Usually I just ignore St. Patrick’s Day. Maybe it’s my lack of Irish blood.
So I was planning to just let it slip by again this year until during an email exchange with a blog reader we came up with the idea for some Lucky Leprechaun Cookie Bark!
I really thought I was done with cookie bark.
First there was Candy Corn Cookie Bark.
Then there was Reindeer Corn Cookie Bark
and at course at Valentine’s there was Cupid Corn Cookie Bar.
But now there is Lucky Leprechaun Cookie Bark
Look what you started Lori!!
We decided those yummy Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies would be a perfect addition to some cookie bark along with milk chocolate and pretzels. If you don’t know any Girl Scouts those mint Oreos would work great too and the green filling would be a nice added touch.
Since I haven’t seen any St. Patrick’s Day candy corn around I used green M & M’s instead. I had picked up one of those packages of all green “love” M & M’s they have out at Valentine’s but you could use a regular bag and just pick out the green and brown ones.
I also picked up a bottle of Shamrock sprinkles at the craft store.
Combine all those ingredients together and you get Lucky Leprechaun Cookie Bark!!
So share the luck of the Irish with someone and make them a batch of Lucky Leprechaun Cookie Bark this St. Patrick’s Day!!
Guess what!? My neighbor just called and she found Easter Candy Corn at the store!!! I may have one more cookie bark left in me! Check back at Easter time!
Lucky Leprechaun Cookie Bark
Just follow the directions here for Candy Corn Bark!
You will substitute milk chocolate for white chocolate, green M & M’s for candy corn and thin mints for Oreos.
You’re so cute- I’ll bet the kids love all of this “bark” experimenting that you’ve been doing
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mmm looks awesome!!!!
Your bark recipes always look so tempting!
Yum! Yum! Yum! Why am I always on a diet?????
Great idea with the Thin Mints! I bet it’s delicious!!!
Well green is my favorite color, so this looks great to me! I like the idea of the Thin Mint cookies too! Too bad I am on a diet!!! I saw Easter candy corn at Target the other day and I thought of you.
Oh, yum. I have to stop visiting your blog until my diet is over!
I just had to come leave a comment that I tried your Cranberry Brie Pizza recipe for a baby shower I was hosting recently and it was so yummy, everyone raved about it! My friends couldn’t believe I was brave enough to try out a new recipe on the day of the shower, but I told them the recipe was from such a good source that I knew it had to be excellent!! Thanks for sharing the recipe and helping me come up with a creative, fairly easy, yummy appetizer!
I just tried entering your contest for the awesome pepper grinder, but the comment page couldn’t be found. I hope it is just me…but since there are no other comments it may not be. Thought you would like to know.
I love St Patricks Day! Its my most favorite day of the year. This leprechaun bark will most definitely be a part of our celebrations this year. Thanks for the ideas!
This is so cute! I love dying things green on St. patricks day – usually whipped cream & mashed potatoes.
Oh – green food dye in the water before cooking rice makes VERY GREEN rice. LOL
Darn it, I knew you would come up with something. I guess instead of selling my last two boxes of Thin Mints I will be putting them to better (yummier) use! I was thinking of using the mint green m & ms or even Andes Mints too. Thanks for another great candy bark recipe. I also saw the Easter/Spring candy corns at Michael’s. I cannot walk by candy corn anymore without thinking of you!
Thanks for another great post – and another yummy seasonal bark idea! I have a friend whose daughter’s birthday is the 17th, and she always has a st. Paddy’s theme. This would be perfect! I can’t wait to tell her!
Just wanted to let you know I made a version of this for my neighbor/teacher treats this year. I had to work with the ingredients I could find, but it still worked out beautifully! Thanks for sharing.
Also, it’s my turn to host book club next week so I’m off to read up on some of your other bar/dessert recipes.
P.S. I too saw Easter corn at Fred Meyer. And if ever you’d like a specific color M&M, JoAnn’s carries a full range of colors in their baking/wedding favor section.
Thank you for the new ideas on bark. I have been making bark for over 6 years now and have come up with over 20 different flavors. I was looking at your idea on the bunny bark and how you lay your items down on the pan before adding the chocolate. I have always used almond bark (chocolate or vanilla) and mixed in my ingredients but will try your way the next time I make candy.
I am not a cook per se but love to make candy and give it out to friends and family. Thanks again for the fun new ideas!!!