Bunny Butt

Easter Cookies

Photos by Jamie Plain

Spring is in the air, and what better way to celebrate than with these irresistibly cute Easter cookies? They are as fun to make as they are to eat, featuring soft sugar cookies topped with fluffy frosting and the sweetest little marshmallow bunny tails. This fun Easter activity couldn’t be easier to put together with your kids. Although we are providing our favorite sugar cookie recipe, you could easily do this just by using store bought sugar cookie dough, or even some already baked sugar cookies. Grab your apron, gather your ingredients, and let’s hop into this fun and festive recipe!

Ingredients:

›› 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

›› 1/2 tsp baking powder

›› 1/2 tsp baking soda

›› 1/2 tsp salt

›› 3/4 cup unsalted butter (room temp)

›› 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 

›› 1 large egg

›› 1 egg yolk

›› 2 tsp vanilla extract

›› Pink & white frosting

›› Regular sized marshmallows

›› Mini marshmallows

Instructions: 

›› Preheat your oven to 350f. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

›› Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium mixing bowl.

›› Use a hand/stand mixer to beat together butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and mix until incorporated (scrape sides as needed). 

›› Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined into a fairly firm dough.

›› Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Place on the prepared baking sheet about 3 inches apart. Bake 8-10 minutes until the tops are almost set and bottoms are light golden brown. 

›› Let cookies cool completely before decorating

›› To create Easter bunny butts, put a thin layer of white frosting on top of each cookie (optional – can dip in sanding sugar or top with sprinkles for more sparkling texture). 

›› Cut the regular-sized marshmallows in half. Use pink frosting to make bunny feet on the non-stick side of the marshmallow halves. You can do this by using a ziplock baggie with the corner cut off. 

›› Add a dot to the stick side of the marshmallow to act as glue, and press the bunny feet to the frosted cookies. Repeat this step with the mini marshmallows in the center of the cookie to use as a bunny tail.