Easter baking just lends itself to loveliness, surrounded as we are at this time of year by hopping bunnies, fluffy lambs and chirping baby chicks. From bunnies’ butts to hatching chicks, here are 10 cute & easy Easter cookies the kids (and you) will love.
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We’re quite partial to a cookie, and these Easter cookies have been lots of fun to make together over the school holidays. If you can quite eat them all yourselves (who are we kidding…), you could take these to a friend or serve them at Easter family meals. Everyone will love them!
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Easter Cookies to Munch On
#1. Simple Easter Cookies – Bunny & Chick
How incredibly cute are these little Bunny & Chick Cookies by Crazy Little Projects? You can bake your own cookies or use shop bought, and if you can’t get your hands on edible eyes, you could just make your own using icing and mini chocolate chips.
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#2. Chick Macaroons
These cute Easter Chick Macaroons would make a beautiful gift or Easter dessert. If the kids (or you) are struggling to make the macaroons, you could buy ready-made lemon macaroons, and then decorate them.
#3. Easter Marshmallow Bark
Just four ingredients and a few minutes is all it takes to make Butter with a Side of Bread‘s yummy gooey Marshmallow Bark (white chocolate marshmallow). You can use an Easter-themed cookie cutter (or vary it up for other seasons) for a sweet treat the kids and adults will adore.
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#4. Bunny Oreos
These Bunny Oreos from Party Pinching look almost too good to eat…almost! And they are simple to make too.
#5. Hatching Cookies
Make cute Hatching Chick Cookies by icing sugar cookies. In this article from Erica’s Sweet Tooth, the eyes are mini chocolate chips while the beak is made using an orange tic tac. Clever!
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#6. Bunny Butt Cookies
How insanely adorable are these Bunny Butt Cookies from Pillsbury?! Make your own cookies (we’ve a recipe here) or use shop-bought cookie dough.
#7. Healthy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Eggs
For something a little healthier but with all the fun of Easter, try these healthy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Eggs from Savvy Naturlista. You can use plastic eggs to form your egg shapes, or if you don’t have any of those, just roll and shape by hand.
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#8. Cinnamon Bunny Cookies
These Cinnamon Bunny Cookies from unconventional baker are vegan, and gluten and sugar-free, so make a healthier alternative to all the Easter chocolate. A bunny-shaped cookie cutter will make these easier to create.
#9. Easy Easter Egg Cookies
We love the simplicity of these quick and easy Easter treats for kids from Spaceships & Laser Beams. Just make some egg-shaped Rice Krispies and dip in melted chocolate and sprinkles. Yum!
#10. Easter Bunny Popcorn Bars
Not exactly cookies, but these Easter Bunny Popcorn Bars from Something Swanky are so simple, that we had to include them!
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Easter Egg Hunt Sugar Cookie Bars
Julie’s Eats & Treats also has a lovely recipe for Easter Egg Hunt Sugar Cookie Bars, topped with green-dyed dessicated coconut grass and mini-eggs, that are worth trying.
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Have you any recipes for Easter cookies to share with us? Leave a comment below and let us know – we’d love to hear from you!