Easter Cookie Recipes

Cookie Recipes For Easter To Make Fancy Easter Bunny And Easter Bonnet Cookies

Easter Bonnet Cookie Recipe

1-1/3 cups soft butter, 1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar, 2-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour, 3 cups sifted confectioner's sugar, 3 tablespoons milk, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, yellow food coloring, 18 large marshmallows halved, food coloring -- yellow, green, and red.

Method: Beat 1 cup butter until it is creamy, slowly add brown sugar, beating all the time; add flour gradually, turn dough onto floured board. Knead dough until it begins to crack, then roll to 1/4 inch thick and cut in 2-1/2 inch rounds; place 1 inch apart on ungreased sheet. Bake at 325°F about 20 minutes; remove and cool on rack. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Beat remaining 1/3 cup soft butter until creamy, blend in confectioner's sugar with milk, add vanilla, and mix for frosting. Divide frosting in 2 equal parts; tint one part with 1 or 2 drops yellow and divide remaining portion in 2 parts.

Ice each cookie with yellow, place a marshmallow half, cut side down, atop each iced cookie while the icing is still wet, arrange to resemble crown of bonnet, and ice marshmallow with yellow frosting.

Use 1 or 2 drops of green in one part of reserved icing; tint second part with 1 or 2 drops of red to make pink. Use green and pink frosting to decorate bonnets with flowers and leaves.

Easter Bunny Cookie Recipe

1 egg
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1-1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Method: Sift the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt onto a large piece of waxed paper. Blend the egg with sugar and shortening in a bowl until fluffy. Beat in the vinegar and molasses, then carefully roll up the wax paper and stir in the flour mixture until it's smooth.

Knead the resulting dough into a ball, then wrap and chill for a few hours. Once the dough has cooled long enough, you can preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Roll out the dough onto a floured wooden surface until it's about 1/8 inch thick. Then use a bunny-shaped cookie cutter to shape pieces to go into the oven. If you don't have a bunny cookie cutter handy, just trace the bunny's outline using a sharp knife, as it will look fine after baking.

Bake cookies for about 5 minutes and remove from the oven. Allow to cool before serving.