These simple easter cookies are great to make, with vanilla and almond flavors they are perfect for a spring treat. Decorated with a sweet glaze they are so simple to make and look great as well. Perfect for your Easter Brunch or treats for the family. So here you go my favorite simple Easter Egg Shaped Sugar Cookie Recipe.

A plate of pink decorated easter egg shapped sugar cookies with round sugar balls on top on an easter themed table

Easter Egg Cookies

I have a confession to make – I’m really not that great at decorating cookies so most of my cookies you see here on Hey Mom! What’s Cooking? are very simple to decorate. These easter egg shaped sugar cookies flavoured with vanilla and almond are glazed rather than frosted and although you have a little wait as the cookie dough chills they aren’t at all complicated to make.

Sugar cookie shapped easter like easter eggs decorated with a pink glaze and round sugar balls on a wire cooling wrack.

In fact my 12 year old can make them herself no problem!

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Ingredients for Easy Easter Cookies

This recipe make 24 cookies

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3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract

Ingredients for the Sweet Glaze

2 cups powdered sugar
3 to 4 tablespoons heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Red food coloring
Sprinkles for decorating

How to Make Easter Egg Shaped Cookies

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

dry ingredients for making easter sugar cookies

2. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until smooth.

butter and sugar in a bowl ready to be creamed together

3. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and beat to combine.

eggs and vanilla and almond extract added to creamed butter and sugar

4. Gradually add the flour mixture and blend until just mixed.

5. Cover the bowl and chill for at least four hours.

6. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

7. Use a small cookie scoop to roll out balls of dough. Shape the balls into an oval to look like Easter eggs, then place them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Lightly press the top of the cookie dough to flatten it slightly.

oval shaped cookie dough balls on a parchment lined baking tray ready to go in the oven

8. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until the bottom of the cookies is brown.

9. Allow the cookies to cool completely.

How to Make the Cookie Glaze

1. Prepare the glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar, heavy cream and vanilla extract until smooth.

powdered sugar and heavy cream in a bowl ready to make a glaze for sugar cookies

2. Add one drop of red food coloring to the glaze and whisk to mix.

3. Dip the cooled cookies in the glaze and immediately top with sprinkles.

4. Allow the glaze to harden and set before serving.

pink glazed easter egg shaped almond flavoured sugar cookies on a plate for Easter

Yield: 24 Cookes

Simple Easter Egg Shaped Frosted Cookies

A simple recipe for some almond and vanilla flavour sugar cookies with a sweet frosting that are so easy to make. Perfect for sharing at your Easter brunch or as a family treat.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Chilling Time 4 hours

Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

Cookie Ingredients:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract

Glaze Ingredients

2 cups powdered sugar
3 to 4 tablespoons heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Red food coloring
Sprinkles for decorating

Instructions

Cookie Instructions

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until smooth.
Add the eggs and vanilla extract and beat to combine.
Gradually add the flour mixture and blend until just mixed.
Cover the bowl and chill for at least four hours.
When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Use a small cookie scoop to roll out balls of dough. Shape the balls into an oval to look like Easter eggs, then place them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Lightly press the top of the cookie dough to flatten it slightly.
Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until the bottom of the cookies is brown.
Allow the cookies to cool completely.

Glaze Instructions

Prepare the glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar, heavy cream and vanilla extract until smooth.
Add one drop of red food coloring to the glaze and whisk to mix.
Dip the cooled cookies in the glaze and immediately top with sprinkles.
Allow the glaze to harden and set before serving.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 167Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 93mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 0gSugar: 15gProtein: 2g

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