I love Easter and love all the fun and pretty crafts and decorations that it has! I also love the food ah the food. From Ham, deviled eggs and of course the sweets! The fun and cute sweets! These Easter Nest Cookies are not only easy to make but so cute!!
The sugar cookie recipe is really easy and if your really in a pinch you can pick up pre baked sugar cookies and decorate them!
I am so happy to see spring on its way! What are your plans for Easter???
Easter Nest Cookies
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 11/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 21/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar for rolling cookies
Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 lb powdered sugar
- 5 Tbs water
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- green food coloring
Decor
- multicolored sprinkles
- small egg shaped candies
Instructions
For Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat.
- Cream together butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg and mix until well-combined.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, salt, and vanilla. Scoop cookie dough by the tablespoon full and roll into a ball.
- Add granulated sugar to a large bowl for rolling cookie dough in before baking. Place each ball of cookie dough into the bowl of granulated sugar and roll to coat well. Place cookie dough onto baking sheet, spacing about 11/2-inches to 2 inches apart. Lightly press each cookie down. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
For Frosting
- Place butter and shortening in a bowl and whip with a mixer until light and fluffy add salt, vanilla and almond extracts. Slowly add in powdered sugar until well blended. Add water 1 Tbs at a time until frosting is a smooth and creamy texture.
- Divide frosting in half and color half green.
Decor
- Frost cookies with white frosting. Place green frosting in pastry bag fitted with a Wilton Decorating Tip #233. Pipe the green frosting in a wreath shape in the middle of each cookie. Place 3 small egg shaped candies in wreath on each cookie. With green frosting add bits of grass around the eggs. Sprinkle multicolored sprinkles over cookies!
