Cloverleaf Cookies Recipes

GRANDMA'S CLOVER LEAF ROLLS

Steps:

• Heat the milk in a saucepan over medium heat until bubbles begin to form, but the milk is not simmering. Stir in the sugar, shortening, and salt; set aside until cooled to 110 degrees F (43 degrees C). Sprinkle the yeast over the warm water and set aside for 5 minutes.
• Beat the egg in a mixing bowl, then stir in the yeast and milk. Stir in half of the flour until no lumps remain, then stir in the remaining flour a little at a time until a smooth dough forms. Place into a greased bowl, turn once to grease the top, cover, and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours.
• Grease a 12 sectioned muffin tin. Deflate the dough, and place onto a well-floured work surface. Divide the dough into 36 pieces, and form into balls. Place 3 balls into each muffin cup. Cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Serve warm.

CLOVER COOKIE POPS

Steps:

• In food processor, place cookie mix. Cover; process 10 seconds or until chocolate chunks are finely chopped. Add oil and egg. Cover; process with on-and-off pulses until dough forms. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 350°F. On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 3-inch clover-shaped cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheets, place cutouts 2 inches apart. Insert 1 craft stick halfway into center of each cookie.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.
• Divide frosting between 2 small bowls; tint 1 bowl with kelly green food color and 1 bowl with lime green food color. Frost half of the cookies with each color. Decorate with sanding sugar. Spoon remaining frosting into separate resealable food-storage plastic bags; cut off tiny corner of bags. Squeeze bag to pipe shamrock outlines on cookies. Let stand until set.

CLOVERLEAF ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add the butter, egg, sugar, salt and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down and divide in half. Divide each half into 36 pieces and shape into balls. Place 3 balls in each greased muffin cup. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Brush with additional butter. , Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. Serve warm.

CLOVERLEAF COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• In large bowl cream brown sugar, sugar, margarine and shortening until light and fluffy.
• Blend in vanilla and egg.
• Stir in flour, baking soda and salt (is using) and mix well.
• Divide dough into 3 parts. Place in small bowls. (Note - I make two of the parts a little bit larger than one as you will be adding 1/4 cup peanut butter to it and there always seems to be more of that mixture left at the end otherwise).
• Add chocolate chips it one part, peanut butter to second (smaller portion) and melted chocolate to the third.
• Refrigerate dough for about 30 minutes for easier handling.
• Shape approximately 1 tsp of each dough into a ball. To form each cookie place one of each flavour balls cloverleaf style onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until set. Let cool for a few minutes before carefully removing from cookie sheets. This is important as these cookies can be fragile at first.