Description
Delicious and colorful Easter Cookies perfect for celebrating the holiday.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ cups plus one tablespoon all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened but still cool
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 large egg, cold
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup Easter/spring M&M’s, plus extra for topping
- ½ cup white chocolate chips or chunks, plus extra for topping
- ¼ cup pastel sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and both sugars for 1-2 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla extract, mixing until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
- On low speed, add in flour mixture and mix until just combined.
- Gently stir in M&M’s and white chocolate chips.
- Place the sprinkles in a shallow bowl.
- Scoop balls of cookie dough, between 1½ and 2½ tablespoon portions. Gently press the top of each ball into the bowl of sprinkles.
- Place dough onto prepared baking sheets leaving an inch or two for spreading.
- Bake for 8-11 minutes, until the edges of the cookies are set but the center is still slightly underdone.
- Place the baking sheets on wire racks and allow the cookies to cool completely.
- Press some M&M’s and/or chocolate chips onto the top of the cookies when they are still warm, if desired.
Notes
- Chilling the dough balls in the fridge for about 20 minutes results in slightly thicker cookies.
- Shaping the cookies as soon as they come out of the oven helps maintain their form.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg