CADBURY Egg Cookies
Details
- Time
- 2 hours
- Skill Level
- Beginner
- Yields
- 42 (2-1/2 in. cookies)
This Cadbury Egg Cookie recipe is makes for the perfect Easter treat. Did we mention they’re easy to make and delicious too?
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 50 minutes
- Bake Time
- 9 minutes
- Cool Time
- 30 minutes
Ingredients
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3/4 cupbutter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks) , softened
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1 cupsugar
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1egg
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1/2 tspvanilla extract
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1-1/2 cupsall-purpose flour
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1/2 tspbaking soda
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1/4 tspsalt
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2 cupssweetened coconut flakes
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2 to 3 dropsfood color
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2 cupswhite ready to spread frosting or homemade
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1 to 2 bagsCADBURY Milk Chocolate Mini Eggs Candy or (12-oz. each) REESE'S PIECES Peanut Butter Pastel Eggs (10-oz. each)
Step-By-Step Directions
1
Heat oven to 350°F
2
Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended. Shape dough into 3/4-inch (about 1 measuring teaspoon dough) balls.* Place balls on ungreased cookie sheet.
TIP
Refrigerated sugar cookie dough or sugar cookie mix may also be used. Follow package directions for baking directions and yield.
3
Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely
4
Place 1 teaspoon water and 2 to 3 drops food color in resealable food storage bag. Add coconut; shake bag and coconut to evenly color coconut. (Coconut may be divided if more than one color is desired.)
TIP
Tint coconut and store until ready to bake and decorate cookies.
5
Frost cookies. Immediately sprinkle with coconut and top with 2 to 3 candy eggs.
Tip
If larger cookies are desired, roll dough into 1-inch balls. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Yield will be about 3-1/2 dozen (2-1/2 inch) cookies.
To decorate all cookies 2 bags of eggs will be needed.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 42 servingsServing size 1 cookie (39g)Amount per servingCalories170% Daily Value*Total Fat 9g 12%Saturated Fat 5g 25%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 15mg 5%Sodium 105mg 5%Total Carbohydrates 24g 9%Dietary Fiber 0g 0%Total Sugars 18gIncludes 18g Added Sugar 36%Protein 1gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 16mg 2%Iron 0mg 0%Potassium 38mg 0%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
Nutrition information based off of larger cookie size (2 1/2 inch).
