Dare we say it? These eggs are even more fun to decorate than the traditional version—and the result is so much more delicious! This simple recipe is designed to put equal emphasis on ease, deliciousness and creativity. Ease comes from using Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix and Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting—and that's where the perfect sweetness comes from, too. Creativity comes into play with all the patterns and colors you can dream up to decorate your cookie eggs—let your imagination run wild!
Decorated Easter Egg Sugar Cookies
- Prep Time 50 min
- Total 2 hr 40 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
- Flour, butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch for cutout cookies
- 1 1/2 cups from 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- Great Value™ pastel pink and yellow gel food colors
- Pink, purple and white Great Value™ cookie icing pouches (7 oz each), as desired
- Great Value™ pastel-colored sprinkle mix, as desired
- Great Value™ colored sugars, as desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, butter and egg until soft dough forms.
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Step2On floured surface, roll dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut with 3- to 3 1/4-inch egg-shaped cookie cutter; place cutouts 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
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Step3Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
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Step4In 3 separate small bowls, divide frosting and tint two of them separately with pink and yellow food colors, leaving the third bowl white. With small icing knife or offset metal spatula, spread 1 tablespoon of frosting on top of cookie.
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Step5Using photo as a guide, decorate frosted cookie with cookie icing, sprinkles and sugars. Repeat for frosting and decorating remaining cookies. Let stand about 1 hour or until icing is set. Store covered in airtight container at room temperature with waxed paper between layers.
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Nutrition
190
Calories
8g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
29g
Total Carbohydrate
19g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 190
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 21%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 130mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 29g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 19g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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