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Easter Egg Cookies

These pretty pastel sugar cookies are perfect for the season.

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenPublished: Feb 27, 2020
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easter egg cookies
Mike Garten
Yields:
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Total Time:
1 hr

Come Easter Sunday, there are plenty of desserts you can choose from to adorn your dessert table. From cakes and cupcakes to elaborately decorated Easter sugar cookies, there are so many ways to get your sugar fix this holiday. We love these Easter egg cookies for their simple, elegant, and easy decoration. While the steps are super easy, these Easter sugar cookies make for the ultimate centerpiece for any spring party.

How do you decorate Easter sugar cookies?

Sugar cookies are our favorite canvas for any Easter decoration. There are plenty of festive cutters out there to choose from (bring on the bunnies if you’re looking for a downright cute cookie recipe!), but for an elegant sweet treat, we opted for an egg-shaped cutter. 

Once baked, be sure to let your cookies cool completely before decorating (this will help you to avoid any melty icing dripping off the top of the batch). We flooded the cookies with pastel-dyed royal icing by first piping an outline around the edge of the cookie and then filling in with more icing. Then we topped each cookie with a variety of sprinkles before the frosting set completely. The beauty of this simple design is that you can pick any colors that fit into your Easter theme. From pastel hues like ours to super vibrant colors, the cookies will look beautiful no matter what! Be sure to bake a few batches because these Easter Egg-inspired sweets are going to be devoured. 

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Ingredients

  • 1 batch sugar cookie dough
  • 1 batch royal icing
  • Food coloring
  • Sprinkles, for decorating
  • Egg-shaped cookie cutter

Directions

    1. Step 1Prepare cookies per recipe instructions, cutting into egg shapes with an egg cookie cutter. 
    2. Step 2While cooling, prepare royal icing. Slightly thin the icing, then divide between four bowls. Tint light green, pink, blue, and yellow; transfer to piping bags fitted with small round tips. 
    3. Step 3Outline and fill in the cookies; let set slightly then sprinkle with sprinkles and nonpareils. 
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