Irish Shamrock Shortbread Cookies

The "Irish Shamrock Shortbread Cookie" recipe is based on a recipe by Ina Garten and can be found at Food Network.

Submitted by Rose Mary Walecki who made the following modifications:

• Omit the chocolate.
• Use ungreased parchment lined cookie sheets.
• Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Pat each piece into one half inch thick disk. wrap each disk separately in plastic wrap. Chill in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
• Lightly flour the surface and the rolling pin to keep dough from sticking. Repeat as necessary. Roll out dough to about 1/8 inch thick.
• Cut out shamrock shapes and place on cookie sheet. Sprinkle shapes with green sugar.
• Chill again for 10 minutes before baking.

Garten, Ina. "Shortbread Cookies." Food Network, http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/shortbread-cookies-recipe-1945855 . Accessed 11 July 2017.