Description
Easter Bunny Button Cookies are festive treats perfect for celebrating the holiday. They are soft, buttery cookies topped with colorful chocolate buttons.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or almond extract for extra flavor!)
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Colored sanding sugar for rolling
- Pastel chocolate buttons or candy-coated chocolates (like M&Ms or Hershey’s Drops!)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract, mixing until combined.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring until a dough forms.
- Roll the dough into small balls and coat them in colored sanding sugar.
- Place the dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Press a pastel chocolate button into the center of each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden.
- Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh.
- Feel free to mix different types of chocolate buttons for variety.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: Easter Bunny Button Cookies, Easter cookies, holiday baking