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a fresh batch of adorable Easter chick cookies.

Easter chick cookies recipe

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No fuss, no stress Easter chick cookies are an adorable and simple addition to your holiday desserts!
Course Dessert
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 227
Author Cheryl Najafi

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and powdered sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add vanilla, salt and egg, and stir until completely smooth and well combined.
  • Sift flour and baking powder over wet ingredients and stir until smooth dough forms. Transfer dough to a sheet of plastic wrap and flatten into a round disc. Wrap tightly and refrigerate for at least an hour until firm and well-chilled.
  • Remove dough from refrigerator, preheat oven to 325 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll out dough to a width of about ¼" on a lightly floured surface. Cut cookies using a 2" round cookie cutter and transfer to prepared baking sheet. Collect any scraps and re-roll or wrap and freeze additional dough for up to a month.
  • Bake cookies for 6–8 minutes or until just barely firm in center. Transfer to a cooling rack and allow cookies to come to room temperature. Meanwhile, stir yellow food coloring into pre-made frosting until you achieve desired shade.
  • Frost each of the cookies generously with yellow icing. Make a swoop of icing along edge of cookie to form top of chick’s head. Use a butter knife to press or cut orange-colored Starburst minis on the diagonal most of the way through. Fold candy back onto itself at the cut and form into a beak. Place beak in position and then make 2 dots of black gel icing to form eyes. Stand back and admire your work quickly before they are all devoured!

Notes

This is a quick and simple cookie recipe—get the kids involved in the fun decorating!

Nutrition

Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 18mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 37g