Next weekend is Easter and we will be spending that time with my Sister In Law and meeting our new niece Jazlyn who was born this week. Not only is it special because we will be creating precious memories with family but also because of the religious significance of the day for all of us. Since we will be taking a road trip to visit my SIL, I wanted to make some special treats for my sons and nephews to enjoy on the trip over there.
There is no better treat for eating on the road than cookies. Not only are they easy to make, but they are also easy to transport. I’m pretty sure the whole family will love these delicious Bunny Cookies. Everyone, that is, except our niece. She will have to wait until next year when her teeth grow in to sample them!
Bunny Cookies
Ingredients-
- 3/4 cup salted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 egg
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 1 Tablespoon milk
Decorating-
- 2 cups white candy melts
- Pink candy hearts
- Pink sugar sprinkles
- Black gel icing
- Decorating bag or sandwich bag
- Wilton carrot candies (optional)
- 2 cups sweetened coconut
Directions-
1. Preheat your oven to 325° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat together your butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Now mix in your egg and almond extract.
4. Then mix in your flour and milk.
5. Form your dough into a large ball and roll into flour if it’s still a little sticky.
6. Roll out your dough onto a lightly floured surface and use your flower cookie cutter to cut out your flower circles.
7. Bake for 13 minutes and let cool.
8. In a small microwave safe bowl, heat your white candy melts on 50% power for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
9. Pour your candy melts into a decorating bag, cut a tiny tip off the end and use to draw 2-3” ears onto a piece of parchment paper.
10. Sprinkle a little pink sugar into the center of the white ears and transfer to the freezer to harden.
11. Once your cookies are cooled, spread out a small amount of white melting chocolate and top with coconut.
12. Carefully placed the hardened ears onto the top of the cookie with a little melted chocolate.
13. Draw the bunnies face with your black gel icing and use a heart candy for a nose.
14. Add a carrot to the mouth with a little melted chocolate.
Let’s Discuss: What plans do you have for spending quality time with your family on Easter?
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Those cookies are so cute. I have to try them as well. I think the kids are going to love them.
You made these cookies at home? They look delicious. I gotta ask Susie to try making them soon.
They turned out so well! I love the attention to detail. How perfect for Easter!
These are the cutest cookies! I might have to make these with my kids this weekend to celebrate Easter.
These are so cute! I bet my daughter’s Pre-k class would love if we brought these to our picnic this week!
These are so cute! I wish I can bake like this. Going for a pre-Easter family trip and host Easter dinner on the weekend. Happy Easter!
These are so cute and perfect for Easter! I love baked goods with almond extract, they’re always so yummy!
Oh my! This looks too good to resist! The bunny ears are so creative and the coconut, a nice touch! Thanks for the step by step!
These cookies look absolutely delicious. Such a great travel item/snack for the road. Very cute.
What a fun baking activity for the kids! It’s great to get them involved in the kitchen.
These cookies are absolutely adorable. I love baking seasonal cookies and this looks like a fun one that I could do with my daughters. Thank you for sharing!
Oh my goodness how cute are these cookies! I would absolutely love to have one as a treat and give them out around Easter.
Wow, yummy overload! I can’t bake but I love to eat. I think this is something special.. might try it for a change, I think I need my husband’s help because it’s his thing! Thank you for sharing..
Easter is the one holiday I take time off from cooking. We make so many cookies during the Christmas holidays that I’m still burnt out by April!
These are the cutest bunny cookies ever! I thought they would be too difficult to make but your step-by-step instructions make it look easy enough for even me to do! 🙂
These are so cute, I love all the fun Easter cookies that everyone is making around this time of year. when we were younger my mom would make us cookies and put them in our baskets.
What cute cookies! So many of these cute ideas use refrigerated cookie dough. You have a homemade cookie dough, and that sets you apart from others. I’m pinning this to show to my mom (Maybe she might use with her Sunday School kids) and my older kids so they can make them for the grandkids.
These cookies are so cute. I would definitely try these out.
Oh my goodness! how cute are these? My kids would love them! Adorable and so perfect for this coming weekend! I am going to see if I can squeeze in some baking before the weekend!
These Easter cookies look fantastic! What a fun activity to bake and decorate them with the kids 🙂
Loving these cookies. They are way too cute to eat. I can’t wait to give them a try with my girls.
I love baking cookies but not done it for a couple months now, I want to try these bunny cookies.
These look cute, I bet they are delicious too. We plan on going on the countryside for some rest this Easter.
These look so good! My kids would love them!
These cookies look so cute! I bet they’re super tasty too.
These bunny cookies look so yummy! This weekend we have my son’s 10th birthday so we plan on doing that and maybe have supper on Sunday with the in-laws. I hope you can take and share pictures of Jazlyn! I love seeing baby pictures!
These cookies are such a cute idea! They look really sweet and tasty too.
These look amazing! I’d love to make them, I cant even describe how adorable they look! Thanks for sharing.
How adorable…and delicious!
Oh wow, these bunny cookies looks really too cute to eat! Love the details of these sweet treats.
Oh my gosh these are so adorable! So gonna save this for when my kid starts school this fall!
They look delicious & cute too. 🐰