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Tap into the magic of St. Patrick’s Day with these Lucky Charms Cookies. These chewy Lucky Charms cookies are packed with those fun Lucky Charm marshmallows and are so soft and gooey. Easily make up a batch in only 25 minutes to add to your St. Patrick’s Day tasty treats! Not only for the Irish, these giant cookies with colorful marshmallows are just right for birthday parties and more.
Why We Love This Lucky Charms Sugar Cookie Recipe!
- Fun Lucky Charms Cookies – Who can deny how fun and festive these chewy sugar cookies are!
- Easy St. Patrick’s Day Cookies – Celebrate St. Patty’s with a plate full of rainbow marshmallow cookies!
- Cereal Lovers Cookie – If your family loves hearts, stars, horseshoes, blue moons, red balloons, unicorns, and rainbow marshmallows – this is the perfect cookie recipe to satisfy those cravings!
If you have been around my site, you know how much I love making fun holiday snacks for the family. And talk about luck, just in time for St Patrick’s Day, these big cookies with tasty marshmallow bits are a hit with the young and the not-so-young. I also set out a fresh batch of St. Patrick’s Day Puppy Chow and Lucky Charms Treats for the family. They are all magically delicious!
Have some extra lucky charms marshmallows? Place them in a bowl for people to munch on at this year’s St. Patrick’s Day holiday party. No sense in letting them go to waste, right?
Ingredient Notes
How To Make the best Lucky Charm Cookies
✱ Be sure to see the recipe card below for exact ingredients and full recipe instructions!
- Prep: Start by preheating the oven to 350°F.
- Mix wet ingredients: Use a large mixing bowl and an electric hand mixer or your stand mixer to mix the butter and both sugars together until smooth and creamy. Then add in the egg and vanilla extract and mix until they are combined with the butter-sugar mixture.
- Add dry ingredients: Next, you will add the baking soda and flour and mix together until all the flour is incorporated.
- Fold in Lucky Charms marshmallows: Now gently fold in the marshmallows so as not to break them up.
- Dough: Take out a medium cookie scoop and form the cookie dough balls. Place the balls of dough on the large baking sheet, and be sure to leave 2 inches between each dough ball to allow for expansion.
- Bake: For chewy cookies, bake in the oven for 10 minutes until perfectly golden brown. Then, remove the cookie sheet from the oven and allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes. Then, you can remove the cookies and place them on a cooling rack.
Helpful Equipment
- Baking Sheet: My most favorite baking sheets are these USA Pans; pictured above are these Nordic pans I also have in my kitchen.
- Cookie Scoop: I used a medium, which holds about 2 tablespoons of dough. Check your scoop set, as some vary in size.
Tips
- Fold in the marshmallows so they do not get crushed.
- The key to soft cookies is to not over-bake them! They should have crisp edges, but the tops of the cookies will look a little lighter in color.
- Keep in mind that all ovens bake at different temperatures than what the dial says, so watch your first batch or check the cookies around the 7-8 minute mark to see how they are baking in your oven. I love this thermometer to give mine a check from time to time.
Variations and Substitutions
- Fruity Pebbles or Cocoa Pebbles
- Funfetti Rice Krispies
- Strawberry Rice Krispie Hearts
- and more!
Recipe FAQs
For this Lucky Charm Cookies recipe, I only use the marshmallow bits.
The reasons your cookies might not be soft and chewy are from adding too much flour or over-baking! Measure your flour by spoon and sweep method and make sure not to over-bake them!
First, fluff the flour inside the container. Then, instead of dipping the measuring cup into the container of flour, always use a spoon to scoop the flour into the measuring cup until it’s overflowing. Then, level the measuring cup gently with the back of a knife or level. This prevents the flour from being packed so firmly in the cup that you would have more flour than the recipe calls for. Also, be sure not to tap the measuring cup when filling it, as this will also pack in extra flour.
Storage
Storage: Store these Lucky Charms soft-baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 6 days.
Freeze: The tasty treat cookies can be frozen in an airtight freezer bag for up to 2 months. When ready to serve, thaw them at room temperature!
What to Serve with St. Patty’s Soft Lucky Charms Cookies
- Buttery Beer Bread Recipe
- Bangers and Mash (Sausages with Onion Gravy)
- Irish Soda Bread Recipe
- Baked Reuben Sandwich Sliders
- Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage
More Cookie Recipes
- Easy Twix Cookies Recipe
- Grinch Cookies Recipe
- Italian Ricotta Cookies
- Blueberry Cheesecake Cookies Recipe
- Brownie Mix Cookies
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Lucky Charms Cookies
Equipment
- 1 Cookie Scoop (about 2 tablespoons)
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups lucky charms, marshmallows only
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Use an electric hand mixer (or stand mixer) to whisk the butter and both sugars together for 3-5 minutes or until smooth and creamy.
- Whisk in the egg and vanilla until the ingredients are just combined with the creamed sugar.
- Add the baking soda and flour. Reduce the speed of your hand mixer to low and gently whisk in the dry ingredients until no clumps of dry flour remain in the cookie dough.
- Fold in the lucky charms marshmallows until they are evenly distributed throughout the cookie dough.
- Use a large cookie scoop (about 2 tablespoons in size) to form cookie dough balls and place on a baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between each dough ball. Bake for 10 minutes or until just golden.
- Allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
TIPS:
- Fold in the marshmallows so they do not get crushed.
- The key to soft cookies is to not over-bake them! They should have crisp edges, but the tops of the cookies will look a little lighter in color.
- Remember that all ovens bake at different temperatures than the dial says, so watch your first batch or check the cookies around the 7-8 minute mark to see how they are baking in your oven. I love this oven thermometer to give mine a check from time to time.
Nutrition Information
Nutritional Disclaimer
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I made these cookies with the kids yesterday and they were so delicious! The kids had fun making them too
Thank you, Tayler. I love when the kids are in the kitchen having fun!
Such a clever cookie and quite easy to make. The kids enjoyed making these with me – the cookies are delicious and the colorful appearance makes them extra special (these will look great on my Easter dessert table!).
Thank you, Stephanie. I love that you are going to use these for Easter. They are the perfect colors! My granddaughter wants a unicorn party this summer so we will be making these for her party.
These cookies are so cute. Can’t wait to try your recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
My kids loved making these cookies this weekend. We are all in on the St. Pat’s celebrations already and these were the perfect treat!
I love that the kids were in the kitchen with you making these. It’s so much fun to cook with our kiddos! Thank you making them and letting us know you loved them.
This recipe just brought me back to kindergarten! I loved Lucky Charms when I was a kid and this cookie recipe is so delicious & nostalgic!
Thank you, DK. I love recipes that bring back fond memories. I love how food does that!