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These Easter Candy Cookies are a sweet, soft and chewy way to use up your leftover Easter candy.
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Easter Candy Cookies

These Easter Candy Cookies are a sweet, soft and chewy way to use up your leftover Easter candy.
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword cookies, Easter, easter candy
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 3 Servings

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup crushed robins eggs candy
  • 1/2 cup crushed dark chocolate candy coated mini eggs
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup pink colored sugar crystals

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer cream together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar for 3 minutes.
  • Beat in eggs one at a time. Scraping down the sides of the bowl after adding each egg. Beat in vanilla.
  • In another bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
  • Add dry mixture to wet mixture and beat just until it comes together, 1 -2 minutes.
  • Fold in candy.
  • Use a cookie scoop to make rounded tablespoonfuls of dough. Roll dough in sugar crystals and place 2 inches a part on cookie sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from oven allow to cool for a couple minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Serve.

Notes

Enjoy!