Who doesn’t love when those Cadbury Eggs hit the shelves of the grocery store come Easter time?!! Grab an extra bag to make these decadent Mini Egg cookies that will truly be one of the Easter desserts that everyone talks about this Spring!
Today we are making a fan favorite cookie and topping them with these perfect eggs. You can even toss some of the broken ones in the cookie batter for even more festive flavor and flair.
These Easter cookies will be the hit at your Easter dessert table. Everyone will be chatting about how adorable and delicious these perfect cookies are.
We have other Easter dishes and drinks that you need to share with your friends and family, like our Deviled Egg Dip and our Creamy Carrot Cake Dessert Dip!
Why You Have To Make These Cadbury Mini Egg Cookies
- Fun way to get kids baking in the kitchens
- Easy way to use up extra Easter candy eggs
- Perfect use for cookie mixes in a jar
- Kids and adults will rant and rave over these sweet treats
- These are cute, adorable Easter chocolate chip cookies to toss in a cookie tin or easter basket for friends
MIni Egg Cookie Ingredients
Get all your ingredients together before making these cadbury egg cookies. Get more info on the ingredients and the instructions in the recipe card below.
Egg Cookies Ingredients
- Flour
- Baking soda
- Butter – room temperature and softened is most helpful
- Brown sugar – Brown sugar helps keep the cookies soft while helping give them that beautiful golden brown color. It also brings a hint of caramel flavor.
- White sugar
- Large Eggs
- Vanilla extract- we like to use our homemade extract
- Chocolate Chips (or mini eggs)
Topping Ingredients:
- Vanilla frosting
- Food coloring
- Mini eggs
Helpful Kitchen Equipment
Medium Bowl
- SIZED FOR EVERY TASK - With A range of 5 Sizes—¾, 1.5, 3, 4, and 5 quart—metal mixing bowls add versatility and functionality to your kitchen. For all-purpose kitchen workhorses from prepping, mixing, stirring, to kneading dough like a pro
Mixer or Stand Mixer
Measuring Cup and Spoons
Cookie Scoop
- INCLUDE 3 DIFFERENT SIZES, MULTIPLE USES - The cookie scoop set includes Small cookie scoop, #60 scoop (1 Tbsp/15ml/0.5 oz), medium cookie scoop, #40 scoop, (2 Tbsp/30ml/1 oz), large cookie scoop, #20 scoop, (3 Tbsp/45ml/1.5 oz). Perfect size for cookie, cupcake, muffin, ice cream, pancake.
Parchment Paper
- REYNOLDS PARCHMENT PAPER: Contains one roll of Reynolds kitchens parchment paper, measuring 60 square feet
Baking Sheet
- READY, SET, BAKE: Wilton has the bakeware sets to help you make the most out of your favorite foods. Make a layered sheet cake with ease using the Wilton Easy Layers Sheet Cake Pan Set
Icing Spatula
- [Not Just Make It, We Upgrade It!] We keep upgrading products according to buyers' advice.
Oven
How To Make Cadbury Choc Chip Cookies
- In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar together.
- Add in the egg and vanilla and mix well.
- Next, add in your flour and baking soda and combine until you have a soft dough.
- Then fold in your chocolate chips.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop 8-10 large cookie dough balls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake cookies for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on cooling rack.
- Divide your frosting tub into 4 small bowls. Add red, green, blue and yellow food coloring to each one and mix.
- Ice each cookie with the colored frostings.
- Roughly chop up the mini eggs and sprinkle on top of the cookies with the crushed chocolate eggs.
What Are Cadbury Mini Egg Candies
Mini cadbury eggs have crispy outer shells that are fun springtime Easter colors. The inside is made up of super creamy, rich, decadent milk chocolate. They’re made by the same company that makes Cadbury Creme Eggs that everyone rants and raves over during the Easter holidays.
Mini Egg Cookie Recipe Tips
- For best results, use softened butter to make creaming it with sugar easier. But DON’T melt the butter!
- No food processor, no problem! Toss your eggs in a ziplock bag and use a rolling pin (or wine bottle) to roll over the candies and crush them up a bit for the cookie topping.
- Don’t overmix your dough or you’ll end up with cakey cookies instead of chewy Easter cookies.
- Remove your cookies from the oven when they’re still slightly gooey. As you let your cookies cool on the cookie sheet on the counter, the cookies will continue to finish baking. This helps you get the perfect Easter Egg cookie texture without over baking your cookies.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl as your mixing everything to form your dough so everything necessary gets incorporated.
- If your dough is too sticky, add in a small amount of flour.
- Make sure your butter and sugars are well incorporated and mixed before adding in the other ingredients. This may take a few extra minutes but will help you get that perfect cookie consistency!
- Don’t skip out on the cookie scoop. It helps you get even looking cookies. All the same size and shape.
- No parchment paper? No problem! Grab your baking mats. They’re great for baking, help remove cookies easier and make clean up a breeze.
Variations
These really are the easiest cookies but if you want to change them up, here are some options that even the easter bunny would approve!
Omit mini chocolate chips– instead add more mini eggs to your batter.
Add other candies– try white chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, dark chocolate chips, etc. for some really tasty easter treats
Add sprinkles– to bring even more festive feel to your cookie toppings, bring out your Easter sprinkles and add them with your eggs on top the frosting.
Add cocoa powder- want a chocolate chocolate chip cookie? Add some to this recipe with some extra chocolate chunks and it’s a chocolate lover’s dream!
Why Are My Egg Cookies Dry?
Did you over mix your cookie batter when incorporating the wet mixture with the flour?
Over mixing the flour can give you dry cookies that are more like cookie cakes rather than chewy cookies.
Why Are My Cookies Flat?
Believe it or not, the answer is flour! Getting the perfect cookies is all about getting your flour measurement correct.
If you had flat cookies, your cookie batter didn’t have enough flour.
Why Didn’t My Cookies Spread Out?
Guess the culprit again- flour! if you have little hockey pucks for cookies, you added too much flour.
How Long Do These Cookies Last?
These cookies are best enjoyed the same day they’re made. It’s optimal to gobble them up within 24 hours but they can be kept up to 3 days if stored properly.
How To Store Candy Egg Cookies
Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container or mason jar on the countertop for up to 3 days. You can also add a slice of bread in the container to help keep them soft.
Looking for More Recipes?
Try our classic chocolate chip cookies in a jar, all these amazing cake recipes or our homemade ice cream (pumpkin, butter pecan or red velvet flavors!)
Mini Egg Cookies (Chocolate Chip Cookies with Cadbury Egg Candies!)
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 cup flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅓ cup butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup chocolate chips or mini eggs
Topping:
- 1 cup vanilla frosting
- Food coloring
- ½ cup mini eggs
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar together.
- Add in the egg and vanilla and mix well.
- Next, add in your flour and baking soda and combine until you have a soft dough.
- Then fold in your chocolate chips.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop 8-10 large cookie dough balls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake cookies for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on cooling rack.
- Divide your frosting tub into 4 small bowls. Add red, green, blue and yellow food coloring to each one and mix.
- Ice each cookie with the colored frostings.
- Roughly chop up the mini eggs and sprinkle on top of the cookies with the crushed chocolate eggs.
Make sure to follow us on Instagram and Pinterest to keep up with all our new recipes. Tag us if you make the recipe on IG or share your thoughts by commenting on the pin on Pinterest.
Keep On Sippin’ On Something Sweet
Pin It For Later
