Lucky Charms Cookie Recipe
Lucky Charms Cookies are a marshmallow studded Sugar Cookie with a Cereal Milk Frosting topped with a handful of Lucky Charms Cereal.
Servings: 24 servings (1/2 cookie per serving)
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups salted butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 3 tsp vanilla
- 4 1/2 cups flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups lucky charms marshmallows
Cereal Milk Frosting
- 2 cups lucky charms cereal
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Toppings
- 1 1/2 cups lucky charms cereal
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the heavy cream and lucky charm cereal to start the frosting. Set aside.
- Preheat your oven to 350°.In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar for 1 minute.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl and add in the eggs, vanilla extract and canola oil. Mix until well combined.
- Add in the flour and baking powder. Mix until a soft dough forms.
- Mix in the lucky charm marshmallows.
- Scoop the cookie dough out in a heaping 1/3 cup portions. Roll into a ball and flatten just slightly. The cookies will spread and flatten as they bake.
- Repeat with the remaining dough.Arrange on a parchment paper or silicone baking mat covered pan. Place 6 cookies on each tray.
- Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes.
- When the cookies are done, The cookies will spread and the center of the cookie should look puffed up and no longer wet before taking them out of the oven.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely on the pan before continuing.
- Once the cookies are cool, make the frosting by first, adding the milk to the heavy cream and cereal, thinning out the heavy cream.
- Strain the soggy cereal out of the heavy cream to make the 'cereal milk'. Set aside.
- Next, combine the butter, powdered sugar and the cereal milk. Whip until the frosting is light and fluffy.
- Divide the frosting among the cookies and spread smooth.Top with approx 1/8 cup of cereal.
- Refrigerate for 15-20 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 413kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 110mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 798IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 2mg