Description
These Pot of Gold Cookies are a delightful treat for St. Patrick’s Day or any rainbow-themed celebration. With a buttery cookie base, chocolate frosting, gold sprinkles, and colorful mini candies, they are as fun to make as they are to eat.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Toppings:
- ½ cup chocolate frosting
- ½ cup gold sprinkles or gold sanding sugar
- ½ cup mini rainbow candies (such as mini M&Ms or rainbow sprinkles)
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix butter and sugar: In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, mix until combined.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually mix into wet mixture to form a dough.
- Shape and bake: Roll dough into balls, place on baking sheet, make an indentation in each ball, bake for 10–12 minutes until edges turn golden. Cool on a wire rack.
- Assemble cookies: Fill each cookie with chocolate frosting, top with gold sprinkles, place rainbow candies on top.
Notes
- For a quicker option, use store-bought sugar cookie dough.
- Best assembled on the day they’re served for freshness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 55mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
