Sugar cookies are always an Easter favorite in my house. I make sugar cookies for every holiday and usually just do regular sugar cookies with frosting and sprinkles.

This year, I wanted to up my game just a bit, so I decided to try some fondant decorations instead of my regular frosting and sprinkles go to.

These fun Easter sugar cookies have a chick and egg decoration that is sure to bring a smile to your Easter celebration. Use them to fill up your favorite DIY Easter basket!

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• How Do You Stick Fondant On Cookies?
• How Long Do Sugar Cookies With Fondant Last?
• Can I Make My Own Fondant?
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What’s The Sugar Cookie Recipe?

For these Easter egg sugar cookies, you use your own favorite sugar cookie recipe. Here's a really good one at Desserts for two. You could make them from scratch, use a mix, or even use those refrigerated sugar cookies that you slice and bake.

Whatever sugar cookie recipe is your favorite, use that. This recipe is for the frosting and decoration using fondant.

How Do You Stick Fondant On Cookies?

If your fondant isn’t readily sticking to your cookie frosting, you can add a bit of warm water. Using a pastry brush, brush some warm (not hot) water onto the back of the fondant, and it should stick to the cookie frosting.

How Long Do Sugar Cookies With Fondant Last?

Depending on the sugar cookies recipe that you are using, your Easter sugar cookies with fondant should last for up to two weeks or so. You can freeze these for later use, or if you are planning to serve them for Easter, just bake them and decorate them the night before if you want the freshest possible taste.

Can I Make My Own Fondant?

Yes! You can definitely make your own fondant if you prefer. There are many different fondant recipes available, and most of them use ingredients like:

• Marshmallows
• Corn Syrup
• Glycerin Gel
• Sugar

Or, you can buy fondant. It’s not at all expensive, and if you need different colors, you can buy white fondant and use food coloring to color it yourself.

How Do You Color White Fondant?

Separate the fondant into pieces that you want to color. Then, add a few drops of your desired food coloring and knead until it is mixed well. I suggest wearing plastic gloves for this since the food coloring will stain your hands.

Easter Chick And Egg Sugar Cookies

Start with your favorite recipe for sugar cookies, or use this from dessertsfortwo.

Ingredients:

For The Decorating:

• ½ stick of butter softened
• 1 cup of icing sugar
• 1-2 tbsps. of milk
• Blue gel food coloring
• 2-3 oz. of yellow fondant
• 1 oz. of orange fondant
• 3-4 oz. of white fondant

Yields: One dozen cookies

Recipe instructions:

Prepare the dough for your sugar cookies according to your recipe’s directions.

Roll out the dough so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick. Cut out 12 egg-shapes using an egg-shaped cookie cutter (about 3 inches in height and 2 inches at its widest point).

Bake according to the recipe’s directions and allow to cool.

Use an electric mixer to beat together butter, icing sugar, and milk. These ingredients will make up your buttercream.

Once the ingredients are well-combined and smooth, add blue gel food coloring and mix until completely tinted.

Use an offset spatula to frost each cookie.

Roll out your yellow fondant so that it’s ¼ of an inch thick. Use a circular cookie cutter that’s about 1 inch in diameter (we used the bottom of a large icing tip) to cut out 18 circles.

Cut 6 of your fondant circles in half.

Place one fondant circle and a half circle towards the top of your frosted cookie.

Roll out 12 small spheres from your orange fondant. Flatten each one and point one end. These will act as your chick’s beak.

Press one beak in the center of your chick’s head.

Roll out your white fondant, so that's about ¼ of an inch thick. Cut 12 egg shapes with the same cookie cutter you used to cut the cookies.

Trim the top of each fondant egg with a paring knife. Cut out triangular shapes on top of the egg portion and then place one on top of each cookie. Serve and enjoy!

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Yield: 12 cookies

Fun Easter Chick And Egg Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Easy to bake Easter sugar cookies with a fun chick and egg decoration. Simple sugar cookies with easy fondant decorations, perfect for spring celebrations.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

• ½ stick of butter softened
• 1 cup of icing sugar
• 1-2 tbsps. of milk
• Blue gel food coloring
• 2-3 oz. of yellow fondant
• 1 oz. of orange fondant
• 3-4 oz. of white fondant

Instructions

1. Prepare the dough for your sugar cookies according to your recipe’s directions.
2. Roll out the dough so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick. Cut out 12 egg-shapes using an egg-shaped cookie cutter (about 3 inches in height and 2 inches at its widest point).
3. Bake according to recipe’s directions and allow to cool.
4. Use an electric mixer to beat together butter, icing sugar and milk. These ingredients will make up your buttercream.
5. Once the ingredients are well-combined and smooth, add blue gel food coloring and mix until completely tinted.
6. Use an offset spatula to frost each cookie.
7. Roll out your yellow fondant so that it’s ¼ of an inch thick. Use a circular cookie cutter that’s about 1 inch in diameter (we used the bottom of a large icing tip) to cut out 18 circles.
8. Cut 6 of your fondant circles in half.
9. Place one fondant circle and a half circle towards the top of your frosted cookie.
10. Roll out 12 small spheres from your orange fondant. Flatten each one and point one end. These will act as your chick’s beak.
11. Press one beak in the center of your chick’s head.
12. Roll out your white fondant, so that's about ¼ of an inch thick. Cut 12 egg shapes with the same cookie cutter you used to cut the cookies.
13. Trim the top of each fondant egg with a paring knife. Cut out triangular shapes on top of the egg portion and then place one on top of each cookie. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1 cookie
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 333Total Fat: 16.1gSaturated Fat: 9.9gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 214mgCarbohydrates: 46.7gFiber: 0.3gSugar: 37.8gProtein: 1.7g

What’s Your Go-To Sugar Cookie Recipe For Easter?