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled), plus more as needed for rolling and work surface
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (12 Tbsp; 170g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar
- seeds scraped from 1 whole vanilla bean*
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- seeds scraped from 1/2 of a vanilla bean*
- 3 cups (360g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted (sift after measuring)
- 3 Tablespoons (45ml) heavy cream, half-and-half, or whole milk, at room temperature
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- salt, to taste
- optional: gel food coloring for tinting
- optional: sprinkles for decorating
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 180M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 2h
- Cook
- 12m
- Sodium
- 77mg
- Total sugar
- 21g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 51mg
- Calcium
- 8mg
- Iron
- 0.48mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 120M
- SODIUM
- 77MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.