Easter Egg Cookies
Easter Egg Cookies: My favorite chocolate chip cookie dough is transformed into a holiday treat with festive egg-shaped M&M’s!
Easter Cookies are a fun way to use up extra Easter candy and make a tasty, festive treat. So grab an extra bag and bake up a batch. Your family will be delighted with every bite.
Why You Should Make These
When I spotted the Milk Chocolate Speck-tacular Eggs by M&M’s at Target, I knew they needed to go into some cookies ASAP. Bill put the kibosh on Easter egg hunts a couple of years ago (I think he may have had a point since my baby was shaving!), so I started to pick up some of the kids’ favorite Easter candies to transform them into desserts.
I made a half batch of Jacques Torres’ Secret Chocolate Chip cookie dough and added the festive egg-shaped M&M’s to make these cute Easter Egg Cookies. If you’re a chocolate chip cookie fan and have not tried this recipe, you MUST. The combination of cake and bread flours, the use of chocolate discs instead of chips (chips will be fine, though, if you can’t find feves or discs), and the overnight resting time all contribute to these delectable chewy wonders.
Plus, everyone who celebrates still needs to buy at least one bag of Easter candy and these cookies are perfect for kids of all ages, including my husband!
Tips for Making Easter Cookies
- The dough for these marvelous cookies is a little different from your average chocolate chip cookie dough. First, it contains both bread flour and cake flour, so make sure you have those on hand.
- Also, the dough should be refrigerated for 72 hours before baking. This works some magic and gives the dough a caramel undertone. The dough can be baked immediately or after chilling overnight, but if you get a chance, wait until the 3rd day to bake.
- Instead of mixing the candy eggs into the dough, press 3-4 onto the surface of each cookie when they come out of the oven. This prevents the shells from cracking when you bake the candies.
More Easter Inspiration
Today, besides my Easter M&M Cookies, a few of my blogger friends are sharing Easter and Passover recipes.
- Carrot Cake Cheesecake from Chocolate Moosey
- Nutella Easter Egg Candy from The Messy Baker
- Flourless Chocolate Torte from Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- White Chocolate Easter Bark
- Coconut Macaroon Easter Nests
- Easter Candy Brownie Cookies
Easter Egg Cookies
An amped up chocolate chip cookie with Easter M&M's.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1//2 cups plus 1 tablespoon cake flour
- 1 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1 /2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate disks or chips
- 10.9-ounce bag of M&M's Speck-tacular Eggs (reserve some for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Reduce speed to low and add both flours, baking powder, baking soda and vanilla; mix until well combined. Fold in chocolates, making sure to distribute well.
- Refrigerate dough overnight or up to 72 hours for the tastiest results.
- Using 2 tablespoon cookie disher, scoop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake until lightly browned, but still soft, about 14 minutes.
- Press 3-4 Easter candies onto the surface of each cookie after they come out of the oven. Use caution so your don't burn your hands.
- Cool slightly on baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Total time does not include chilling time.
Recipe adapted from Jacques Torres.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
18Serving Size:
2 cookiesAmount Per Serving: Calories: 296Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 328mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 1gSugar: 19gProtein: 4g
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56 Comments on “Easter Egg Cookies”
Happy Easter to you and your family, Liz.
oh how adorable these are
I ve made the recipe as well and also did a half batch. Your dough base looks drop dead perfect! And the eggs with the cute colors, just icing on the cake. Or cookie 🙂
Thanks for bringing this delicious sounding recipe to the party. I am committed to my chocolate chip cookie recipe but I may have to try this now. Happy Easter! Linda
Awwww, man…..why do I have to have this cookie craving now? I had dinner late, then started wishing I had cookies I saw on tv programs we were watching, LOL! Your cookies would totally satisfy my craving, they look so soft, and delicious!!! Hugs, Terra
Seeing these photos just made me smile. They just shout “Easter!” How interesting that the recipe calls for both cake and bread flour. They must have such a great texture.
Those are the most adorable chocolate chip cookies ever! I have not tried the recipe you’ve mentioned, but now I must! Beautiful pics…!
Yum, these look like the perfect easter cookies! 🙂
Looks like I better make this tomorrow so they will be ready for the kids on Friday. How about Peanut butter M&M’s or Carrot Cake M&M’s? Would they work??
Oh, yeah! ANY kind of M & M would be wonderful!
You and Bill are hilarious and these cookies are amazing!!!
What great looking Easter cookies!
Super cute cookies – you’re all set for Easter! Other links offer even more deliciousness – I don’t know where to start….
What delightful cookies!! I was just thinking of making cookies of some kind for Easter and these look like just the thing.
These cookies would light up any Easter dessert table. I have a few inches of snow on the ground today.. but the beautiful pastel colors are putting me in the Spring spirit anyway. 🙂