These Rainbow Slice and Bake Cookies are the perfect, colorful, fun treat for St. Patrick’s Day, because, according to legend, the leprechaun’s pot of gold is hidden at the end of a rainbow

If I had to pick a recipe that I’ve made so far this year that was most popular with the kids I would have to say it was these Rainbow Slice and Bake Cookies that I tested out for St. Patrick’s Day.

And not just because my kids love cookies, but because they thought that this was the coolest looking cookie recipe I have ever baked for them.

Because, according to legend, the leprechaun’s pot of gold is hidden at the end of a rainbow I thought it would be fun to come up with a cute treat for the kids to eat on St. Patrick’s Day.

One of the benefits of what I do is that I get double the holiday fun because I have to test out recipes before hand so I can share them with all of you!

I didn’t make the entire batch at once and froze half of the dough for later because we didn’t need that many cookies at once.

It worked out perfect because I didn’t have time to make anything extra (like the Lemon Coconut Cupcakes we had for our family party) for Logan to take to his kindergarten class for his birthday last week.

Instead, I baked up some of these.

Everyone was impressed!

Really you can use this same method for slice and bake cookies with any colors of your choosing.

They’d be pretty as red and green for Christmas or orange and black for Halloween.

I know some of you may be thinking – what about all the dye?!

Well, from my perspective I figure that my kids are eating this type of thing only once or twice a year so it’s alright.

If possible, use gel food coloring instead of the traditional food coloring found in grocery stores.

Gel food coloring produces vibrant color results with just a small amount of dye.

I have this Americolor Gel Food Coloring Kit.

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What is your favorite way to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day?