Luck O' the Irish cookies

I saw these on one of the may food blogs I stalk and thought they would be cute for St. Paddy's Day. If you're in a rush just use store bought refrigerated sugar cookie dough instead.

Shamrock Shortbread (Inspired by the Brown Sugar Shortbread recipe originally published in the April 2007 issue of Everyday with Rachael Ray)

1 cup unsalted butter

1 cup flour

1/3 cup brown sugar

Preheat the oven to 350°. Using an electric mixer, combine the flour, butter and sugar. Press the dough into a ball and roll out on a lightly floured counter. Use cookie cutters to cut the dough into shapes. Place the cookies onto a well greased baking sheet or silpat.
Bake until just slightly golden around the edges, 8-10 minutes.

Note: Do not overcook or you’ll have mini shortbread hockey pucks.

Let the shortbread cool and decorate as desired with your favorite icing and sugar sprinkles.