Frosted Lucky Charms Sugar Cookies
Transform your favorite childhood cereal into a delicious treat with these Frosted Lucky Charms Sugar Cookies. The perfect treat for a quick dessert this St. Patrick's Day that both kids and adults will LOVE!
Servings: 13 cookies
Calories: 459kcal
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 cups all purpose flour*
- 2.5 oz ground lucky charms oat pieces
- ⅔ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 Tablespoon corn starch
- 1 cup salted butter room temperature
- 1⅛ cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk room temperature
- 1¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
Frosting
- ½ cup salted butter room temperature
- 1½ cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1 cup marshmallow fluff
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Additional cereal for decorating
Instructions
Cookies
- Heat oven to 350℉.
- Line 3 sheet pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, cereal, baking soda, and cornstarch together.
- Combine butter and sugar in a large bowl.
- With an electric mixer, beat until creamy, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla.
- Beat until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in flour mixture.
- Divide the dough into 2½ ounce portions. (a heaping 3 Tablespoons scoop)
- Roll into balls.
- Place on prepared pans.
- Press down about ½ way.
- Bake for 15 minutes, or until the edges are just starting to brown.
Frosting
- Combine butter and powdered sugar in a medium bowl.
- Beat with an electric mixer until creamy, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add marshmallow fluff.
- Beat until light and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.
- Mix in cream and vanilla.
Assembly
- Pipe and spread frosting on cooled cookies.
- Decorate with cereal.
Notes
*This recipe was written using an average of the dip and sweep method for measuring flour and the spoon and level method. If you are using a scale, you will need to add 3/4 oz or 22 g to the measurement for each cup of flour.
- Room temperature is about 70℉.
- Use an oven thermometer to ensure accurate cooking temperatures.
- To substitute unsalted butter for the salted in the cookies, add 1/3 teaspoon salt.
- To substitute unsalted butter for the salted in the frosting, add 1/8 teaspoon salt.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 459kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 268mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 915IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg