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Recipe Card
Make Festive Easter Cookies Together — Easy Decorating Tips
- Prep
- 150 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Total
- 162 min
- Serves
- 24
- Calories
- 100 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 and 1/4 cupsall-purpose flour (spooned & leveled, plus more for rolling)
- 1/2 teaspoonbaking powder
- 1/4 teaspoonsalt
- 3/4 cupunsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
- 3/4 cupgranulated sugar
- 1 largeegg (at room temperature)
- 2 teaspoonspure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoonalmond extract (optional)
- —royal icing or easy cookie glaze icing (for decorating)
- —gel food coloring
- —sanding sugar sprinkles
- —mini marshmallows (halved for bunny tails)
Instructions
- 1
Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- 2
In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until creamy. Add the egg, vanilla, and almond extract and mix until combined.
- 3
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on low speed until combined.
- 4
Divide the dough, roll out, and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
- 5
Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C) and prepare baking sheets.
- 6
Bake cookies for 11-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
- 7
Prepare royal icing and decorate the cookies as desired.