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Lucky Mint Pinwheels

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Everybody knows that St.Patrick’s Day isn’t only about corned beef and cabbage. At our house, it’s about anything…green. Salad, asparagus, apples–why, even the milk and mashed potatoes aren’t safe. So, for dessert, aren’t these the sweetest little butter cookies—with just a hint of mint? Trust me–your little leprechaun’s will love them.

Lucky Mint Pinwheels

(Original recipe from Taste of Home)

Ingredients:

1 cup butter

1-1/4 cups sugar

2 eggs

1/4 cup corn syrup

1 Tbsp vanilla

3 cups flour

3/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 tsp peppermint extract

Green food coloring

Directions:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in corn syrup and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. To one portion, add peppermint extract and food coloring. Wrap each portion in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.

Roll out each portion between two sheets of waxed paper into a rectangle. Remove waxed paper. Place plain rectangle over green rectangle. Roll up tightly jelly-roll style, starting with a long side.

Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.

Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices.

Dip tops in sugar.

Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

Makes about 4-1/2 dozen soft, minty butter cookies. You’ll be glad you made these–I promise!

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Lucky Mint Pinwheels
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1-1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup corn syrup
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla
  • 3 cups flour
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ tsp peppermint extract
  • Green food coloring
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
  2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  3. Beat in corn syrup and vanilla.
  4. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
  5. Divide dough in half.
  6. To one portion, add peppermint extract and food coloring.
  7. Wrap each portion in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.
  8. Roll out each portion between two sheets of waxed paper into a rectangle.
  9. Remove waxed paper.
  10. Place plain rectangle over green rectangle.
  11. Roll up tightly jelly-roll style, starting with a long side.
  12. Wrap in plastic wrap.
  13. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.
  14. Unwrap and cut into ¼-in. slices.
  15. Dip tops in sugar.
  16. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets.
  17. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set.
  18. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

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Shamrocks and Clover

I found these sweet little Shamrocks over at Skip To My Lou and couldn’t resist–being the crochet fiend that I am. They were so easy and fun that before I knew what was happening…

I had little piles of 3 leaf shamrocks and 4 leaf clovers all over the place.  I couldn’t seem to stop myself. At first I thought I’d turn them all into sweet little pins and force my family to wear them out into the world to keep from getting pinched.

But then…

the bigger the pile grew, the more I loved the idea of hanging a garland around the house to welcome the little people and their pots of gold…

especially their pots of gold…heh, heh.

If you’d like to whip up a few yourself, and you have a G crochet hook and some yarn then you can try your luck at luring a Leprechaun over to your place too.

Shamrock

Chain 4, join with a slip stitch in first chain to form a ring.

Leaf (make 3 for a shamrock or 4 for a clover): Chain 3, trc, dc, trc, ch 3, slip stitch in ring.

Stem: Chain 6, sc in 2nd chain from hook, and slip stitch in remaining four chains. Fasten off.  Weave in ends.

To join into garland:

Chain 40.

Sc in the top of right side of shamrock petal, chain 2, sc on the left side of top of shamrock petal. I actually staggered my connection stitches so that the shamrocks and clovers tilted different ways along the chain–some to the left, some to the right, and some straight up and down—but you can do it however you’d like.

Ch 20, sc in the top of right side of shamrock petal, chain 2, sc on the left side of top of shamrock petal, chain 20, continue until all shamrocks are joined.

Ch 40, fasten off.

Hang this pretty thing on your hearth, banister or door for maximum Leprechaun capturing effect. Good luck!

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St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Blocks

Every year, we try to make at least one new decoration for a some of the more laid back holidays. You know us–any reason to celebrate something…anything, and we love it.

Here’s an easy little St. Patrick’s Day piece that will take all of about 20 minutes to make–but you just feel free to keep it forever. How about that?

Take five wooden blocks–any size you like…I used 1 inch–but any size will work.

Paint them all different shades…

of green–of course.

We found some pretty little gold stickers that were just perfect for attracting the right kind of  spirit for the day…so to speak. Last of all–we covered the blocks with a coat of Mod Podge.

Good luck everybody!