Name: St. Patrick's Day Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 38 min
Ingredients: 2 cups (12 ounces) white chocolate morsels; 1 teaspoon green icing coloring; 1 cup light brown sugar; ¾ cup granulated sugar; ½ cup unsalted butter (softened); ½ cup applesauce (unsweetened); 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ¾ teaspoon salt; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 3 cups rolled quick oats; 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

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These delicious St. Patrick's Day Cookies are soft, chewy, and so much fun to make! The perfect holiday treat for kids!

Cooked green chocolate chip oatmeal cookies on a white plate.

St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner and what's more fun than getting in the kitchen and baking up some green chocolate chip oatmeal cookies with your kids?!

These St. Patrick's Day cookies are made with white chocolate that has been melted and colored green. What makes these cookies so much fun is that you can color the chocolate chunks any color you prefer - perfect for any holiday or occasion!

Talk about yummy, these chewy oatmeal cookies are chewy on the inside, crisp on the outside, and utterly irresistible! Snatch one up while you can because they won't last long…especially in my house! These are my children's favorite cookies to make (and eat)!

If you're looking for more fun St. Patrick's Day treats to make with your kids, be sure to also try my Lucky Charms Cereal Bars and minty Shamrock Shake!

Why You'll Love These Cookies

Easy-to-follow recipe
Simple and fun to make
Only take 13 minutes to bake
Cute holiday and party treat
Did I mention they are delicious?!

Ingredients

This recipe uses simple ingredients that you may already have on hand. If not, they should be easy to find at your local grocery store. For measurements, please scroll down to the recipe card below.

White chocolate morsels - Melt down easily, re-harden perfectly, and taste so yummy!
Green icing coloring - Icing coloring is more concentrated than food coloring; therefore, less can be used to create a vibrant color.
Unsalted butter - Everything's better with butter - especially cookies! It adds moisture, texture, and delicious flavor!
Applesauce - My secret ingredient to create a perfect texture and flavor.
Granulated sugar - For adding sweetness and a slight crisp to the outside of the cookies.
Light brown sugar - Adds a chewy texture, moisture, and a molasses flavor.
Eggs - Adds a richer flavor and chewy texture to the cookies.
Vanilla extract - Flavor, flavor, flavor.
Baking soda - Creates a soft, fluffy texture.
Salt - Balances out the sweetness.
Flour - Provides structure to the shape of the cookies.
Rolled quick oats - Quick oats are used in this recipe but can be substituted with old-fashioned rolled oats for a heartier, chewier texture.
Cinnamon (optional) - For flavor.

How to Make this St. Patrick's Day Cookies Recipe

Here are the steps and process images for how to make this recipe. More detailed instructions can be found in the recipe card below.

Pour white chocolate morsels into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on 50% power for 1 minute. Stir and repeat the process 2 more times until the white chocolate is completely melted and smooth.

Stirring melted white chocolate with a spoon in a white bowl.

Add green icing coloring and stir.

Stirring green icing coloring into melted white chocolate.

Pour melted chocolate onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and spread to ¼ inch thickness.

Smoothing melted chocolate onto parchment paper with a spoon.

Freeze for 15 minutes and then break the chocolate up into small chunks.

Breaking chocolate into chunks to add to the cookie dough.

Mix up the cookie dough in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or by using an electric handheld mixer.

Mixing oatmeal cookie dough in an electric stand mixer.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

With a small ice cream scoop or a spoon, form dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons per cookie) and place 2 inches apart on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Placing oatmeal cookie dough balls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

If you're making these with your kids, make it fun by rolling the balls by hand but be prepared to get messy!

Showing messy hands from rolling oatmeal cookies dough into balls.

Bake at 350°F for 13-14 minutes until lightly browned on the edges. The center will still look underbaked.

Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.

Serve and enjoy!

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