Shamrock Pistachio Cookies with Bailey's Irish Cream Glaze
 
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Serves: 38 Shamrocks
Ingredients
Cookies
  • 1 cup Crisco shortening
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. almond extract
  • 7 cups flour (you may need more)
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 box instant pistachio pudding mix
  • 5 tsps. baking powder
  • 1 cup chopped nuts of choice (I used ½ cup each walnuts and pistachios)
  • ¾ cups white chocolate chips (or regular chocolate)
  • 10 drops green food coloring (optional)
Icing Glaze
  • 2½ cups powdered sugar
  • 3 Tbsps. butter, melted
  • 2½ Tbsps. milk
  • 2 Tbsps.Bailey's Irish Cream
  • 2 drops green food color (optional)
Instructions
Cookies
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Cream Crisco, sugar and eggs together.
  3. Add remaining cake ingredients except the nuts and chocolate chips to form a soft dough.
  4. Sprinkle in nuts and chocolate chips and knead them into the dough.
  5. Place a big piece of wax or parchment paper over the dough and roll the dough out with a rolling-pin so it's ½ in thick. Use cookie cutter to cut out shamrocks and place on a non stick cookie tray or pan lined with parchment (not wax) paper.
  6. Bake 12-14 minutes.
  7. Allow to cool completely before adding the glaze, about 20 minutes.
Glaze
  1. Mix glaze ingredients together in a large bowl and spoon or brush over each baked cookie. Allow to set 45 minutes. (Who are we kidding? Dig in!)
Recipe by The Spice Kit Recipes at https://www.thespicekitrecipes.com/white-chocolate-chip-pistachio-cookies/