1/2pkgRefrigerated Sugar Cookie DoughI used Pillsbury break apart
16ozVanilla FrostingAbout one can
12Strawberries
12Yellow candies
4dropsOrange gel food coloring
1 cupGreen candy melts
1tbspShamrock sprinklesoptional
Instructions
Cookie Cups
Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a mini muffin pan generously with cooking oil spray. You can also use mini cupcake liners if you have them (preferred method).
Place one cookie piece into each muffin cup. You don't need to flatten or roll them.
Bake cookies for 20 minutes and place pan on a wire rack to cool.
While the cookies are still warm, take a small scoop to gently press the cookies into a cup shape.
Cool completely before removing from the pan.
Decorate the Gnomes
Wash and dry strawberries and slice off the tops of strawberries so you have a straight edge on the large side of your strawberry.
Add green melting chocolate to a bowl and microwave with a little bit of Crisco until smooth. Heat in 30 second intervals, stirring between each interval until smooth.
Push a fork into the large side of a strawberry, then turn it over and dip into the green melted chocolate.
Allow excess to drip back into the bowl and transfer strawberry to a wax paper lined platter to dry. To do this, gently slide the large side of the strawberry off the fork and allow to dry so it looks like the hat is right side up. Repeat for each strawberry.
Before the chocolate sets completely, add some St. Patrick's Day sprinkles if desired.
If you want to decorate with a second color, wait until dipped strawberries are dry. Then, add melted chocolate to a piping bag and drizzle over dipped strawberries.
Add orange food coloring to vanilla frosting and mix well. Transfer to a piping bag.
Pipe the orange frosting onto your cooled cookie cups.
Then push a strawberry on top of the icing and add a candy nose just under the strawberry. I used yellow M&Ms for these.
Take a toothpick to spread some of the icing down to create the lucky leprechaun beard.
Enjoy!
Notes
See step by step photo instructions in the post if needed. As always, nutrition information is estimated and will vary depending on your ingredients.