Easy Easter Basket Cookies

A Easter basket cookie cup filled with green icing, topped with three candy eggs: one blue, one yellow, and one speckled.

These adorable Easter basket cookies are an easy treat made with refrigerated sugar cookie dough, simple green frosting, and mini candy eggs. They are a fun tradition for holiday get-togethers and kids’ Easter parties!

Course cookies, Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 13

Total Time 23

Servings cookies

Calories 419kcal

Author Sherri Hagymas

Ingredients

16 ounces sugar cookie dough I used Pillsbury Refrigerated Sugar Cookie Roll
1 cup butter softened to room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Green gel food coloring
Easter egg candies mini robin eggs or Cadbury eggs

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° F. and spray a 12 count muffin tin with non stick spray.
If using Pillsbury cookie dough like me, slice the roll into 12 equal slices and place each piece into each hole of the muffin tin.
16 ounces sugar cookie dough
Bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly browned.
Remove from oven and let the cookies cool for 5 minutes in the tin.
Then gently use a spice jar or a shot glass to press the cookies down the middle to make the basket shape.
Remove them from the muffin tin and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
In a medium sized bowl, add the softened butter and beat with an electric mixer for about 2-3 minutes until it's fluffy
1 cup butter
Carefully add in the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract.
3 cups powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Next, add a few drops of food coloring and mix until the color is completely incorporated
Green gel food coloring
Place the icing in a plastic piping bag or ziplock bag and cut the corner off
Pipe the icing into the cooled sugar cookie cups.
Top with easter egg candies
Easter egg candies

Notes

Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Use any favorite Easter candy for the toppings. You can even add a licorice rope or nerds rope for a handle if you'd like.

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