| "body"> | | | | muffin pans. Bake according to package directions. |
| Celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year with some of | | | | Press the middle of the cooked dough down after |
| these fun and of course mostly green St. Patrick's | | | | you take them out of the oven. Let them cool |
| Day Treats. | | | | for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a baking |
| Leprechaun Ale | | | | rack and let them cool completely. To serve, |
| Place a scoop of lime sherbet into a tall glass, | | | | scoop mint ice cream in each of your mini tart |
| pour ginger ale over it and watch it fizz. This can | | | | shells. |
| be made even fancier by rubbing some lime juice | | | | St. Patrick's Day Cookies |
| on the rim of the glass and then dipping it in green | | | | Buy or make simple sugar cookie dough. Let the |
| sugar crystals before you pour the leprechaun ale. | | | | kids cut out shamrock shaped cookies with a |
| Lucky Clover Cake | | | | cookie cutter. Bake them. While they are cooling, |
| Prepare 9 x 13 inch cake using a boxed cake mix. | | | | use food coloring to turn vanilla frosting or a |
| We like to use yellow cake for this. Get a can of | | | | simple powered sugar and milk glaze green. Let |
| vanilla frosting and use a few drops of yellow and | | | | the kids decorate the cookies with frosting and |
| blue food coloring to color the frosting green. | | | | plenty of green sprinkles. |
| After the cake is baked and cooled down, cut | | | | St. Patrick's Day Parfait |
| three heart shaped pieces out of the cake. We | | | | Prepare a pack of instant pistachio pudding |
| use a cardboard template to make the hearts | | | | according to package directions. Mix a few drops |
| even. Arrange them on a plate with the pointy | | | | of food coloring with cool whip to tint it green. Cut |
| ends pointing toward each other. It will look like a | | | | up some kiwi fruit. Layer chilled pudding, kiwi fruit |
| clover leaf. Frost the entire cake with the green | | | | and green cool whip for a completely green St. |
| vanilla frosting. | | | | Patrick's Day Parfait. |
| Mini Mint Ice Cream Tarts | | | | Are you seeing green yet? Give a few of these |
| Purchase a roll of refrigerated sugar cookie dough. | | | | yummy sweet St. Patrick's Day treats a try this |
| Roll the dough into small balls (a little smaller than | | | | year. They are always a big hit with our families. |
| a golf ball), and press them in the bottoms of mini | | | | |