Shamrock Biscuits Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream the shortening and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extract. Gradually add flour and salt. Tint with food coloring. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle., On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a lightly floured 2-in. shamrock cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. If desired, sprinkle with colored sugar. , Bake until edges are lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks.

Steps:

• In the large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla extract, mint extract, salt, and green food coloring on medium speed. Beat until smooth and well blended.
• Turn the power to low and mix in the flour just until the dough comes together.
• Lay out a 24" long or so piece of wax paper or parchment paper and sprinkle lightly with flour.
• Carefully turn the dough onto the paper, then, with floured hands, roll the dough into a log about 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Roll the dough into the wax or parchment paper, then twist the ends of the paper tightly so the dough forms a round, taut log.
• Refrigerate for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until firm.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Remove dough from the refrigerator and cut into approximately 18 slices about 3/8" thick. If the dough gets crumbly, let it sit at room temperature for a couple of minutes then try again.
• Lay about one inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15 - 20 minutes, until the edges begin to turn brown.
• Remove from oven and let sit for a couple of minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to let cool completely.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy, about 30 seconds.
• Turn the mixer speed to low and slowly pour in the powdered sugar. Once the powdered sugar is incorporated, mix on medium for about 30 seconds.
• Add the vanilla extract, peppermint extract and pinch of salt. Mix for another 30 seconds.
• Add the heavy whipping cream and beat on medium until light and white, about three minutes.
• Place the frosting in a pastry bag (or Ziploc bag - it works) fitted with a star icing tip.
• Squeeze the icing onto the cooled shortbread. I start with the outer circle and end at the top.
• Top each cookie with a half drained maraschino cherry.
• Cookies keep in an airtight container at room temperature for three or four days.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheet.
• Cream together the butter or margarine and the pudding mix. Blend in the baking mix, egg and sugar and mix well.
• On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough to 3/8 inch thickness and cut into cookies with a shamrock cookie cutter.
• Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 9 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned on the edges. Let cookies cool on rack. Frost with green colored icing if desired.

Steps:

• Cut biscuits into shamrock shapes with a 2-in. cookie cutter or knife; discard trimmings. Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet. , Bake at 375° for 11-15 minutes or until golden brown. Combine remaining ingredients; brush over warm biscuits.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Place biscuits on baking sheet and place in oven for time indicated on bag/box minus 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and using a pastry brush, brush egg white on tops of each biscuit. Place 1 parsley leaf on top of each biscuit and 'glue' in place with more brushed on egg white. Make sure they are laying flat on each biscuit.
• Place back in oven for 5 more minutes then remove. Allow to cool for a minute or 2, then enjoy.
• The parsley leaves are used to look like little 3 leaf clovers. I made these for St. Patty's day '07 to add as a fun side dish for the Irish potato soup I made. (I'll be adding that recipe later on--it's delish). happy baking :-).
• ps. If you are lucky enough to have an international store local to you, Irish butter goes great with these. We did and it's wonderful--very lite texture and creamier than regular butter.

Steps:

• Cook frozen vegetables separately according to package directions. Drain thoroughly.
• Soften cream cheese; combine with mayonnaise and milk to make thin sauce.
• Place vegetables in layers in 8-inch casserole with green pepper slices between layers.
• Pour sauce over vegetables; sprinkle heavily with Parmesan cheese and lightly with paprika.
• Bake for 20 minutes at 350º.