Delicious Easter Sugar Cookies!

Name: Delicious Easter Sugar Cookies!
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 128 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: Lemon Butter Easter Sugar Cookies; Ingredients:; 1 cup butter, softened (I used salted); 2 cups of sugar; 2 large eggs, lightly beaten; 1/4 cup milk; 2 tsp. lemon extract; 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. kosher salt; 1/4 tsp. baking soda; Colored sugars and black and white nonpareils; Cookie cutters

by Julie Marshall

36 cookies

2 hr 8 min

Every Easter since I was a young girl, I’ve made some sort of treats for my friends and family. This year I made the most delicious Easter Sugar Cookies I have ever eaten. Usually, sugar cookies are fun to look at and okay to eat but these are seriously wonderful! Even the raw dough is so tasty because there’s a bit of lemon extract in it.

The recipe is from a magazine called Tasteofhome.com and the recipe author is Judy McCreight of Springfield, Il. Here’s the recipe:

Lemon Butter Easter Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened (I used salted)

2 cups of sugar

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

1/4 cup milk

2 tsp. lemon extract

4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. kosher salt

1/4 tsp. baking soda

Colored sugars and black and white nonpareils

Cookie cutters

Steps: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl. cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, milk, and extract. Combine the dry ingredients in a different bowl and gradually add to the creamed mixture, mixing well. Cover and chill for 2 hours.

2. To aid in clean-up, cover your countertop where you plan to roll out the dough, with a thin film of saran wrap, and then sprinkle this with a light dusting of flour.

3. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin to a 1/8 inch thickness. Cut the dough with cookie cutters dipped lightly in flour. Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

4. Before baking, apply the nonpareils to the bunnies’ tails and eyes. Push them firmly into the raw dough so that they stick. Then sprinkle the colored sugars over the rest of the cookies before baking.

5. Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 8-9 minutes or until the edge just begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

6. Enjoy!!!

After baking these delicious Easter sugar cookies, Mr. G.Q. and I delivered all of the above to several friends’ homes.

Lovely readers, please have a wonderful Easter and Passover!

Dr. Julie

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Recipe details

Yield 36 cookies
Time spent: Prep time: 2 Hours Cook time: 8 Minutes Total time: 2 hr 8 min

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Ingredients

Delicious Easter Sugar Cookies

Lemon Butter Easter Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened (I used salted)
2 cups of sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp. lemon extract
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
Colored sugars and black and white nonpareils
Cookie cutters

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl. cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, milk, and extract. Combine the dry ingredients in a different bowl and gradually add to the creamed mixture, mixing well. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
To aid in clean-up, cover your countertop where you plan to roll out the dough, with a thin film of saran wrap, and then sprinkle this with a light dusting of flour.
Roll out the dough with a rolling pin to a 1/8 inch thickness. Cut the dough with cookie cutters dipped lightly in flour. Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Before baking, apply the nonpareils to the bunnies’ tails and eyes. Push them firmly into the raw dough so that they stick. Then sprinkle the colored sugars over the rest of the cookies before baking.
Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 8-9 minutes or until the edge just begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Enjoy!!!

Comments

Gkframpton on Mar 24, 2022

I don't know why people connect the words "sugar cookie" with lemon extract! That sounds like "lemon cookie to me. Just saying!

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Vera Salley on Mar 25, 2022

Why do the Easter Sugar Cookies have baking powdwr in the recipe twice??

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- Julie Marshall on Mar 30, 2022
  
  Vera, You are so observant! I made a typo. The recipe is now edited to say 1/4 tsp. baking soda and 2 tsp. of baking powder. Thanks for reading so closely.
  Julie
  
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