27 Festive Saint Patrick's Day Cookie Ideas - 2024

Have you been invited to a Saint Patrick's Cookie Swap Party with girlfriends? Or did you volunteer to bring cookies to a classroom party? Or do you want to surprise your kids with cookies when they wake up on Saint Patrick's Day? Whatever the reason is, if you need some ideas for what cookies to make, this list of 27 Festive Saint Patrick's Day Cookie Ideas should get your creative juices going.

While some are similar, each recipe has its own unique spin. From classic sugar cookies cut with shamrock-shaped cookie cutters to lucky charm inspired cookies to matcha, mint, and pistachio flavors, below is a lineup of some cookies I hope you enjoy!

Below are 27 Festive St Patrick's Day Cookie Ideas, which are organized into the following categories:

• Sugar cookies
• Lucky Charm Marshmallow-Inspired Cookies
• Gluten-Free
• Matcha
• Mint
• Pistachio
• Other

Scroll to the end for a list of common equipment and ingredients you'll likely need.

Saint Patrick's Day Cookie List Round-Up

Sugar Cookies

St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies

This classic sugar cookie is easy, no chill, and gets topped with Lucky Charms marshmallows. I love that the cookie is green and the marshmallows sit on top, preserving their charming appeal.

St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies

St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Cookies

These soft-baked shamrock cookies are festive and a lot of fun to decorate! The recipe is from Sally's Baking Addition (now Sally's Baking Recipes), and her recipes are fool-proof. Both the buttercream and the cookie dough recipe are phenomenal.

St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Cookies

Homemade St. Patrick’s Day Sour Cream Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

These cookies have sour cream in them, giving them a slight tang and a lot of extra flavor. Paired with a cream cheese frosting, these are a tasty variation of the classic sugar cookies. Bonus Tip: Add some gold sprinkles for an extra festive flair.

Sour Cream Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

St. Patrick’s Day Coiled Sugar Cookies

These cookies take a lot more work than the other cookies on this list. However, the result is extra magical! Ensure you have time to chill, roll out, and shape the dough. I recommend making these at least a day or two in advance. You can form the rolled-out dough into almost anything - gold coins, shamrocks, rainbows, and more.

St. Patrick’s Day Coiled Sugar Cookies

Shamrock St Patrick’s Day Cookies

Shamrock St Patrick’s Day cookies are cut-out sugar cookies in the shape of shamrocks. They are dipped in chocolate and garnished with green sprinkles!

Chocolate Dipped Shamrock St Patrick’s Day Cookies

St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookie dough is rolled out and cut with various festive cookie cutters to make these darling cookies!

St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies

Lucky Charm Cereal Inspired

Did you know you can buy JUST the Lucky Charms marshmallows? You can also buy fluffy marshmallows that are the shapes of their smaller cereal version.

Frosted Lucky Charms Cookies

This recipe uses Lucky Charms cereal marshmallows both mixed into the cookie itself, and then gain on top of the frosting.

Frosted Lucky Charms Cookies

Lucky Charms Cookies for St. Patrick’s Day

These Lucky Charms cookies combine a favorite childhood cereal with delicious cookie dough for an irresistible, colorful creation. The process shots on this recipe are gorgeous!

Lucky Charms Cookies for St. Patrick’s Day

Lucky Charms Cookies

This recipe has beautiful process shots and have the marshmallows mixed into the cookies and also on top of the cookies. They are soft and chewy, and can be ready in about 20 minutes.

Lucky Charms Cookies

Lucky Charm Cookies with White Chocolate Chips

White chocolate chips are mixed in with the marshmallows, making this a sweeter variation of the other cookies.

Lucky Charm Cookies with White Chocolate Chips

Gluten Free

The Best Gluten Free St Patrick’s Day Cookies

The gluten-free cut-out sugar cookie style cookies have been tested with Bob Reds Mill and King Author flour substitutes. There is also a dairy-free variation. This recipe calls for royal icing, but I'm sure you can substitute buttercream frosting as well.

The Best Gluten Free St Patrick’s Day Cookies

Gluten Free Sugar Cookies for St. Patrick’s Day

Using Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 flour replacement, these gluten-free sugar cookies come togethert in about 30 minutes!

Gluten Free Sugar Cookies for St. Patrick’s Day

Gluten Free Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft on the inside, a little crispy on the outside, and full of mint flavor, these gluten-free mint chocolate chip cookies are wholly decadent and irresistible. The best part?! They’re studded with chocolate chips!

Gluten Free Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Matcha

Vegan Matcha Cookies - Texanerin Baking

These vegan matcha cookies are filled with chocolate chips, are naturally green from matcha. Recipe creator, Erin, tested them with 6 brands of matcha and shares the results. She also has a gluten-free option!

Vegan Matcha Cookies

Matcha Neapolitan Cookies

These Matcha Neapolitan Cookies are soft and chewy sugar cookies naturally flavored with matcha, vanilla and strawberry! You can easily leave out the strawberry if you want and increase the matcha to achive a more intense green color.

Matcha Neapolitan Cookies

Matcha Dark Chocolate Mint Cups

With only 5 ingredients, these decadent matcha dark chocolate mint cups are naturally green from the matcha.

Matcha Dark Chocolate Mint Cups

Mint

St Patricks Day Cookie - Chocolate Covered Oreo's

These are chocolate covered sandwich cookies decorated with sprinkles. They are quick, easy, and fun. This blog doens't have a "Jump to Recipe" button, but it's worth the scrolling because there are other cute Saint Patty Days ideas on the page!

St Patricks Day Cookie - Chocolate Covered Oreo's

Andes Mint Chocolate Cookie Cups

Gooey mint chocolate brownie-like cups filled with creamy mint frosting and topped with an Andes mint are a delicious green treat!

Andes Mint Chocolate Cookie Cups

Chocolate Mint Biscotti

With beautiful process shots and detailed instructions on how to make biscotti, this is such a posh addition to any Saint Patricks day party.

Chocolate Mint Biscotti

Pistachio

Orange Pistachio Shortbread

Orange pistachio shortbread is delicious with a cup of tea. For a festive twist dip the top into green candy melts.

Orange Pistachio Shortbread

Pistachio Pudding Cookies with White Chocolate Chips AND Chopped Pistachios

These soft pistachio pudding cookies have white chocolate chips AND chopped pistachios in them.

Pistachio Pudding Cookies with White Chocolate Chips

Pistachio Pudding Cookies (With White Chocolate Chips)

Pistachio pudding cookies are a soft and chewy cookie with a secret ingredient that makes these nutty cookies extra special.

Pistachio Pudding Cookies (With White Chocolate Chips)

Pistachio Pudding Cookies

These soft, chewy cookies pistachio pudding cookies are easy to make and studded with white chocolate chips. I'm a sucker for these!

Pistachio Pudding Cookies

Other

Pot of Gold Cake Mix Cookie

These Pot of Gold Cookies bring together easy cake mix cookies, a layer of homemade buttercream, and a dash of playfulness with miniature pots of gold and rainbow belts. I think they're perfect for a class party!

Pot of Gold Cake Mix Cookie

Lucky Charms Cookie using Cake Mix

These cookies start with a simple white cake mix and come together in about 20 minutes.

Lucky Charms Cookie using Cake Mix

Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Oreo Pops

Oreos dipped in green candy melts can be decorated with all sorts of fun sprinkles. You can spray some of them with edible gold glitter to make "Pot of Gold" cookies.

Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Oreo Pops

Key Lime Cookies

This lime cookie recipe is buttery, sweet and tart with a puckery key lime cookie dough made with lime zest & juice. The glaze on top can be colored green with green gel food coloring and topped with gold or green sprinkles.

Key Lime Cookies

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