Lucky Charms Cookies Recipe for St. Patrick’s Day
This fun and colorful Lucky Charms Cookies recipe makes soft, chewy cookies that are packed with gooey white chocolate chips, Lucky Charms marshmallows. Topped with a sweet and tangy frosting, this easy cereal cookie idea is perfect for your St Patrick’s Day or rainbow celebrations!
Why You’ll Love This Cookie Recipe
This Lucky Charms Cookies recipe requires no dough chilling time! In fact, you can whip up a batch of these easy Lucky Charm cookies in just 30 minutes. A quick swirl of frosting and a few extra colorful marshmallows is all the decoration they need.
The buttery and soft chocolate chip cookie base uses pantry staple ingredients that you likely already have at home. These easy cookies are great to make from scratch (even for beginning bakers).
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The Lucky Charms marshmallows are the best part of the cereal, right? So they make a super fun addition to an otherwise simple cookie. They give the dough a little flavor boost and add some fun rainbow colors too.
Lucky Charms Cookies are the perfect dessert to serve for St Patrick’s holiday celebrations. But they’re also fun for any colorful party, including rainbow color schemes.
Ingredients
- butter
- brown sugar
- egg
- vanilla extract
- baking soda
- salt
- flour
- white chocolate chips
- Lucky Charm marshmallows
- cream cheese
- marshmallow cream fluff
- powdered sugar
I prefer having control over the ingredients used by making the cookie dough from scratch, but if you’d prefer the convenience of using pre-made Lucky Charms cookie dough, both the Lucky Charms brand and Pillsbury offer this with marshmallow bits included!
The white chocolate chips added to the cookie dough provide extra sweetness and decadence to these scrumptious cookies. You could leave them out if you wish, use chopped white chocolate instead or even semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Always allow ingredients, such as eggs, butter, and cream cheese, to soften at room temperature for easier mixing and better texture in the dough and frosting.
Marshmallows tend to melt when baked. Adding the marshmallow fluff evaporates less in baking and helps to give the cookie a nice chewy texture.
Be sure to scroll down to the printable recipe card for the full recipe and ingredient list.
How to Make Lucky Charms Cookies
Step 1
Cream the butter and brown sugar in a bowl of a stand mixer until smooth.
Step 2
Add the egg and vanilla and mix to combine.
Step 3
Add the salt, baking soda and flour, mixing these dry ingredients just until they are combined.
Step 3
Add the white chocolate chips and marshmallow bits into the mixing bowl.
Step 4
Fold in until evenly incorporated throughout the cookie dough.
Step 5
Transfer uniform scoops of cookie dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, using an ice cream scoop. The scoops of dough should be at least 2 inches apart to allow for spreading.
Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and the centers are set.
Let the cookies cool completely before frosting.
Step 6
To make the frosting, first combine the cream cheese, butter, and marshmallow fluff in the bowl of a stand mixer.
Step 7
Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract, and mix on low speed until combined. Increase the speed to medium for an extra minute, or until the frosting is smooth and fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl to mix in as you go along.
Transfer the frosting to a piping bag.
Step 8
Pipe a spiral of frosting on the top of each cooled cookie and decorate with additional marshmallows.
TIPS
- As you can see from the photos, the marshmallows don’t hold their shape when baking but they do add fun rainbow colors to the cookie. I suggest pressing in a few cereal pieces into the top of each cookie dough once you’ve put on the baking sheet. And make sure you save some to put on top of the frosting too.
- If you’re using the marshmallows from the box of Lucky Charms cereal, make sure to pick out the cereal. Get the kids to help you! Alternatively, try to source the bags of Lucky Charms marshmallows online or in certain stores. This is tedious and I don’t recommend picking them out of the cereal.
- Using an ice cream scoop when dividing the dough will help create uniform-sized cookies that will bake evenly.
- If the frosting has become a bit dry, add a splash of milk or heavy cream and stir to loosen the mixture. This is especially helpful if you’ve made the frosting the night or day before assembling these cookies.
- The cookies must cool completely before topping them with the frosting, or you’ll end up with a runny mess!
Variations
Frequently Asked Questions
Lucky Charm cookies with cream cheese frosting will need to be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days due to the dairy-based ingredients. Keep in mind that the marshmallows will soften in storage.
Yes, although I recommend doing so without the frosting and marshmallow topping. Store the unfrosted cookies in an airtight container or freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature and assemble with freshly made frosting and fresh marshmallows.
You can, but you’ll need to separate the cereal from the marshmallows. This recipe calls for ½ cup of marshmallows plus extra for the topping, so as long as your box of cereal has that amount of marshmallows, you should be fine!
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Lucky Charms Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cup flour
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup Lucky Charm marshmallows
Frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 Tablespoon unsalted butter softened
- 3 Tablespoon marshmallow cream fluff
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line your baking sheet(s) with parchment and set aside.
- For the cookies – in the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the softened butter and brown sugar. Cream until smooth.
- Add in the egg and vanilla. Mix to combine.
- Add in the salt, baking soda and flour. Mix just until the dry ingredients are combined.
- Fold in the white chocolate chips and marshmallows until evenly incorporated.
- Use an ice cream scoop to divide out the dough and place on the prepared baking sheets at least 2 inches apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and the centers are set.
- Allow to cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting – in the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the cream cheese, butter and marshmallow fluff. Mix until combined.
- Add in the powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix on low speed until combined.
- Bump up the speed and mix on medium for an additional minute or until the frosting is smooth and fluffy. Scrape down the sides often and mix again.
- Transfer the frosting to a piping bag.
- Once the cookies are cool, pipe a spiral of frosting on each cookie.
- Decorate with additional marshmallows.
Notes
- If you’re using the marshmallows from the box of Lucky Charms cereal, make sure to pick out the cereal. Get the kids to help you! Alternatively, try to source the bags of Lucky Charms marshmallows online or in certain stores.
- Using an ice cream scoop when dividing the dough will help create uniform-sized cookies that will bake evenly.
- If the frosting has become a bit dry, add a splash of milk or heavy cream and stir to loosen the mixture. This is especially helpful if you’ve made the frosting the night or day before assembling these cookies.
- The cookies must cool completely before topping them with the frosting, or you’ll end up with a runny mess!