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Fun Cookies to Add to Your Easter Spread

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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 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 Easter cookie recipes to choose from—all of which are sure to please.
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Lemon Meltaways

Lemon Meltaways

Recipe: Lemon Meltaways

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

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Easter Cookies

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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

Lemon-Almond Bars
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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

Blackberry-Peach Cobbler Bars
Credit: 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

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Recipe: Peachy Pistachio Icebox Cookies

Sweet and salty combine to create one amazing cookie.

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Hummingbird Oatmeal Cookies

Hummingbird Oatmeal Cookies
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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

Lemon Crumble Bars
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Recipe: Lemon Crumble Bars

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

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Easter Egg Cookies

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Recipe: Easter Egg Cookies

Royal icing is the key to perfectly decorated Easter egg cookies. Make several batches and dye with food coloring for even more colorful cookies.

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Easter Rice Krispies Treats

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Recipe: Easter Rice Krispies Treats

These festive Easter egg treats make adorable favors or additions to Easter baskets. You could even use them as cake toppers for your Easter layer cake.

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Bunny Butt Cookies

Bunny Butt Cookies
Credit: Micah A. Leal

Recipe: Bunny Butt Cookies

These bunny butt cookies are going to be the cutest thing on your Easter table this year. Hop to it and make them!

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Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer

Recipe: Raspberry Crumble Bars

These gooey, colorful bars make a fun addition to the Easter spread.

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Easy Coconut Macaroons

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Recipe: Easy Coconut Macaroons

Add a little extra coconut on top and these bite-size treats will look just like fluffy bunny tails.

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Cathedral Window Cookies

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Recipe: Cathedral Window Cookies

The kids can help make this sweet treat that mimics the church windows they’ll see at Easter service.

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Pecan Linzer Cookies

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Recipe: Pecan Linzer Cookies

These pretty linzer cookies are totally customizable for your Easter meal. A flower cookie cutter is perfect for spring, and you could even try it with a bunny-shaped one. Plus, you can swap out which jam flavor you use for a variety of colors.

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Buttery Pineapple Crumble Bars

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Recipe: Buttery Pineapple Crumble Bars

If you’ve been serving the same lemon square recipe every Easter for years, switch it up with this decadent pineapple bar recipe: The family will love it.

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Vanilla Macarons

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Recipe: Vanilla Macarons

How pretty would these macarons be with an edible flower on top for Easter?

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