All of us look forward to great Easter time. Baking cookies is one special way to honor the Easter holiday and the arrival of spring. Cookies in the shapes of Bunnies, Chicks and eggs are among the seasons favorites. Here is one spectacular recipe to try out this year:
Sandwich Egg Cookies : These delicious Easter sandwich egg cookies are easy to make and serve. They are sure to be loved by kids and adults alike. You can display these egg-shaped cookies in an Easter basket or small bowl on your Easter buffet.
Source: howstuffworks.com
Time: 45 Min
Servings: 20 sandwich cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 package (18 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon powdered sugar, divided
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- Blue or green food coloring
- 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
- Red food coloring
- ½ cup shredded sweetened coconut
- Prepared colored decorating icings and decorating gels (optional)
Directions: Start with preheating the oven to 350°F. Greese two cookie sheets. Then remove dough from it’s wrapper and place it in a large bowl to reach room temperature. Then add 1 tablespoon powdered sugar, flour, almond extract and blue food coloring to dough in bowl and beat at medium speed until well blended and evenly colored. Then shape the dough in 40 (2-1/2-inch-long) egg shapes and place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake them for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheets for 2 minutes and remove to wire racks and cool completely.
When ready to assemble and decorate, beat cream cheese, butter, remaining 1 cup of powdered sugar and red food coloring (tint pink) in a medium bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Stir in coconut and spread pink filling on 20 cookies. Top with the remaining 20 cookies to make sandwiches. Decorate the tops of the cookie sandwiches as desired with colored icings and gels. Let stand until set and store in the refrigerator. (Read More)
Easter Egg Topping cookies: These cookies will take less than half an hour to make and will be a great addition to your Easter celebration.Source: womansday.ninemsn.com.au
Time: Less than 30 minutes
Servings: Serves 10 or more
Ingredients:
- 9 Tbsp butter, chopped
- ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1¼ cups self-raising flour **
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
** If you don’t have this, you can make your own using this ratio: 1 cup all purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt.
ICING
- 1½ cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 3 drops pink food coloring
- 1 tablespoon colored sprinkles
- 18 small chocolate Easter eggs, unwrapped
Directions: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease and line 2 baking sheets. Take a large bowl and beat butter, sugar and vanilla together until light and fluffy. Then fold in sifted combined flour and cocoa. Roll level tablespoonfuls of mixture into balls. Arrange on prepared trays, 1.5 inches apart. Flatten slightly and bake for 12-15 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets.
For icing, combine the powdered sugar, butter and milk in a heatproof bowl. Then place over a pan of simmering water. Heat, stirring, for 4-5 minutes, until smooth and add food coloring. Remove icing from heat and cool until a spreadable consistency. Spread icing over center of biscuits and top it with sprinkles and Easter eggs. Put aside until set. Remember the cookies will be soft when removed from the oven, but become crisp once cool. (Read More)
If you have a favorite sugar cookie recipe and just want to innovate with the decorating part, you can get some great ideas at this post on Laura Rebecca’s Kitchen . They have some really great decorating ideas for Easter cookies. Enjoy !
