Easter Mini Egg Cookies
These mini egg cookies topped with chocolate Cadbury eggs are melt in your mouth delicious and perfect for Easter or spring.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened, unsalted
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup chocolate mini eggs about 9 ounces
Instructions
Making The Cookie Dough
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar into a mixture that is smooth. This will take about 2-3 minutes.1 cup butter, 1 cup white granulated sugar
- Add the eggs, vanilla and almond extract to the butter mixture. Mix until the wet ingredients are fully combined, 1-2 minutes.2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- In a separate mixing bowl add the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well until the dry ingredients are fully combined, about 1 minute.3 cups all purpose flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon salt
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix on low then medium until a cookie dough forms and the dry flour is fully mixed into the dough.
- Chill the cookie dough for 30 minutes.
Baking The Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or spray lightly with cooking oil.
- Portion the cookie dough into two tablespoon dough balls. Place the cookie dough balls on the pan with at least two inches between each cookie. PRess 3-4 mini chocolate eggs into the top of each dough ball.1 1/2 cup chocolate mini eggs
- Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes until they just start to brown on the bottom, then remove from the oven.
- Let the cookies cool on the pan for 1-2 minutes. Then transfer the cookies to a wire rack or clean kitchen towel to finish cooling. Enjoy!
Notes
A cookie scoop can help you to portion these cookies quickly and easily. I used a #40 cookie scoop, which holds 2 tablespoons of dough per scoop.
Adding the chocolate eggs to the top of the cookie dough is the best way. If you mix the chocolate eggs into the dough they tend to break too much.
You can also substitute other candy-coated chocolates such as MM's, Sixlets, Robin's Eggs or other chocolates.
Nutrition
Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 174mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 285IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg
Found on: onmykidsplate.com/mini-egg-cookies/