Description
Cute and cheerful Easter Egg Sugar Cookies that hold their shape and are perfect for decoration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup Butter, softened (not melted)
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 3 cups All purpose flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- Optional: Zest of 1 Lemon
Instructions
- Mix butter and sugar until creamy.
- Add egg and vanilla.
- Stir in dry ingredients until a dough forms.
- Chill the dough so it is easy to roll.
- Roll, cut egg shapes, and bake.
- Cool completely, then decorate with your icing of choice.
Notes
For best results, chill the cookie dough before rolling and cutting to maintain shape. Use gel food coloring for icing to achieve vibrant colors.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cookies
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg