MAUREEN . . . and Shamrock Cookies

"Ever there . . . in quiet ways"

Maureen's watercolor of icebergs in Goose Bay, Newfoundland

Maureen's beautiful quilt for a baby . . . 

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Maureen is very proud of her Irish heritage so I chose this recipe for her:

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The book is available online.  

SHAMROCK COOKIES

1 cup butter

1 cup icing sugar

1 egg

2 tsp peppermint flavoring

2 ½ cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 ½ tsp green food coloring

Green decorators’ sugar

*Heat oven to 375.

*Mix butter, sugar, egg, and flavoring.

*Stir in flour, salt, and food coloring.

*To shape shamrocks, roll 3 small balls (1/4 tsp dough each).  Flatten together into shamrock.  Attach stem.  Sprinkle with green decorators’ sugar.

Bake 9 to 11 min.