# St. Patty's Day Green Cookies

A naturally green, gluten-free, dairy-free, and nut-free cookie recipe perfect for St. Patrick's Day or a fun science project with kids.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- sunflower seeds
- baking soda

## Instructions

1. Combine sunflower seeds with baking soda.
2. Bake the mixture.
3. Allow the cookies to cool, at which point they will magically turn green.

## Equipment

- oven
- bowl

## Tips

- The color gets brighter overnight as the cookies continue to get greener.
- No food coloring is needed; the green color comes from the reaction of chlorophyll in sunflower seeds with baking soda during baking.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1KiXT5gDC1/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5fdec080-3f7d-4505-83b3-637be703bc52
- Extracted: 2026-03-03

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