Food and Recipes Recipes Easter "Charcuterie" Board Be the first to rate & review! All your holiday favorites come together to make the most adorable Easter board. By Joy Howard Joy Howard Joy Howard is a cookbook author, food stylist, and recipe developer who's spent more than a decade creating recipes for home cooks. She is the author of Disney Eats and the forthcoming Tomato Love (Storey Publishing, Summer 2022), is a frequent contributor to Southern Living and America's Test Kitchen, and for many years wrote a column for EatingWell magazine about cooking with kids. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on February 11, 2023 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Active Time: 20 mins Total Time: 20 mins Jump to recipe Who says a charcuterie board has to be savory? This dessert version takes its inspiration from Easter, with a whole host of holiday-themed sweets and treats. It also features two homemade recipes—Lavender Shortbread Cookies and Bird's Nest Cookies—to make it extra festive. Our instructions omit measurements since ingredients amounts will vary depending on what size platter or board you use (and what treats you like, of course!). But just like any other spread of goodies, the key to making to making it picture perfect is using a mix of items of different colors, shapes, and sizes. Joy Howard Ingredients Half a batch Lavender Shortbread Cookies Half a batch Bird's Nest Cookies Large chocolate bunny (ours was 8 inches tall) Chocolate brownie bites or cupcakes, decorated with pastel frosting Marshmallow bunnies or birds, such as Peeps Pastel-colored chocolate gems and chocolate candies Pastel-colored marshmallows Pastel-colored lollipops Jellybeans Butterfly- or bunny-shaped gummy candies Foil-wrapped candies or cookies Directions If using, fill small bowls with candies and arrange them on a large platter or cutting board (ours was 12 by 18 inches). Next, lay the largest sweets such as the baked goods and chocolate bunny on the platter. Finish by arranging the smallest items like the jellybeans and gummy candies in small piles to fill in the gaps. Rate it Print