Easter Chick Cookies
While most Easter treats are bunny related, don’t forget the chicks! These super tasty, cute Easter Chick Cookies will be the classroom delight at the school Easter Party or for a special after school treat. Perfect for a Sunday School treat, they will have all the kids excited about Easter. – Not that they need another reason!
INGREDIENTS
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 sticks unsalted butter (1 1/2 cups) at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar + 1/4 cup
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup Wilton yellow chocolate melts
- 1 Tablespoon solid shortening
- Wilton yellow sugar crystals
- Wilton black decorating gel tube
- Wilton orange decorating gel tube
- 3 large rainbow Airhead Extreme candies
- 3 large orange Airhead candies
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the butter and sugar.
- Cream the butter and sugar on high for 4-5 minutes or until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- With mixer on low speed, add the eggs and vanilla. Mix until well incorporated.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed for 30-45 seconds, scraping the bowl if necessary.
- Add the remaining 1/4 cup sugar into a bowl.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop the dough into balls and roll into the bowl with sugar.
- Place the sugar-coated dough balls onto the baking sheet, 2 inches apart.
- Using a drinking glass, press down on each cookie to flatten – about 1/4 inch thick.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown (oven temps vary).
- Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to complete cooling process.
- Line another baking sheet with parchment paper. set aside.
- Melt shortening in a double boiler. Add yellow chocolate melts and stir occasionally until completely melted. Remove from heat.
- Frost each cooled sugar cookie with the melted yellow chocolate. I used a small metal spatula to spread the melted chocolate on each cookie. You need to work rather quickly as the chocolate hardens fast. Place the frosted cookies on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Before the chocolate “sets,” sprinkle the sugared crystals on each cookie.
- Cut away the yellow strip from each rainbow airhead extreme candy piece. Cut each long piece into 8 smaller strips for the hair of each chick.
- Pipe 2 eyes on each cookie with the black icing.
- Cut 8 small triangles from each orange airhead candy piece.
- Apply small amount of icing to back of each triangle and attach to the cookie for the nose of each chick.
- With the orange icing tube, pipe 2 feet at the bottom of each cookie.
ENJOY!!
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Author: FYIbyTina.com
Serves: 24 sugar cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 sticks unsalted butter (1½ cups) at room temperature
- 1½ cups granulated sugar + ¼ cup
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup Wilton yellow chocolate melts
- 1 Tablespoon solid shortening
- Wilton yellow sugar crystals
- Wilton black decorating gel tube
- Wilton orange decorating gel tube
- 3 large rainbow Airhead Extreme candies
- 3 large orange Airhead candies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the butter and sugar.
- Cream the butter and sugar on high for 4-5 minutes or until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- With mixer on low speed, add the eggs and vanilla. Mix until well incorporated.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed for 30-45 seconds, scraping the bowl if necessary.
- Add the remaining ¼ cup sugar into a bowl.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop the dough into balls and roll into the bowl with sugar.
- Place the sugar-coated dough balls onto the baking sheet, 2 inches apart.
- Using a drinking glass, press down on each cookie to flatten - about ¼ inch thick.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown (oven temps vary).
- Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to complete cooling process.
- Line another baking sheet with parchment paper. set aside.
- Melt shortening in a double boiler. Add yellow chocolate melts and stir occasionally until completely melted. Remove from heat.
- Frost each cooled sugar cookie with the melted yellow chocolate. I used a small metal spatula to spread the melted chocolate on each cookie. You need to work rather quickly as the chocolate hardens fast. Place the frosted cookies on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Before the chocolate "sets," sprinkle the sugared crystals on each cookie.
- Cut away the yellow strip from each rainbow airhead extreme candy piece. Cut each long piece into 8 smaller strips for the hair of each chick.
- Pipe 2 eyes on each cookie with the black icing.
- Cut 8 small triangles from each orange airhead candy piece.
- Apply small amount of icing to back of each triangle and attach to the cookie for the nose of each chick.
- With the orange icing tube, pipe 2 feet at the bottom of each cookie.
These would be great for children to make & bake! Now all I have to do is find some children!
Omgosh these are just adorable and so fun!! My son and I should totally make these to bring to Easter this year!!
These look so adorable, I’m definitely going to try them this year!
these are crazy cute, i’ll defintely be trying them
My grandson would love helping me make these cookies! They are so cute!
Those are such cute cookies. Almost makes me want to make some. Almost.
These are adorable. Thanks for sharing.
These are really adorable cookies! I’ll definitely have to try this recipe out, thanks for posting!
So adorable. I would like to let my kids enjoy this.
Precious!!!! These are almost too cute to eat! (almost…)
these are really cute and they dont look too hard.
These are so very cute! I have been looking for some things to do with my grandchildren for Easter. This will be on of them! I have already pinned it.
These are so cute and I bet the kids would love to make them with me. Im a fan and going to give them a try
Yum!these look cute as well a tasty! Love them! Definitely makin these for my cousins!will get them involved too????
Aww, these guys are adorable!
How creative these cookies are and they would look so cute on my Easter table this Spring.
Good Lord these are just adorable and so clever thanks for sharing this one.
These are so cute. I am baking these for the nice holiday.
Adorable!
Just perfect for make with my niece! Thanks so much for the recipe and the tutorial!
These chick’s are the cutest! Very clever.
these cookies are the cutest things ever! i think nieces and nephews are gonna love them!
Absolutely the cutest! I adore these little chicks and am going to try them for Easter. Well I might have to have a trial run first. Nom.. Nom!
How cute! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I think it’s so amazing what creative people can do with just a “simple” or “ordinary” cookie!
They look cute.
These cookies are really cute! I’ll definitely try this recipe, thanks for posting!
The chick cookies look so awesome. I love the sugar on top, that crunch makes a cookie different and delicious. I have pinned the recipe to give it a try for Easter. Thanks for sharing.
The design for these cookies is so whimsical and unique! I will have to make them for my little sister, as her nickname is “the baby chickie”!
Will have to make these for the grandkids!! Thanks for an awesome idea!
Awww they are so cute! Look at their little feets, how can you eat something so cute? 😛
I love how cute these Easter chick cookies are, it would be really fun to try making these. Thanks for posting the recipe!
I might make some of these later. Need a cuppa first as I’ve just come back from the seaside. Had chips and icecream and it hailed!
These are adorable cookies. I love the little feet. Too cute! 🙂
these cookies are so darling, they would be a hit any time of year!