Easter Egg Surprise Cookies
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Looking for a fun Easter cookie? Sugar cookie cups contain a mini Cadbury and Reese egg inside and are topped off with buttercream frosting and sprinkles!
This recipe was originally published in April 2012.
Spring is almost here and Easter is on the way. I’ve been working on a few dessert recipes and have been trying to tweak a few oldies but goodies.
One of my new favorite Easter desserts are these Carrot Cake Bird’s Nest Cupcakes because they are fun to make and so good. These Cadbury Creme Egg Blondies can’t be beat (I may be biased as they are my favorite Easter candy). If you want something that people can graze on then my Easter Dessert Board is perfect.
I shared these Easter Egg Surprise cookies over ten years and they have continued to be one of my favorite cookies. However, the recipe and the photos definitely needed some updating.
The surprise inside of these cookies is either a mini Cadbury egg or a mini Reese egg. It’s a fun burst of chocolate wrapped in a sugar cookie wrapper.
What is a Cadbury Creme Egg?
What Can Kids do to help?
These cookies are amazing! They have a soft sugar cookie exterior with an incredible chocolate candy center. There’s a surprise in every bite!
In addition to that, the buttercream frosting on top is sweet and silky. Then you can add jelly beans, robin’s egg candy, or sprinkles on top depending on the look and flavor you want for your cookies. They are still one of my favorite cookies to date!
Easter Egg Surprise Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 1/2 c. flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks 1 cup of butter
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 3/4 c. brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 2 eggs
- 12 mini Cadbury creme eggs
- 12 mini Reese eggs
- Jelly Beans or Sprinkles
For the buttercream frosting:
- 2 sticks 1 cup butter, softened
- 3-4 c. powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- green food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl mix together the butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla bean paste. Mix well.
- Add in the eggs, stirring until well combined.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until a dough forms.
- Grab a Cadbury egg and wrap a tablespoon of dough around it so it is covered completely. Placed the cookie on one side of the muffin tin. Repeat with remaining Cadbury eggs and then Reese eggs.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes in the pan. Gently use your fingertips and twist the cookies out of the pan. Place the cookies on a wire rack to completely cool.
- Meanwhile, place the butter in the bowl of a mixer and beat on medium speed. Slowly add in the powdered sugar a half a cup at a time or until desired consistency is reached. Add in the vanilla, milk, and food coloring and mix for an additional minute.
- Pipe the icing onto cooled cookies. Place jelly beans or sprinkles on top of the frosting before it starts to harden.
Notes
Delicious Easter Dessert Recipes
- Easter Egg Surprise Cookies from Hezzi-D’s Recipe Box
- Easter Pavlova from Art of Natural Living
- English Easter Biscuits (Lemon Currant Cookies) from That Recipe
- Frog Eye Salad from Palatable Pastime
- Italian Easter Bread from Jen Around the World
- Strawberry Icebox Cheesecake from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
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Those candy eggs on top are super cute! And I love me a Cadbury cream egg. They’re so good and great surprise in these cookies.
I am finding a new treat to make for the kids this Easter and I am glad I found this recipe. Thank you!
You’re welcome! I hope you love it! It’s such a great and fun recipe for Easter
This is a great way to give a fun surprise! I love those creme eggs for sure.
These loaded and delicious cookies are hiding the perfect surprise! Love it.
Hi Heather,
I just love your Easter Egg Surprise Cookies, they are perfect for the Bunny Basket. Hope you have a fabulous Celebration Week End and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
These look sooooo good. I can’t imagine anything better – all of my favorite things rolled into one. Plus they are so cute!
Thats an awesome idea! Love it!
This looks amazing! I love for Reese’s eggs 😉