Easter Sugar Cookies
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Easter Sugar Cookies
Description
Easter Sugar Cookies start with creaming softened butter and cream cheese with granulated and powdered sugars, almond extract, and egg, creating a rich and tender dough. Dry ingredients including flour, baking powder, and salt are then mixed in to form a soft dough that can be rolled and cut into shapes. The cookies are baked at a moderate temperature until bottoms turn a light golden color, indicating doneness. Cooling on the sheet for a few minutes helps them set before transferring to a rack.
The frosting is made by creaming room temperature butter, adding salt, green food coloring, and milk, then gradually incorporating powdered sugar to form a pipeable smooth icing. This frosting can be decorated onto cooled cookies for a festive touch. The almond extract provides a subtle, warm flavor to the cookie base.
The cookies are sturdy yet tender, suitable for decorating ahead of Easter celebrations or gifting. Proper storage in airtight containers preserves their freshness, while the frosting can be stored separately or frozen if desired. Using softened and room temperature ingredients ensures proper texture and mixing consistency throughout preparation.
Ingredients
Cookie
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Frosting
- 3 ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ¾ cup butter room temperature
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
- pinch salt
- 2-3 drops green food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet and set aside.
- To make cookie dough, cream butter, cream cheese, both sugars, almond extract and egg in a large bowl or stand mixer until fluffy.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and stir until a soft dough forms.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1/2 inch thick (roll thinner for more crunchy sugar cookies).
- Cut with cookie cutters and bake for 10-12 minutes on the prepared cookie sheet or until no longer glossy and bottoms are a light golden color. Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then remove to a rack to cool.
- To make the frosting, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, cream butter until it becomes light and smooth. Add salt, food coloring, and 2 tablespoons of milk.
- With the mixing speed on low, gradually add powdered sugar. Once the powdered sugar is incorporated, bring the mixing speed up to high and beat for 2 minutes. Add more milk to reach the desired consistency.
- Frost onto cooled cookies with a spatula or a large star tip (to get the nest look). Add sprinkles, candies, and colored coconut.
Notes
- Dough can be refrigerated for 1-2 days or frozen up to 3 months before baking.
- Undecorated baked cookies store 1-2 days airtight or can be frozen up to 3 months before decorating.
- Frosting keeps 3-5 days refrigerated or up to 3 months frozen; whip before use if needed.
- Fully decorated cookies last 3-4 days at room temperature; freeze after removing candies and separating layers.
- Use softened butter, cream cheese, and room-temperature eggs for proper dough consistency.
- Mix wet and dry ingredients separately before combining to avoid overmixing.
- Various Easter-themed candies besides Cadbury eggs can be used for decoration.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 439 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 439kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 191mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 108mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 41g | 82% |
| Vitamin A | 495IU | 10% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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