Easter Sugar Cookie Cups
A delicious Easter Sugar Cookie recipe that is decorated with frosting grass and a chocolate Easter egg. The perfect Easter treat for the whole family!
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Servings: 36
Calories: 182kcal
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Cups
- ¾ Cup Butter softened
- 1 Cup Sugar
- ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 Eggs
- 2 ½ Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
Vanilla Frosting
- ½ Cup Butter softened
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 2-3 Teaspoons Milk
Topping
- 36 Chocolate Eggs like Mini Cadbury Eggs
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the vanilla and eggs until incorporated.
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well.
- Spray a mini muffin tin with non-stick spray.
- Using a cookie scoop, add one tablespoon of cookie dough to each muffin cup.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 11-13 minutes.
- Press the back of a 1 teaspoon measuring spoon into each cookie to create a cookie cup.
- Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
Green Vanilla Frosting
- Mix in the vanilla.
- Add the powdered sugar a little at a time, mixing between each addition.
- Add milk, one tablespoon at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
- Add enough green food coloring to make light green.
Easter Sugar Cookie Cup Assembly
- Place the frosting into a piping bag.
- Using Wilton Tip #233, pipe grass into the center of each cookie cup.
- Place a chocolate egg on top.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 182kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 107mg | Sugar: 16g