Easter is just around the corner, and that means it's time to start thinking about what kind of goodies you want to make for your Easter feast. If you're looking for something festive and fun, these Bunny Cookies are the perfect treat! They're easy to make and they're sure to put a smile on everyone's face.
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❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
- They're cute and festive and they're easy to make.
- They're a great way to celebrate Easter.
- Use the recipe to create cookies for any occasion using different types of cookie cutters.
- With these bunny cookies, the kids can get into the kitchen and have fun decorating these cookies.
Ingredients
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- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- unsalted butter, at room temperature
- white granulated sugar
- large egg
- lemon extract
- confectioners sugar or all-purpose flour, for rolling
Royal Icing
- confectioner sugar
- meringue powder
- warm water
How to decorate
- pastel colored sanding sugar
- mini marshmallows
Equipment
Instructions
This is an overview of the recipe. The full instructions are below in the recipe card.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place parchment paper on a baking sheet. Set aside.
- In a medium-size mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, use an electric hand mixer with beaters attached and cream the butter and sugar until creamy and light, about 5-7 minutes. The mixture will be light and fluffy with a pale yellow color when completely creamed together.
- To the butter mixture, blend in egg and lemon extract. Mix well.
- Slowly add dry ingredients and mix until combined. The dough may be a little crumbly. Shape the dough into a ball. Wrap it in plastic wrap. Place the dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour up to overnight.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface sprinkled with powdered sugar or flour. Use a lightly floured rolling pin to roll out the dough to ¼ inch thickness.
- Use cookie cutters to create shapes.
- Carefully lift shaped cookies to the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake cookies for 7 to 9 minutes. Do not brown the cookies.
- Allow cookies to cool for at least 20 minutes on the baking sheet before carefully moving them to a cooling rack.
- After cooling, decorate as desired.
- Allow icing to dry before storing in an airtight container between layers of parchment paper.
Royal Icing Directions
- In a large mixing bowl, mix confectioner sugar and meringue powder in a mixing bowl.
- Mix slowly to blend the two ingredients together.
- Slowly add 3 tablespoons of water and continue beating for 7 to 10 minutes or until the icing is smooth and fluffy.
- Add additional water a little at a time if a thinner consistency is desired.
- Frost the bunny cookies with royal icing.
Storage
Store the baked and decorated bunny cookies between layers of parchment paper in an airtight covered container for up to one week.
How to Freeze
The baked undecorated cookies can be frozen for up to 3 months. To freeze, place the baked cookies (do not decorate before freezing) on a large baking tray lined with parchment paper in the refrigerator for about an hour to set. The frozen cookies can then be placed in either a freezer-safe airtight container or freezer storage bag until ready to eat.
When ready to decorate and enjoy the cookies, remove them from the freezer and defrost cookies in the refrigerator. Decorate as per instructions.
Expert Tips
Expert Tip: I recommend using a flat spatula to move the cookies to the baking sheet to help the cookies maintain their shape.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can frost the cookies with other icings and decorations. Be sure to make the colors bright and vibrant.
Yes, you can use other cookie cut-outs for the cookies. Use cookie cutouts that are approximately 2-3 inches in size.
Yes, you can make these cookies ahead of time. Just allow the royal icing to dry completely. Place a layer of parchment or wax paper between each layer of cookies before storing them in an airtight container. They can be made up to 3 days ahead of time.
Variations
- You can use any shape cookie cutter you desire.
- If you don't want to use icing, you can also sprinkle colored sugar on top of the cookies before baking them.
- Instead of using sanding sugar, you can press M&Ms or Reese's pieces on these easter sugar cookies to make faces.
- You can also melt a can of store-bought frosting in the microwave and pour it over the top of these bunny cookies for an easy royal frosting hack.
- Instead of using sanding sugar or crystals, you can use holiday-themed sprinkles for this Easter bunny cookie recipe.
Serving Suggestions
- Maple Glazed Ham is a sweet and delicious spiral-cut ham that's perfect for Easter dinner.
- Mashed Potatoes are a staple at holiday meals, and these creamy potatoes are not only delicious but also simple to make.
- Homemade Sweet Hawaiian Rolls are sweet, buttery and so fluffy. These homemade rolls will be the star of your Easter dinner.
Similar recipes
- M&M Cookies are chewy, chocolatey, and easy to make with colored candies.
- Cake Mix Cookies are soft and chewy, and so easy to adapt to your holiday.
- Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies are a classic cookie that is always a crowd-pleaser for Easter.
- Cherry Whipped Shortbread Cookies are buttery, crunchy, and full of sweet cherry flavor.
- Coconut Macaroon Nest Cookies are a festive easy Easter cookie that would be a fabulous addition to your Easter dessert table.
- Serving dessert, how about adding a Caramel Macchiato to the menu.
- Strawberry Iced Tea is another tasty beverage that would be perfect with Easter cookies.
- For the over 21 guests, be sure to make a tasty Irish Coffee to indulge in for a wonderful treat.
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Easter Bunny Cookies
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Ingredients
How to make the cookies
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons lemon extract
- confectioners sugar or all-purpose flour, for rolling
Royal Icing
- 4 cups confectioner sugar
- 3 Tablespoons meringue powder
- 3-6 Tablespoons warm water
How to make the flower
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place parchment paper on a baking sheet. Set aside.
- In a medium-size mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, blend the butter and sugar until creamy and light. Add egg and lemon extract. Mix well. Slowly add dry ingredients and mix until combined. The dough may be a little crumbly.
- Turn out the dough onto a surface sprinkled with powdered sugar or flour. Press into a ball and then roll out to ¼ inch thickness. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap. Place the dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour up to overnight. Note 1
- Use cookie cutters to create shapes. Carefully lift shaped cookies to the prepared baking sheet. Note 2
- Bake cookies for 7 to 9 minutes. Do not brown the cookies. Allow cookies to cool for at least 20 minutes on the baking sheet before carefully moving them to a cooling rack.
- After cooling, decorate using Royal Icing below.
Royal Icing
- In a bowl of an electric stand mixer using whisk attachment or hand mixer using a large mixing bowl, whisk together confectioners sugar and meringue powder
- Slowly add 3 Tablespoons of water and continue beating for 7 to 10 minutes or until the icing is smooth and fluffy. Add additional water one Tablespoon at a time if a thinner consistency is desired.
Decorate cookies
- Decorate the cookies with royal icing. Sprinkle with the pastel sanding sugar. Place one or two mini marshmallows for the tail. Let the icing dry. Enjoy
Angela
These are so cute and yummy!
Rupali
The marshmallow icing is so cute! Lovely recipe for kids to make!
Linda
I can't handle the cuteness of those bunny tails. Super cute and fun to make!
Sherry
I loved making your bunny sugar cookies with my kids for Easter. The memories that we created were "priceless"! Thank you for a great cookie recipe!