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Simple Easter Sugar Cookies

I am so excited about these cookies. I have had the idea of these cookies kicking around in my head for a while. One day we were at the grocery store and my daughter asked if we could buy a tube of ready made cookies. The kind you slice, bake and eat.

Easter sugar cookies

They have a cute little bunny face that magically appears all through the cookie dough log. I said "nope". We make cookies all the time, we didn't need to buy ready made cookies. A lightbulb went off in my mind...we could totally make our own cookie dough logs. Remember the rainbow cookies we made last spring and the festive Christmas cookies we made last Christmas? I had a feeling I could take the same concept and make some awesome cookies. These simple Easter sugar cookies were fun to make, quick to bake and delicious to eat. Check out how we made these adorable cookies.

Again, we began by making my multipurpose sugar cookie dough recipe. This dough is so easy to make and it always works. The dough is versatile ~ it can be frozen, it can be coloured, it can be used right away. For these Easter cookies make 4 balls of dough...2 large and 2 small.  Colour  1 small ball yellow and 1 small ball pink. 

Easy Easter Sugar Cookies

making sugar cookies

1. Roll the small balls into logs of dough...just like rolling a snake out of play dough. Be sure to make the log a little more oval than round...like the shape of the body of a chick or egg. When the coloured dough was rolled I set them aside.

2. Then roll out the uncoloured dough into rectangles (or close to a rectangle). Place the coloured dough on top of the rectangle...place it close to one side. Then roll the coloured dough inside the uncoloured dough.

3. Wrap this log of dough inside plastic wrap and put in the freezer for 1 hour.

Remove the plastic-wrapped dough from the freezer and place on a cutting board. **Here's the magic moment** Use a large knife to cut the log into ¼" thick slices. Revealing the oval coloured shape inside. Place the cookies on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake in a 350F oven for 12-15 minutes...until the edges are golden.

easter sugar cookie dough

Remove and set aside to cool. 

sugar cookies on baking sheet

Make a batch of royal icing, using meringue powder. Scoop the royal icing into a piping bag (we made our own parchment paper piping bags using this video). Use the icing, and a selection of sprinkles, to turn the dotted cookies into Easter chicks and Easter eggs. 

easter sugar cookies

These cookies were so much fun to make and to decorate. My daughters and their girlfriends helped to bake and decorate the cookies. I love watching kids learn a new skill and a few new tricks in the kitchen. We will be making many more batches of these cookies to decorate and give away to family and friends over the Easter holidays.

How would you decorate your Easter sugar cookie? Chick, egg, bunny?


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About Jen

Jen Farr is a mother living in Toronto, Canada. She has been sharing her DIY crafts, recipes, activities and parenting advice for over 15 years on her blog Kitchen Counter Chronicle. Jen is the mom of 2 lovely daughters. She believes in the power of taking small steps that can make big impacts on the world.

Comments

  1. Jennifer Interiors says

    March 18, 2013 at 11:38 am

    Sooo adorable. I love that you did it with your daughter and her friends. Thanks for the idea. My daughter will love this. I am your newest follower. 🙂

  2. Coombe Mill says

    March 18, 2013 at 8:37 pm

    What's not to like about these? The two colour effect is great!

  3. Jodie Clarke says

    March 19, 2013 at 7:07 am

    These are just lovely...what a great idea! I think my twins would love to give these a go!

  4. Maria says

    March 19, 2013 at 7:47 pm

    These are adorable!!!! And what a great idea with the two colors of the dough! I love it!

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