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    Urban Bliss Life » All Recipes » Cookie Recipes » Lucky Charms Cookies

    Published: February 20, 2023 / Updated: February 15, 2023 by Marlynn Jayme Schotland · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Lucky Charms Cookies

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    plate full of Lucky Charms Cookies on top of one another at angles with bright colorful marshmallows with text reading Lucky Charms Cookies.
    plate full of Lucky Charms Cookies on top of one another at angles with bright colorful marshmallows with text reading Lucky Charms Cookies.
    plate full of Lucky Charms Cookies on top of one another at angles with bright colorful marshmallows with text reading Lucky Charms Cookies.

    If you like Lucky Charms cereal, you'll love this Lucky Charms Cookie recipe! With a simple sugar cookie dough and Lucky Charms marshmallows, these cookies are -- you guessed it -- magically delicious!

    plate with several Lucky Charms cookies stacked, with colorful marshmallows on top.

    Was Lucky Charms your favorite childhood cereal? Those tasty marshmallow bits with red hearts, green clovers, blue moons, and rainbows always felt extra special.

    We bake a LOT of cookie recipes in our house. And for special occasions, we love to bake Lucky Charms cookies -- like for St. Patrick's Day or Easter. Spring really is the best time to make these fun Lucky Charms Cookies! But they are perfectly fun and festive year-round.

    Be sure to also try our Lucky Charms Cereal Bar recipe, too!

    Jump to:
    • 🌟 Why this recipe works
    • 🛒 Ingredient and substitution notes
    • ✅ Step-by-step instructions
    • 👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs
    • 🍽 Serving ideas
    • 🍳 Kitchen tools and equipment
    • More cookie recipes
    • Lucky Charms Cookies

    🌟 Why this recipe works

    plate with several Lucky Charms cookies stacked, with colorful marshmallows on top.

    These chewy sugar cookies are so easy to make, and the addition of Lucky Charms marshmallows make them such a special treat!

    • With bright colorful marshmallows both in the soft sugar cookie dough and pressed gently on the top of the cookies, these are sure to bring smiles to anyone who sees them!
    • The easy recipe is great for all baking levels: from beginning baker to pro baker.
    • The easy cookie dough recipe does not require any chilling, and the baking time is less than 15 minutes!
    • They are perfect for St. Patrick's Day, Easter, and any spring afternoon snack. We hit the pot of gold with these easy cookies!

    🛒 Ingredient and substitution notes

    bowls of ingredients to make Lucky Charms Cookies.

    Flour - This cookie recipe calls for all-purpose flour. I haven't tested this recipe using any other flour, so if you do use any alternative, please let us know in the comments how it worked out!

    Graham crackers - I really love the subtle added texture and flavor that crushed up graham crackers add to sugar cookies. If you prefer, you can simply leave these out. Or, try to crush up Lucky Charms cereal instead.

    Butter and eggs - Make sure the unsalted butter and the eggs are both at room temperature before you start making these cookies. The butter needs to be softened enough to easily make an imprint when you press your thumb into it, but not too soft that it's melty. Room temperature eggs mix more smoothly into Lucky Charms cookie dough batter.

    Usual cookie ingredients - Rounding out the ingredients list are the usual suspects regularly found in cookie recipes. You'll need baking soda, baking powder, kosher salt, vanilla extract, and granulated sugar.

    bowl of colorful Lucky Charms marshmallows next to a bag of Lucky Charms marshmallows.

    Colorful marshmallows - the best marshmallows for this recipe are the small Lucky Charms marshmallows that come in the cereal box. They do sell a separate bag of just rainbow marshmallows (see photo above), but these are larger, fluffier, and melt and spread a lot more when baked in the cookies.

    You can use either one. I like to use a combination of marshmallows from the cereal box and the package of Lucky Charms marshmallows. But for the tops of the cookies, I find the smaller marshmallows from inside the cereal box work best.

    ✅ Step-by-step instructions

    Detailed instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. Here's a visual step-by-step of how to make these Lucky Charms cookies!

    First: preheat your oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

    1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, finely crushed graham crackers, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

    2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, and using a paddle attachment, cream the softened butter for 1 minute until smooth and creamy.

    3. Add the granulated sugar and light brown sugar and cream together with the butter until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes.

    4. Beat in the egg and vanilla, just until combined.

    5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in the stand mixer, jut until combined.

    6. Gently fold in 1 cup of Lucky Charms marshmallows.

    7. Use a medium or large cookie scoop to scoop out and form cookie dough balls. Place them about 2 inches apart from one another on each prepared baking sheet.

    8. Bake at 350°F for 9-11 minutes for chewy cookies, just until cookies start turning a light golden brown with crisp edges and the centers look just slightly set. If you want a crispier cookie, add a minute or two of baking time.

    9. Remove from the oven and immediately gently press a few extra Lucky Charms marshmallows on top of each cookie. Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

    👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs

    Is it safe to eat raw cookie dough?

    Since this cookie dough is made with regular flour and eggs, it is not advisable to eat the cookie dough raw. If you use heated flour and pasteurized eggs, it is generally safer to eat cookie dough, and some store-bought cookie dough is advertised as safe to eat raw. For example: Pillsbury ready to bake delicious cookie dough is made with heat treated flour and pasteurized eggs. They claim it is safe to eat raw or cooked. To be on the safe side, I would only eat homemade cookie dough after the cookies are fully baked.

    What is the Lucky Charms Crumbl cookie?

    The national cookie chain Crumbl Cookies has in the past made a Lucky Charms cookie. This cookie recipe is a similar copycat recipe, but does not include the cream glaze that the Crumble Cookie recipe contains.

    What's the best way to store cookies?

    Allow the baked cookies to cool to room temperature. Then store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to five days. After a few days, the marshmallows start to become stale.

    🍽 Serving ideas

    plate with several Lucky Charms cookies stacked, with colorful marshmallows on top.

    If you're serving these special cookies for St. Patrick's Day, enjoy them as dessert after a hearty Irish meal of Instant Pot Irish Lamb Stew, Dutch Oven Shepherd's Pie, and Guinness Brown Bread.

    As a general afternoon snack, these cookies are made for a glass of cold milk! Or sweeten the deal with some Shamrock Shakes or Korean Strawberry Milk.

    🍳 Kitchen tools and equipment

    Ready to start baking? Here are the kitchen tools and equipment you'll need:

    • Baking sheet - Use two baking sheets to bake these yummy cookies. Any nonstick cookie sheet works great!
    • Mixer - you'll need either a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl and hand mixer.
    • Cooling rack - A cooling rack helps the cookies cool evenly and faster, so you can eat them sooner!

    More cookie recipes

    Be sure to check out all of the cookie recipes on the blog! And if you're inspired by this Lucky Charms cookie recipe, here are a few more you might love too.

    • Easy Mini Egg Cookies
    • Snowflake Cookies
    • Royal Icing Without Meringue Powder
    • Easy Soft Almond Sugar Cookies recipe

    Did you make this recipe? Don't forget to leave a 5-Star 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 rating in the recipe card, and if you really loved it, please leave a comment further down on the page. Thank you!

    plate full of Lucky Charms Cookies on top of one another at angles with bright colorful marshmallows.

    Lucky Charms Cookies

    5 from 2 votes
    Recipe by Marlynn Schotland
    These are delicious sugar cookies with brightly colored Lucky Charms marshmallows. Great springtime treat - especially for St. Patrick's Day or Easter!
    Servings: 36 cookies
    Calories: 119kcal
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    Equipment

    • 2 Baking Sheets

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • ¼ cup light brown sugar
    • 1 egg, at room temperature
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 2½ cups all purpose flour
    • ½ cup finely crushed graham cracker cookies
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
    • 2 cups Lucky Charms marshmallows, divided

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, and set aside.
    • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, finely crushed graham crackers, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
    • In the bowl of a stand mixer, and using a paddle attachment, cream the softened butter for 1 minute until smooth and creamy.
    • Add the granulated sugar and light brown sugar and cream together with the butter until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes.
    • Beat in the egg and vanilla, just until combined.
    • Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in the stand mixer, jut until combined.
    • Gently fold in 1 cup of Lucky Charms marshmallows.
    • Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop out and form cookie dough balls. Place them about 2 inches apart from one another on the prepared baking sheets.
    • Bake at 350°F for 9-11 minutes, just until the edges of the cookies start turning a light golden brown and the centers look just slightly set.
    • Remove from the oven and immediately gently press a few Lucky Charms marshmallows on top of each cookie. Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

    Notes

    Graham crackers: Alternatively, you could place 1 cup of Lucky Charms cereal (just the cereal part - NOT the marshmallows) into a food processor and use ½ cup of finely crushed cereal instead of the graham crackers. 
    Storage: Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. 
    Freezer instructions: Flash freeze cookies by placing them in one layer on a parchment paper or wax paper lined baking sheet. After the cookies are frozen, place into a freezer bag in single layers with parchment paper or wax paper dividing the layers. Freeze for up to two months. 
    Tried this recipe?Please leave a star rating and comment! Then snap a pic of your dish and share it on social media. Tag @UrbanBlissLife and #UrbanBlissLife!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 62mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 221IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg

    Nutrition information is a general estimate. Actual nutrition details may vary depending on the exact foods & brands you use to make this recipe. It does not take into account any substitutions, toppings, or optional ingredients.

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