Description
These delightful Easter Bunny Button Cookies are a festive and fun treat perfect for celebrating the holiday. Soft, buttery sugar cookies are rolled in sparkling sanding sugar and topped with colorful Easter chocolate candies, making them both visually appealing and delicious.
Ingredients
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Cookie Dough
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
Topping
- Sanding sugar (for rolling)
- Easter chocolate candy (such as mini eggs or chocolate bunnies)
Instructions
- Prepare the Cookie Dough: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking and ensure even baking.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, which helps to create a tender cookie texture.
- Add Egg Yolks and Vanilla: Mix in the egg yolks and vanilla extract until fully combined, adding richness and flavor to the dough.
- Incorporate Flour: Gradually add the all-purpose flour to the wet ingredients, mixing well until a smooth dough forms without overworking it.
- Shape the Cookies: Roll the dough into 1-inch balls using your hands. Then roll each ball in sanding sugar to give a pretty, sparkling coating.
- Arrange on Baking Sheet: Place the sugar-coated dough balls on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart to allow spreading.
- Add Chocolate Candy: Press an Easter-themed chocolate candy gently into the center of each cookie ball to create the ‘button’ effect.
- Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden, indicating they are perfectly baked.
- Cool: Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely, ensuring they set nicely.
- Serve and Enjoy: Once cooled, serve these festive Easter Bunny Button Cookies as a fun and charming holiday treat that everyone will love.
Notes
- For best results, use room temperature butter to ensure proper creaming with sugar.
- Do not overmix the dough once flour is added to keep the cookies tender.
- Use a variety of Easter-themed chocolate candies for a colorful and festive look.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- These cookies freeze well; freeze baked cookies and thaw at room temperature before serving.
- Adjust baking time slightly based on your oven’s performance to avoid overbaking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 55 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
