March 15, 2011 by: Courtney

Tutorial: St. Patrick’s Day Pot of Gold Cookies

Really, does it get any cuter than this? St. Patrick’s Day just got sweeter with these Pot O’ Gold Cookies from The Sweet Adventures of Sugar Belle! We are thrilled that we can share the tutorial with you so you can make these cuties to celebrate the LUCKY day too!

YOU WILL NEED:

– 3-4 inch round cookie cutter
– mini flower cutter, mashed into a cloud shape {from craft store like Hobby Lobby}
– mini cauldron cutter {another Hobby Lobby find, but if you don’t have one, a plain circle or Easter egg mini will work}

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Step 1: Cut out a round cookie

Step 2: Use your mini cutters to cut out a space to insert the cloud and the pot of gold

Step 3: cut out a mini cloud and pot and piece them into the cut circle and bake

Follow the steps below to decorate your sweet cookies.

The next step is to set-up your cookie by outlining each section.

When it’s time to flood the cookies, you cannot do it all at once. If you do, it will all run together and become a big sloppy mess. You have to fill alternating sections, let them dry, then come back and fill the rest.

Now, you can add the details. The cookie doesn’t have to be completely dry for this, just be careful not to touch it with the tip as you pipe. The cookies from Sweet Sugar Belle have swirls and the pot for gold! At this point the cookie has to dry, preferably overnight. The next morning, or at least 6-8 hrs later, it’s time to put the gold in the pot. To do this, use thick-ish gold colored icing and put it on the cookie in a way that makes it look like it’s spilling out of the pot. If it’s a little lumpy, it’s no big deal because the sugar will cover it. Immediately afterward, pour course gold sanding sugar onto the wet icing. Leave it this way and let it dry for another few hours.

When the cookie is completely dry, shake off the excess sugar, using a little paint brush if you need to, and you will be left with this, an adorable and unique St. Patrick’s Day cookie!

For even more tips and details, head over to Sweet Sugar Belle, the queen of the gorgeous cookies! And, you MUST check out her other tutorial for these darling leprechaun cookies. How fun to make with the kids this year or send in their lunch boxes?

Thanks to Sweet Sugar Belle for letting us share the cookie tutorial! We can’t wait to see more of your creations, you are a baking queen!

– Courtney

Comments

paloma says
March 15, 2011 at 8:09 am

these are so presh! what a great way to make use of those cookie cutters!

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Sarah says
March 15, 2011 at 8:20 am

WOW! So much detail – nice work!

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Jenny ~ Something Old, Something New says
March 15, 2011 at 9:05 am

Wow, these are so cute! Thanks for sharing the easy steps to make them!

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Katherine {flower & honey} says
March 15, 2011 at 12:04 pm

these are SO fun!

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Lisa Komer says
March 15, 2011 at 1:37 pm

Those are so adorable!

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Justine @ Urban Scarlet says
March 15, 2011 at 3:28 pm

oh my goodness, these are so great!

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Kim @ The Celebration Shoppe says
March 15, 2011 at 4:08 pm

Oh my fabulous! Such talent!!

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the Perfect Palette says
March 15, 2011 at 4:34 pm

these are all so super cute.

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Claire says
March 15, 2011 at 7:25 pm

These are the CUTEST things I have ever ever seen. Adorable!

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erin * sparkle & hay says
March 15, 2011 at 8:40 pm

these are almost too cute to eat… but i’ll take one of each please!!!! :)

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Lauren @ Crave. Indulge. Satisfy. says
March 15, 2011 at 9:40 pm

Oh my goodness these are absolutely adorable, what a fun and creative cookie! I love how this concept came together using multiple cookie cutters that were originally intended for different purposes! Sweet Sugarbelle is so talented!

Looking for another cute cookie/cupcake combo idea for Spring, come check out my Flower Pot Cupcake Cookies! http://craveindulgesatisfy.blogspot.com/2011/03/cupcakes-cookies-flower-pots.html

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tinytearoom says
March 19, 2011 at 8:09 am

these are too good to be true. wow. you’re inspiring me to take the leap and make these cookies. they are so adorable!

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kellie says
February 22, 2012 at 10:47 am

These are amazing! Wonderful job and many thanks for the tutorial! :)

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Jane via Facebook says
March 13, 2012 at 1:16 pm

These are a lot of work but look GREAT!

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RIna says
August 31, 2018 at 12:31 pm

It is so good.

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vedant says
September 13, 2018 at 11:56 am

Thank you so much.

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