Fun and Festive Easter Cookies

By Patricia Shannon
Photo: Jennifer Davick
You've decorated your eggs, chosen the perfect sides to accompany the Easter ham, and even ordered the cutest Easter baskets, but one thing is still missing—a treat for the Easter bunny. Skip the carrot this year and bake a batch of one of our delicious Easter cookies with your kiddos. Easter-Egg Shortbread Cookies are as pretty as those dyed eggs you've been working on. Let the kids get in on the fun and decorate their own. Mix up pastel-hued icing for them to use and let them have at it. Display their works of art on a large white tray so the colorful eggs really pop. Lemon Meltaways are a sweet treat that everyone will love. Roll them in powdered for a sweet finish. They taste even more delicious when paired with an after-dinner cup of coffee. Our Hummingbird Oatmeal Cookies are a quick and easy riff on our classic Hummingbird Cake. The cookies capture all the delicious flavor of the original in a fraction of the time. There are plenty more sweet and seasonal cookie recipes to choose from—all of which are sure to please.
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Easter-Egg Shortbread Cookies

Photo: Helen Norman

Recipe: Easter-Egg Shortbread Cookies

Get the look with our step-by-step video that will have you mastering how to flood icing in no time.

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Lemon Meltaways

Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Lemon Meltaways

Our recipe makes about 3 ½ dozen of these bite-size gems.

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Easter Cookies

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Recipe: Easter Cookies

The dough only calls for five ingredients and can be made up to three days ahead.

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Lemon-Almond Bars

Hector Manuel Sanchez

Recipe: Lemon-Almond Bars

If you're serving a crowd for Easter, consider these Lemon-Almond Bars. Our recipe yields 32 bars.

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Blackberry-Peach Cobbler Bars

Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Heather Chadduck

Recipe: Blackberry-Peach Cobbler Bars

Sweet and chewy Blackberry-Peach Cobbler Bars are everything you love about cobbler, but in handheld form.

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Peachy Pistachio Icebox Cookies

Iain Bagwell

Recipe: Peachy Pistachio Icebox Cookies

Sweet and salty combine to create one amazing cookie.

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Hummingbird Oatmeal Cookies

Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Hummingbird Oatmeal Cookies

Our Hummingbird Oatmeal Cookies feature all the great flavor of our classic Hummingbird Cake, but in just half the time and with a quarter of the effort.

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Lemon Crumble Bars

Iain Bagwell

Recipe: Lemon Crumble Bars

A crunchy topping and gooey center make this Lemon Crumble Bar recipe a winner.

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Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Recipe: Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Shake up your typical sugar cookie with this chocolate version—you won't be sorry you did.

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Icebox Butter Cookies

DHANRAJ EMANUEL

Recipe: Icebox Butter Cookies

These cookies are a blank canvas just waiting for festive, pastel-colored decorations.

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Vanilla Sugar Cookies

Recipe: Vanilla Sugar Cookies

Cut these sugar cookies into any spring-themed shape you like.

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Strawberry-Lemon Shortbread Bars

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Strawberry-Lemon Shortbread Bars

Sweet and tangy are two of our favorite combinations. These shortbread bars do not disappoint.

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