Description
This delightful Easter Sugar Cookies recipe yields soft, buttery cookies perfect for spring celebrations. These classic sugar cookies are topped with vibrant, colorful icing and festive sprinkles, making them a fun and delicious treat for any holiday gathering or family activity.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 1/4 cups flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Icing
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3-4 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Green, pink, yellow, and blue food coloring
- Sprinkles of your choice
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350ºF to ensure even baking and proper cookie texture.
- Prepare Baking Sheet: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking and facilitate cleanup.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, use a hand mixer to cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, incorporating air into the mixture.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Mix in the eggs, milk, and vanilla extract with the creamed butter and sugar until the mixture is smooth and uniform.
- Incorporate Dry Ingredients: Add the flour, baking powder, and salt to the wet ingredients and mix until a dough forms, ensuring not to overwork the dough.
- Form Cookie Balls: Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place them evenly spaced on the prepared baking sheet for uniform baking.
- Flatten Cookies: Dip a glass in flour to prevent sticking and press each dough ball down to about 1/2-inch thickness, shaping the classic sugar cookie form.
- Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for approximately 9 minutes or until the tops just begin to turn golden brown; watch carefully to avoid over-baking.
- Cool Cookies: Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack before icing to prevent melting of the topping.
- Prepare Icing: Whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Adjust with more milk or powdered sugar to achieve desired consistency.
- Color Icing: Divide the icing evenly into four small bowls. Add two drops of green, pink, yellow, and blue food coloring to each bowl, mixing well to combine.
- Ice Cookies: Dip the cooled cookies into the colored icing, covering the top surface fully for a vibrant look.
- Add Sprinkles: Immediately sprinkle your choice of sprinkles onto the wet icing before it sets for decorative flair.
- Set and Serve: Allow the icing to harden completely at room temperature before serving or storing, ensuring a firm finish.
Notes
- Use room temperature butter and eggs for better creaming and dough consistency.
- Do not overbake cookies; remove them as soon as the edges start to brown for a soft texture.
- You can substitute milk with a non-dairy alternative like almond or oat milk.
- For more precise cookie shapes, chill the dough before rolling and cutting.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness; icing will stay firm for several days.
