Easter Sugar Cookies Recipe
Shaped like a bird's nest, these deliciously adorable Easter sugar cookies are perfect for all things spring!
Servings: 12
Ingredients
Cookie
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 8 ounce package cream cheese softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Frosting
- 3 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup butter room temperature
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
- pinch salt
- 2-3 drops green food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet and set aside.
- To make cookie dough, cream butter, cream cheese, both sugars, almond extract and egg in a large bowl or stand mixer until fluffy.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and stir until a soft dough forms.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1/2 inch thick (roll thinner for more crunchy sugar cookies).
- Cut with cookie cutters and bake for 10-12 minutes on the prepared cookie sheet or until no longer glossy and bottoms are a light golden color. Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then remove to a rack to cool.
- To make the frosting, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, cream butter until it becomes light and smooth. Add salt, food coloring, and 2 tablespoons of milk.
- With the mixing speed on low, gradually add powdered sugar. Once the powdered sugar is incorporated, bring the mixing speed up to high and beat for 2 minutes. Add more milk to reach the desired consistency.
- Frost onto cooled cookies with a spatula or a large star tip (to get the nest look). Add sprinkles, candies, and colored coconut.
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Nutrition
Calories: 439kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 191mg | Potassium: 108mg | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 495IU | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 0.5mg