These delicious Easter sugar cookies are the perfect sugar cookie recipe to celebrate the season with their soft, chewy texture crafted from a delicious homemade cookie dough. Each bite is bursting with festive cheer thanks to the vibrant festive candy sprinkles, making them irresistible for both young and old.
It seems like sugar cookies are the universal cookie for any occasion. Think about it. How many times have you needed or wanted to make cookies, and you decided on sugar cookies? They’re also a classic sweet treat for any holiday. I’ve seen them at every holiday party from Independence Day to Christmas. I think it’s their classic, buttery flavor and the fact that you can decorate them with any color sprinkles or even frost them. Take these Easter sugar cookies, for example. I just us a simple sugar cookie dough and add Easter-colored sprinkles. I make them every year because they’re so easy, and everyone loves their delicious flavor and soft, chewy texture.
Easter Sugar Cookies
These cookies are made with a simple, basic sugar cookie dough that always bakes up soft and chewy, thanks to the corn syrup I add to them. I mix in Easter candy sprinkles, then top the unbaked cookies with more sprinkles for extra festiveness, and finally, I bake them until they’re golden, soft, and chewy. It’s a ridiculously easy recipe that everyone always scrambles for. In fact, I usually make a double or triple batch just to be sure I have enough!
Why You’ll Love This Easter Sugar Cookie Recipe
- They have the perfect texture, and the combination of soft and chewy is a winning texture for cookies, offering a satisfying bite filled with the sweet delight of candy sprinkles in every bite.
- They’re versatile and can be customized for all the different holidays. The pastel candy sprinkles are the perfect classic Easter colors for these delicious cookies.
- There’s nothing better than baked goods made from scratch, and these cookies offer that homemade touch.
Easter Sugar Cookie Ingredients
These sugar cookies only take a few basic baking ingredients to make. You’ll find them all in your kitchen or at your local grocery store. Even the Easter sprinkles are in the baking aisle.
- All purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Butter
- Granulated sugar
- Large egg
- Vanilla extract
- Corn syrup
- Easter festive candy sprinkles
How to Make Easter Sugar Cookies
These are the easiest cookies you’ll ever make. It only takes a few minutes and a few simple steps, and all you have to do is mix and bake. That’s it!
Step 1: Prep
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2: Combine the Wet Ingredients
Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and creamy. Then, beat in the egg, vanilla, and corn syrup until combined.
Step 3: Combine the Dry Ingredients
Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
Step 4: Make the Dough
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Then, stir in the candy sprinkles.
Step 5: Place and Decorate
Use a 1 ½-inch cookie scoop to place rounded dough balls on the baking sheet. Gently press down the dough and top with extra sprinkles.
Step 6: Bake
Bake the cookies for 10 to 11 minutes. Then, remove them from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet for 2 more minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Recipe Tips
- Be sure your butter is fully softened. The cookies have the best texture when the creamed butter and sugar are light and creamy.
- Use fresh baking powder and baking soda for the best cookie texture.
- Press your cookies down until they’re discs, but don’t flatten them. You want them to be a bit thick after they’re baked.
- Line your baking sheet with parchment paper so the cookies come off easily.
Variations
- You can make these cookies for any occasion by simply changing the color of the sprinkles.
- Add Easter M&Ms for more color and chocolaty flavor.
- Omit the sprinkles and serve these sugar cookies any time for any reason.
What to Serve with Easter Sugar Cookies
These cookies are delicious with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee or tea. You can also dip them in dessert dips, and of course, add them to a larger Easter dessert spread with all your other favorite Easter-themed sweets.
Recipe FAQ
Before baking, you can keep things simple by topping the unbaked cookies with Easter sprinkles. If you’re feeling fancy, use royal icing, piping out an edge around the cookie first, then filling in the cooking with more royal icing.
You can add cinnamon, ginger, or cloves to add flavor to your sugar cookies.
Butter and sugar give sugar cookies their signature mellow and sweet flavor.
If you don’t have a cookie cutter, you can use a glass to cut out your cookies. Many softer sugar cookie recipes also call for simply scooping the dough into balls with a cookie scoop.
You can add extra flavor and excitement to your sugar cookies by mixing in chocolate chips, rainbow sprinkles, toasted chopped nuts, chopped dried fruit, or chocolate candies.
How to Store Leftover Easter Sugar Cookies
Store these cookies in an airtight container for up to a week. Place the cookies in single layers separated by wax paper in an airtight, freezer-safe container and freeze for up to 2 months.
Try This Delicious Easter Sugar Cookie Recipe Today
These Easter sugar cookies are as fun, festive, and delicious as they are easy. You can’t beat a combination like that for holiday treats! Full of classic sugar cookies flavor and Easter-themed sprinkles are sure to be a hit at your next Easter gathering. Everyone will love the flavor, and you’ll love that you can make them in just a few minutes. Give them a try!
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Easter Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ⅔ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 1 ¼ cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon corn syrup
- ½ cup Easter festive candy sprinkles, can use more
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, using an eclectic mixer, cream butter and sugar together until creamy, about 3 minutes.
- Beat egg, vanilla and corn syrup into mixture until combined
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.
- Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix.
- Stir candy sprinkles into cookie dough.
- Using a 1 ½ inch cookie scoop, place rounded cookie dough on the prepared baking sheet.
- Gently press each cookie down and top of the cookies with additional candy sprinkles, if desired.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 10-11 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cookies sit on the baking sheet for a couple minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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