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    Home » Blog » Desserts » Cookies

    2-Color St. Patrick's Day Cookies

    Published: Feb 27, 2022 by Tiffany Dahle · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    St. Patrick's Day cookies are so fun to decorate and only need 2 colors of icing for these stunning design ideas.

    A photo collage shows several easy St. Patrick's Day sugar cookie ideas.

    If you want to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a custom cookie platter, it is easier than you think to do yourself!

    These easy design ideas are perfect for cookie decorating with kids or all on your own. They only require two colors of icing and a handful of sprinkle or candy accents to add depth to your design.

    Green shamrock cookies are probably the first thing that comes to mind but I love that these sugar cookies don't require complicated cutters. There are ideas included that simply use a circle or square-shaped cookie cutter.

    Sugar Cookie Decorating Tricks

    New to sugar cookie decorating? Before you get started with the easy cookie design ideas, don't miss these essential tips for learning how to decorate cookies with royal icing. My royal icing recipe is so easy to work with.

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    St. Patrick's Day Cookies

    These easy and adorable St. Patrick's Day sugar cookie decorating ideas are perfect even for beginner cookie decorators.

    Use a simple 2-color icing palette to create a fun variety of lucky cookies to celebrate this Irish day of fun!

    Green and White Shamrock Cookies

    Classic shamrock cookies are the easiest sugar cookies to decorate for St. Patrick's Day.

    There are countless ways to decorate them in patterns of white and green or light green and dark green. Polka dots, stripes, plaid, or swirly patterns, your imagination is the only limit.

    Photo Credit: Alexis Gattina

    Pot of Gold

    Green and gold is such a festive color palette for a 2-color St. Patrick's Day cookie. Add these fun gold sprinkles to a pot of gold cookie for extra texture and sparkle.

    Photo Credit: Sweet Tooth Treats

    Lucky Charm Cookies

    How ADORABLE are these Lucky Charms cereal bowl sugar cookies??

    Simple decorate with green or white icing and then "glue" the real Lucky Charms marshmallows and cereal pieces in the "bowl" of the cookie.

    It adds such a fun texture and additional flavor to the treat.

    You can check out more adorable cookie ideas at Sweet Tooth Treats.

    Clover Blossoms

    Simple solid-green shamrocks make up the bulk of this cookie platter but the sweet all-white blossoms add the perfect delicate detail!

    Add a yellow candy for the center of the blossom if you don't want to add a third color of icing.

    Photo Credit: Sweet Sugarbelle

    St. Patrick's Day Gnome Cookies

    Green and orange icing are all that would truly be needed to make these simple Irish gnome cookies.

    Use a candy for the gnome nose and adorable heart accent.

    Photo Credit: Lila Loa

    Leprechaun Loot

    Not all St. Patrick's day cookies need to be shamprock shaped.

    Add a green scalloped border around a simple circle-shaped sugar cookie and decorate it with a wet-on-wet clover pattern.

    Photo Credit: Moms and Munchkins

    St. Patrick’s Day Cupcake Cookies

    Mix things up with a fun green and white St. Patrick Day cupcake-themed cookie.

    You could skip the cute little face or add it with candy accents if you don't want to introduce a third color icing.

    Photo Credit: Lila Loa

    Lucky Tiles

    Use green and white icing to spell out a lucky message on a simple square-shaped cookie.

    Lucky Greetings

    Or, use alphabet shaped cookie cutters to spell out an entire festive greeting!

    Letters can be super fun to decorate with royal icing because you can do them in solid colors or simple patterns. The shape says it all.

    Photo Credit: Patty's Crafty Confections

    Leprechaun Hats

    These simple green leprechaun hats are a fun twist on the lucky theme for St. Patrick's Day.

    You can look for a candy accent for the buckle and just do green and black icing.

    More St. Patrick's Day Desserts for Kids

    Not in the mood for sugar cookies?

    Perhaps you'll like one of the other 10 ideas for easy St. Patrick's Day treats to bake with your kids:

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    A photo collage shows a variety of adorable but easy green and white St. Patrick's Day cookie decorating ideas.

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