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A cute Easter Sugar Cookie decorated with frosting grass and a chocolate Easter egg candy. The perfect bite-sized Easter treat!

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The other day my little guy and I were at Target checking out the new Easter Decor in the Dollar Spot.

While at Target, we headed over to the Easter candy section and I spotted my nemesis. Mini Cadbury Eggs.

I call them my nemesis, because every year I eat way too many of them. The are so addicting. I can’t help myself.

I’m nice like that, what can I say?

My kids are obsessed with sugar cookies, so I knew that I wanted to make our Easter treat using my favorite sugar cookie recipe.

I cut the recipe in half to make these Easter Sugar Cookie Cups because they were going to be small treats and I didn’t want to be overrun by cookies.

We decided to make little cookie cups, add green frosting that looks like grass, and place a candy egg on top of each one. They turned out so cute!

Ingredients

*Ingredient amounts are located in the recipe card at the end of this post.

• Butter, softened
• Sugar
• Vanilla Extract
• Eggs
• All-Purpose Flour
• Baking Powder
• Salt

Helpful Kitchen Tools

• Mini Muffin Pan
• Small Cookie Scoop
• 1 Teaspoon Measuring Spoon
• Small Food Processor
• Green Gel Food Coloring
• Piping Bags
• Wilton 233 Piping Tip

How to Make Sugar Cookie Cups

[1] To make the cookie cups, cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy.

[2] Add the vanilla and eggs and mix until incorporated.

[3] Add the dry ingredients and mix. You won’t need to chill the dough for this recipe because you aren’t rolling out the dough.

[4] Spray a mini muffin pan with nonstick spray and use a small cookie scoop to scoop about one tablespoon of cookie dough into each cup.

[5] Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 11-13 minutes. The baking time will vary by oven.

[6] Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately press the back of a one teaspoon measuring spoon into the warm cookies to create a cup shape.

[7] Allow them to cool for 3-5 minutes and then remove them from the muffin cups, using a butter knife if necessary. 

[8] Allow the cookies to cool completely while you make the frosting.

How to Make the Frosting

This frosting recipe is my go-to recipe and the base for pretty much any frosting I make.

I only use butter and it makes such a difference over shortening.

[1] To make the frosting, whip the softened butter in a stand mixer, with beaters, or a small food processor like I did for this recipe.

[2] Add the powdered sugar a little at a time.

[3] If the frosting is too thick, add a teaspoon or two of milk until the desired consistency is reached.

[4] Add green gel food coloring and mix well.

Assembly

When the cookies are cool and the frosting is made, it’s time to assemble these cute little treats.

[1] Add the frosting to a piping bag and use a Wilton 233 tip to pipe the grass inside the cookie cup. If you don’t have that tip, you can totally just cut the end off of a ziplock bag and make a little swirl.

[2] Once the grass is piped on, place a candy egg on top. There you go! You have cute little Easter Sugar Cookie Cups!

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