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Colorful Easter sugar cookies decorated with pastel icing and baby animal designs like bunnies and chicks."

Easter Cookies: Adorable Designs & Delicious Treats for Your Holiday Celebration

Celebrate Easter with these adorable, hand-decorated cookies that are as delicious as they are beautiful! From soft pastel colors to sweet baby animal designs, these cookies are perfect for gifting, Easter baskets, or adding a festive touch to your holiday table.
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Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 150 kcal

Instructions
 

  • Choosing Your Designs: When it comes to Easter sugar cookies decorated with care, the possibilities are endless. Here are some ideas to spark your creativity:
    Gemstone-inspired Easter cookies shimmering with edible luster dust in amethyst, emerald, and sapphire hues.
  • Gemstone Cookies : Use edible luster dust to create cookies that shimmer like precious stones. Think amethyst purples, emerald greens, and sapphire blues.
    DIY paint-your-own Easter cookies with edible food coloring palettes for a fun family activity.
  • Baby Animals : Bunnies, lambs, and chicks are classic Easter motifs. Add intricate details with piping gel or stencils for a professional touch.
  • Paint-Your-Own Cookies : Perfect for kids and adults alike, these cookies come with mini paint palettes made from food coloring. Dip a clean brush into the “paint” and let your imagination run wild!
    Soft sugar cookies shaped like Easter eggs, decorated with intricate pastel designs and piping gel details.
  • Perfecting Your Colors: Mixing colors might sound easy, but trust me—it’s where the magic happens. Spend an hour (or more!) getting those shades just right. After all, no one wants to end up with neon green bunnies when they were aiming for pastel perfection.
    Festive Easter dessert table with hand-decorated cookies, pastel colors, and holiday-themed designs.
  • Pro Tip: Invest in high-quality gel food coloring. It gives you vibrant hues without altering the texture of your icing.
    Easter cookie assortment featuring baby lambs, chicks, and bunnies in soft pastel colors.
  • Packaging Ideas: Presentation matters! Whether you’re gifting cookies or adding them to Easter baskets, cute packaging makes all the difference. Try linen bunny bags or pastel egg cartons for a charming touch. Bonus points if you find something as adorable as those Target-exclusive bunny bags I once hunted down like a treasure seeker!
    Soft sugar cookies shaped like Easter eggs, decorated with intricate pastel designs and piping gel details.

Notes

  • Color Mixing: Spend extra time getting the right shades of pastels—it makes all the difference in presentation.
  • Packaging Ideas: Use linen bunny bags or pastel egg cartons for an Instagram-worthy gift.
  • Paint Your Own Cookies: A fun activity for all ages; edible paint palettes can be made using food coloring and piping gel.
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