Description
Bake delightful Easy Easter Egg Sugar Cookies with this simple and fun recipe! Perfect for all skill levels, these decorated sugar cookies are customizable and guaranteed to bring joy to your Easter celebrations. Get creative with colorful icing and sprinkles!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3–4 tablespoons milk
- Food coloring (gel or liquid)
- Sprinkles, edible glitter, and other decorations
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
- Form the dough into a disc, wrap it in plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). On a lightly floured surface, roll out the chilled dough to about 1/4 inch thickness.
- Use an Easter egg cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Place the cut-out cookies onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper, leaving a little space between each cookie.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden. Watch them carefully to prevent burning.
- Once baked, remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While the cookies are cooling, prepare the icing. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add food coloring to the icing to achieve your desired colors. Transfer the icing to icing bags or squeeze bottles.
- Decorate the cooled cookies with the icing, sprinkles, edible glitter, and any other decorations you like. Let the icing set completely before serving or storing.
Notes
- Use softened but not melted butter for the dough.
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes to prevent spreading during baking.
- Roll the dough evenly to ensure uniform baking.
- Don’t overbake the cookies; they should be lightly golden around the edges.
- Let the cookies cool completely before decorating to prevent the icing from melting.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 8-10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 Kcal
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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