Easy Easter Sugar Cookies 🍪🎨 Recipe | Perfect Spring Treats
These Easter Sugar Cookies are soft, buttery, and topped with pastel-colored royal icing for the perfect festive treat. Whether cut into bunnies, eggs, or flowers, they’re a fun, family-friendly way to celebrate spring and Easter!
Equipment
- - Mixing bowls
- - Electric Mixer
- Rolling Pin
- - Cookie cutters (Easter shapes: eggs, bunnies, etc.)
- - Baking sheets
- Parchment paper
- Wire rack
- - Piping bags (optional for decorating)
Ingredients
- **For the cookies:**
- - 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- - 1 cup granulated sugar
- - 1 large egg
- - 1 tsp vanilla extract
- - ½ tsp almond extract optional
- - 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- - ½ tsp baking powder
- - ¼ tsp salt
- **For the icing optional:**
- - 2 cups powdered sugar
- - 2–3 tbsp milk
- - 1 tsp vanilla extract
- - Food coloring pastel colors
- - Sprinkles optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract (if using). Beat until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to wet mixture.
- Form dough into a disk, wrap in plastic, and chill for 30–60 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Roll out dough on floured surface to ¼ inch thickness.
- Cut into Easter shapes and place on parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes or until edges are just lightly golden. Cool on wire racks.
- For icing: mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Divide and tint with food coloring.
- Decorate cooled cookies and add sprinkles if desired. Let icing set before serving.