Easter Egg Hunt Cookies are delicious cookie cups with a surprise inside! Jelly beans on top and a mini Cadbury Creme Egg in the middle make these the best Easter Cookies for your springtime holiday celebrations.
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Ingredients
½cupshortening
½cupbuttersoftened
¾cupgranulated sugar
¾cuppacked brown sugar
1teaspoonvanilla
2large eggs
2½cupsflour
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonsalt
30mini Cadbury Creme Eggsunwrapped or solid chocolate eggs
Green Buttercream Frosting
¼cupsolid vegetable shortening
¼cupunsalted butterroom temperature
2cupssifted powdered sugar
1tablespoonmilk
½teaspoonpure vanilla extract
pinch of salt
50dropsgreen food coloring for desired huemay use more or less if desired
1cupassorted mini jelly beans
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a mini-muffin tin by spraying it well with cooking spray.
Cream butter, shortening, both sugars, and vanilla in a mixing bowl.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing in thoroughly.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
Gradually add flour mixture to the creamed mixture.
Using just under a tablespoon of dough, wrap the dough around one mini Cadbury egg so that it is completely covered. After wrapping, roll it around in your hands making sure it is spread evenly around the egg. It is important to use just under the tablespoon of dough otherwise the dough will spread over the top of the pan when baking.
Place into the prepared muffin tin.
Bake for 9-12 minutes until golden brown.
Allow cookies to cool in pan for 15-20 minutes until you can twist them out. Using your fingertips, gently try to twist the cookie to remove it. IMPORTANT: If the cookie seems to soft or like it will break apart, wait 2 minutes and try again. If the muffin cups have been greased well enough, the cookies should gently twist out after the cookies have been slightly cooled. However, DO NOT allow the cookies to completely cool in the pan as they could stick to the bottom and then it will be even more difficult to remove them.
Allow cookies to cool completely before frosting.
Frosting
Top with jelly beans.
In a mixing bowl, cream the shortening and the butter together until smooth and creamy. Add the vanilla and mix.
Gradually add the powdered sugar one cup at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. After all of the powdered sugar has been added, the frosting will appear dry.
Add one tablespoon of milk and mix until light and fluffy, scraping the sides as needed.
Gradually add as many drops of food coloring as desired until the desired green color is reached.
Place a Wilton Tip #74 into a piping bag and fill with frosting. Pipe the grass onto each cookie cup and then decorate with 3-4 jelly beans.