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Easter Cookies

Published: March 20, 2022 | Last Updated: March 20, 2022 | Lisa 1 Comment
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Easter Cookies with a classic sugar cookie dough drizzled with an easy buttercream vanilla icing and lots of cute sprinkles.

The reason I LOVE this frosting is that it sets up so you can stack the cookies on a platter!

For years every time I make these butter cookies, people go crazy. I honestly use the same recipe for Christmas too, they are soooo soft and chewy...

A large sheet pan lined with parchment paper and baked and decorated Easter cookies with sprinkles and icing.

How To Make Easter Sugar Cookies

Cut Out Sugar Cookie Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg I used EggBeaters, it works perfectly!
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice freshly squeezed from an orange
  • 1 tablespoon good vanilla
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Vanilla Buttercream Icing Ingredients

  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • ½ cup butter softened, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4-6 tablespoons milk  
  • Easter sprinkles

Let's Bake!

Cookie Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl or an electric mixer, add sugar and softened butter. Mix until combined.
  2. Next add egg, baking powder, orange juice, vanilla, and mix. Next add flour gradulally, mix until well combined.
  3. Wrap cookie dough in plastic food wrap and chill until firm 1-2 hours.
  4. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to ¼ thickness. Use a pastry mat for easy cleanup.
  5. Use Easter shaped cutter to cut out the cookies. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet at least 1-2 inches apart.
  6. Heat oven to 400 degrees, and bake 10-12 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
  7. Cool the cookies completely before you decorate. You can chill them on a platter in the fridge.
  8. Spread the frosting with small offset spatula, or use ziploc bags to pipe out curvy squiggle patterns.

PRO TIP: Chilling the dough really helps the cookies to cut easier and hold their shape while baking. 

Make The Vanilla Buttercream Icing

  1. Cream room temperature butter with a hand mixer, the paddle attachment of a stand mixer, or a wooden spoon until smooth and fluffy. Next, slowly add the powder sugar until fully incorporated.
  2. Add milk and the vanilla extract, then beat for an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
  3. Add more milk if necessary to make it soft to ice the cookies.

Let's Decorate The Cookies!

  1. Fill a strong zip top bag and snip the end or, fill a pastry bag fitted with a small tip, and pipe a zig zag line back and forth over each cookie going back and forth.
  2. Next, add sprinkles on top of the frosting.
  3. Chill the cookies in a single layer in the refrigerator to set the icing.
  4. Stack on a plate and enjoy!
Two steps showing cutting out Easter cookies on a pastry mat and them baked on top of the oven.

PRO BAKING TIP: Load frosting in a zip-top or pastry bag, snip a small corner off, and use a back and forth motion to ice your cookies fast, then add colorful sprinkles. This is the easiest way to decorate a lot of cookies!

Sugar Cookies & Frosting FAQ

How long will sugar cookies last in the refrigerator?


If in a sealed container, they will stay fresh for at least two weeks.

Can sugar cookies with frosting be frozen?


Yes, a good way to store them is in a sealed container or on a paper plate covered with a zip-top bag.

Can you freeze buttercream frosting?


You can freeze buttercream frosting. When ready to use it, simply place it on the kitchen counter and bring it to room temperature. Remix or whip if too stiff. You can add a bit more milk to thin out the frosting to the right consistency.

Easter Dinner Recipes

Take a looksie at the dozens of Easter Menu Ideas included in this collection of recipes. You will find all the traditional Easter Dinner classics like glazed ham, rack of lamb, sides like glazed carrots, roasted or mashed potatoes, and scrumptious desserts like an adorable bunny cake.

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Easter cookies with sprinkles and icing on parchment paper lined cookie tray.
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Easy Easter Sugar Cookies

Easter Cookies with a classic sugar cookie dough recipe drizzled with an easy buttercream vanilla icing and lots of adorable sprinkles.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
3 days
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 36
Calories 178kcal
Author Lisa Hatfield

Equipment

Easter Cookie Cutters
Easter Egg Sprinkles
Non-Stick Pastry Dough Mat

Ingredients

Easter Sprinkles

    Cookie Recipe

    • 1 cup butter softened
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 1 egg I used EggBeaters, it works perfectly!
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 2 tablespoons orange juice freshly squeezed from an orange
    • 1 tablespoon good vanilla
    • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

    Vanilla Buttercream Icing

    • 4 cups powdered sugar
    • ½ cup butter   softened, room temperature
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 4-6 tablespoons milk  add more milk if necessary until icing is easy to decorate on cookies
    • festive sprinkles
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    Cookie Instructions

    • In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, add sugar and softened butter. Mix until combined.
    • Next add egg, baking powder, orange juice, vanilla, and mix. Next add flour gradulally, mix until well combined.
    • Wrap cookie dough in plastic food wrap and chill until firm 1-2 hours.
    • On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to ¼ thickness. Use a pastry mat for easy cleanup.
    • Use Easter shaped cutter to cut out the cookies. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet at least 1-2 inches apart.
    • Heat oven to 400 degrees, and bake 10-12 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
    • Cool the cookies completely, then decorate.

    Vanilla Buttercream

    • Cream room temperature butter with a hand mixer, the paddle attachment of a stand mixer, or a wooden spoon until smooth and fluffy. Next, slowly add the powder sugar until fully incorporated.
    • Add milk and the vanilla extract, then beat for an additional 3 to 4 minutes. Add more tablespoons of milk if necessary to make it soft and the correct consistency to ice the cookies.

    Decorate The Cookies

    • Fill a strong zip top bag and snip the end or, fill a pastry bag fitted with a small tip, and pipe a zig zag line back and forth over each cookie going back and forth.
    • Next, add sprinkles on top of the icing. Enjoy!
    • Chill the cookies in a single layer on a piece of wax paper in the refrigerator.
    • Then stack in a container, keep chilled. Will stay good in fridge up to two weeks.

    Notes

    cookie dough

    Chilling the dough really helps the cookies to cut easier and hold their shape while baking. 

    buttercream frosting

    You can freeze this buttercream, simply place it on the kitchen counter and bring it to room temperature. Snip a small corner off the zip-top bag, and use a back and forth motion to ice your cookies, then add colorful Easter sprinkles. 
     
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 248IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Helen Wallings says

      March 20, 2022 at 1:52 pm

      5 stars
      Such a good sugar cookie recipe, they are soft! Cute way to decorate them too.

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