Irish Potato Candy
Submitted by: Sugie
1/4 cup butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract		 4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 1/2 cups flaked coconut
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
In a medium bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Add the vanilla and confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Using your hands, mix in the coconut. Roll into balls or potato shapes, and roll in the cinnamon. Place onto a cookie sheet and chill to set. If desired, roll potatoes in cinnamon again for darker color. Makes 5 dozen.
Note: A cute little confection that looks just like little potatoes. This kind does not contain potatoes; they are made using cream cheese and coconut.

Irish Cream Truffle
Submitted by: Sugie
3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup white chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup Irish cream liqueur		 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
4 tablespoons Irish cream liqueur
2 tablespoons butter
Butter a 8x8 inch pan. In the top half of a double boiler melt the 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips, 1 cup white chocolate chips and 1/4 cup butter until soft enough to stir. Stir in the confectioner's sugar and Irish cream until mixture is smooth. Stir in nuts. Place mixture in the prepared pan and lay a sheet of plastic wrap over top; press and smooth top down. In the top half of a double boiler melt remaining chocolates until soft. Remove from heat and with a fork beat in the butter and Irish cream until smooth. Spread topping over cooled fudge with a knife. If a smooth top is important place plastic wrap over the top. Refrigerate until firm, 1 to 2 hours at least. This fudge can be easily frozen. Makes 24 pieces.

Irish Flag Cookies
Submitted by: Barbiel
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 		2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
Irish Flag Frosting (recipe below)
In a large bowl, cream together butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. Mix well. In a medium sized bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Blend into the butter mixture. Divide dough into thirds and shape into balls. Working with 1/3 of the dough at a time, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick on a floured surface. With a knife, cut dough into rectangles about 2 inches high by 3 inches long. (6 x 8 cm). Place rectangles on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake in a preheated 350°F (175°C) oven until lightly browned. Cool completely on wire rack. Frost cookies with Irish Flag Frosting. Make a 1 inch green stripe on the the left side of the rectangles and a 1 inch orange strip on the right side, leaving the middle one inch unfrosted. Makes 3 dozen.
Irish Flag Frosting:
1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon water
2 drops orange food coloring
2 drops green food coloring
Blend confectioners' sugar, salt and vanilla. Add just enough water to make frosting easy to spread. Divide frosting into 2 small bowls. Add 2 drops of orange food coloring to one bowl and 2 drops of green food coloring to the other bowl. Mix each until the colors are even. Frost 1 inch of the left side of each Irish Flag Cookie with the Irish Flag Frosting and 1 inch of the right side of the cookies with the orange frosting, leaving the middle inch unfrosted.

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