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Irish Christmas Shamrocks




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients




9oz All purpose Flour
9oz Butter
9oz fine Sugar
1oz Ground Almonds
Milk
3oz Confestioners Sugar
3 tbsp Cold Water
2 drops Peppermint Essence
Green Food colouring



Recipe



. Preheat the oven to 375F, and very lightly butter some baking sheets.

2. Place the flour in a large mixing bowl and rub in butter with your fingertips.

3. Sir in the sugar and almonds and enough milk to make a firm dough.

4. Turn onto a floured surface and roll out thinly.

5. Cut into shamrock shapes and place on the baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

6. In a small bowl, mix together the icing sugar, water, peppermint essence and food colouring. Use to thinly coat the tops of the cooled biscuits and allow to set.

Traditionally given to friends and family as a token of good luck at Christmas and for the New Year.