Italian Easter Egg Cookies
I started this tradition with my daughter when she younger as she loved to decorate the egg shaped cookies. It is not Easter in our house without the Easter Egg Cookies.
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Ingredients
For 3 Dozen(s)
For the Cookies:
- 1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 3 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 5 teaspoons baking powder
- pinch of salt
For the Glaze:
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 tablespoons milk, add more if needed
- food coloring
- candy rainbow sprinkles (colored or chocolate, we use both)
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Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees line cookie sheets with parchment paper lightly sprayed with butter cooking spray
- in large bowl cream together sugar and butter until light & fluffy
- Beat the eggs in one at time mixing well after each egg
- Add vanilla and almond extract then milk and oil
- Combined flour and baking powder, pinch of salt begin to add this to creamed mixture. Mix this very well ( I use the hand mixer beaters until very end of adding flour as mixture becomes thick)
- Using a teaspoon to scoop dough and shape into egg form. (My daughter prefers to roll into a ball and with palm of her hands flatten to egg shape)
- Place on greased parchment lined cookie sheets and bake for 9-10 minutes ( I look for mine to be lightly golden on bottom..cookies will be soft) *cookies must be cooled before glaze can be applied*
- Colored glaze... mix powdered sugar, almond,vanilla extracts and milk... stir until glaze is smooth (you may need more milk or more powdered sugar to achieve right consistency ) once glaze is mixed divide into 4 bowls and add food coloring to each bowl the color of your choice. ( my daughter LOVES purple... so we mix equal parts red and blue food coloring)
- When cookies are cooled completed place on parchment paper and with spoon drizzle colored glaze onto cookie and sprinkle with rainbow or chocolate sprinkles.
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Reviews
I made these cookies for Easter & thought it would be easier to color the dough in 4 colors inst...
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Everyone loved these cookies so much, I’ve made them again & again throughout the year! - MrsBritton
I haven't made these yet. They look soo good! But it looks like the cookie itself is colored with f...
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I love your cookie recipe! Your creativity screams Happy Easter and Happy Spring. BTW, your beauti...
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loved this recipe! tried it out with my kids and it was wonderful! xo - brittanyambro
Excellent presentation and taste. The bimbas are going to love these. Thank you for sharing!!! - NonnaLinda
This is a great idea. I am going to make these with my grandson, I'm sure he will love them. - Naplesfrank3
going to try these, but I am going to make them with fresh ricotta and decorate them with the easter...
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