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Leprechaun Hat Cookies

These Leprechaun Hat Cookies are both a recipe and art for St. Patrick's Day! Although some of the ingredients are retail, they are all vegan and gluten-free.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 Cookies

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 11 tbsp unsalted butter softened
  • 6 oz sugar powder, gluten-free
  • 1 tsp orange zest grated
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract pure
  • 1 tbsp flaxseed + 3 tbsp water
  • 4-5 tsp soy milk
  • 1-2 cups all-purpose flour sifted
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • kosher salt to taste
  • 16-18 marshmallows gluten-free, regular, trader joe's brand
  • 3 cups vanilla frosting Duncan Hines brand, vegan butter
  • green food color vegan
  • 5 small tootsie rolls vegan
  • 17 chocolate chips vegan

Instructions
 

Instructions:

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, orange zest, vegan butter, and vanilla extract. Mix well till creamy.
  • Add the flaxseed with 3 tbsp of water, or melt the flaxseed with 3 tbsp water ahead of time.
  • Combine the soy milk into the mixture. Mix well till smooth.
  • Slowly add the dry ingredients to the pureed mixture. Mix well till the dough has been achieved.
  • Scoop the cookies and roll them into balls, flatten them to make a circle. Place them on a baking sheet.
  • Bake for 10 minutes till golden brown around the edges.
  • Put a marshmallow on top of each cookie as soon as they come out of the oven. Allow cool completely for 1-2 hours and set them aside. (See note)
  • Melt the vegan butter or vanilla frosting in 30 seconds. Saute in the green food coloring until the desired shade of green is achieved.
  • While the cookies are still cooling, spread the frosting evenly over each cookie until it is completely covered.
  • Allow 6 hours for them to coat completely.
  • Using a cutter, roll out the tootsie roll over into a thin sheet.
  • Put a tootsie roll strip over the marshmallow's base where the sugar cookie meets.
  • Attached are the chocolate chips into the rolled strip. Repeat with the remaining cookies.
  • Serve with some St. Patrick's topper your cookies to look more edible.

Notes

  • The heat from the cookie will enable the marshmallow to hold to the cookie.
Keyword cookies, leprechaun recipe
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