Easter Cookies with Chick and Flower Designs
Delightful soft, buttery cookies perfect for decorating and sharing during the holiday season.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 24 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 250g butter (room temperature)
- 150g powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 350g all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- White and colored icing (for decoration)
- Food coloring (yellow, green, pink, blue)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream together the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract to the bowl, mixing until fully combined.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing until the dough comes together.
- If the dough is too soft, refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
- Roll out the chilled dough on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut out shapes using cookie cutters for chick and flower designs.
- Place the cookies on the lined baking sheet with space between them.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until edges are just golden.
- Cool the cookies completely on a wire rack.
- Prepare icing by dividing it into bowls and adding food coloring.
- Use a piping bag to decorate the cooled cookies with icing.
- Let the icing dry completely before serving.
Notes
Ensure butter is at room temperature and don’t skip the chilling step for the dough.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg