Big Bear’s Wife: St. Patrick’s Day Cookie Stacks

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and our foodie blogger Angie Barrett of Big Bear’s Wife has the perfect dessert recipe for you to try! Great for the kids to put together and eat and guests will be impressed by this colorful Irish touch!

Saint Patrick’s Day Cookie Stacks

by Angie Barrett 3-11-2013

Ingredients:

24 Soft Chips Ahoy Cookies (or homemade)

1 can white frosting (or homemade)

1 can green frosting (or homemade)

Green, White and Yellow Sprinkles (Or St. Patrick’s Day Sprinkles)

Instructions:

To get the two toned icing, open a piping bag that has been fitted with a large flower or star tip. Fill one side of the bag with green icing and the other side of the bag with white. Close bag and Squeeze.

Place 1 cookie in a cupcake liner or on a plate. Top with frosting. Top frosting with another cookie, add another layer of frosting. Continue layering cookies and icing until the cookie stack has reached four cookies high.

Top with another swirl of icing and then top with decorative sprinkles.

Yields:

4-6 Saint Patrick’s Day Cookie Stacks

For more yummy photos of these stacks and other great recipes dedicated to the Irish holiday (plus more recipes you’re going to love!), check out Angie’s blog post here!

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