St. Patricks Day Treats – Leprechaun Hat Cookies

Name: St. Patricks Day Treats - Leprechaun Hat Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12- Marshmallows; 12- Sandie’s Cookies (or other smooth round firm cookie); 1-Cup Green Candy Melts; 1-3 tsp Shortening; Black Fondant; Gold Cake Sequins

These Leprechaun Hat Cookies are one of our favorite St. Patricks Day Treats. They are perfect for your kids’s St. Patrick’s Day party in class!

Surprise your favorite little people with these Leprechaun Hat Cookies which are perfect St. Patricks Day Treats.

St. Patrick’s Day Parties for kids are always the best. They are filled with all kinds of St. Paddy’s Day treats. Some of my favorite St. Patrick’s Dessert recipes are Chocolate cake with mint chocolate chips, green velvet cake, and ice cream shamrock shakes topped with Irish cream. Basically anything green food coloring based!

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with your Kids

Truth be told, the first thing I think of when I think of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, is green beer. 🙂

For kids though its all the green and rainbow treats and fun Leprechaun crafts and activities.

We have a number of great St. Patrick’s Day Crafts and Activities for you to celebrate with your children.

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY COLORING SHEETS – Let your kid color with all the fun of rainbow and leprechauns.
15+ RAINBOW CRAFTS FOR KIDS – A great list of all the fun rainbow crafts
LEPRECHAUN CRAFT – ST PATRICKS DAY CRAFT – Great for your toddlers and preschoolers
15+ St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for Kids – Fun and fabulous crafts for St. Patrick’s Day
RAINBOW PUNCH PINATA – One of the most fun things to have at any St. Patrick’s day party
ST. PATRICK’S DAY RAINBOW ART – Super fun art project for St. Patrick’s Day
RAINBOW CRAFTS FOR KINDERGARTNERS – Fun project with tissue paper

Ingredients Needed to Make These St. Patrick’s Day Desserts

How to Make Leprechaun Hat Cookies

Marshmallows
Sandie’s Cookies(or other smooth round firm cookie)
Green Candy Melts
Shortening
Black Fondant
Gold Cake Sequins

In the bowl of a double boiler over low/med heat melt candy melts and 1 tsp shortening.
When they are completely melted, add additional shortening to get a nice liquid texture. If the melts are too thick they won’t coat the cookies and marshmallow smoothly.
Once you have achieved the desired consistency, it’s time to dip the cookies
Using a chocolate dipping tool or your fingers, press the top of the cookie into the melted chocolate until the sides are covered. Remove & place uncovered side down on a cooling rack, wax paper, or parchment paper.
Repeat with remaining cookies until they are all covered.
Next place a marshmallow on a toothpick, skewer or chocolate dipping tool. Dip in chocolate or use a spoon to spread chocolate over the surface to cover the marshmallow.
Place it in the center of a cookie and remove the toothpick. If the toothpick leaves a hole in the chocolate use a spoon to smooth out the surface of the top.
Repeat with remaining marshmallows.
Allow the cookies and marshmallows to cool completely until chocolate is set.
Now take a pinch of black fondant, about the size of a black olive.
Roll it into a worm like shape about 3-4 inches long.
Gently press it to flatten.
Wrap it around the base of the marshmallow to form the belt of the hat, use a sharp knife to cut off an excess.
Gently press a gold cake sequins into the fondant to create a buckle. Make a tiny ball of fondant and press into the center of the sequins. If you have trouble getting the fondant and sequins to stick together wet them with a small drop of water.
Repeat until all the hats are finished.
Serve immediately or keep in an airtight container.