Easter Mini Egg Cookies
What a fun bake for Easter! The kids will love these novelty cookies, and they freeze great too—keep a secret stash in the freezer for when you need a sweet treat.
Sarah Butler
Sarah Butler
Recipe - Skibbereen - Field's
Easter Mini Egg Cookies
Prep Time10 Minutes
Servings12
Cook Time10 Minutes
Ingredients
150g SuperValu butter, at room temperature
80g soft brown sugar
80g caster sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla essence
230g SuperValu self-raising flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
70g milk chocolate chips
70g mini eggs
12 squares of chocolate (one for each cookie)
100g white chocolate
Directions
Ingredients
- 150g SuperValu butter, at room temperature
- 80g soft brown sugar
- 80g caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 230g SuperValu self-raising flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 70g milk chocolate chips
- 70g mini eggs
- 12 squares of chocolate (one for each cookie)
- 100g white chocolate
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan) or Gas Mark 6.
- Beat together the butter and sugars using a hand-held or electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
- While continuing to beat the mixture, add the egg and vanilla essence. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure an even mixture.
- Sift in the self-raising flour and baking soda, then add the salt. Mix until a dough forms.
- Gently fold in the milk chocolate chips and mini eggs.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal-sized balls. Place one square of chocolate inside the center of each ball.
- Space the cookie dough balls apart on a lined baking tray and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, or until golden around the edges.
- Once baked, remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- Melt the white chocolate and drizzle over the cooled cookies. Decorate with extra mini eggs on top.
10 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
12
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 12 servings
SuperValu Irish Creamery Butter (227 g)
€2.29€10.09/kg
SuperValu Light Golden Brown Sugar (500 g)
€1.05€2.10/kg
SuperValu Caster Sugar (500 g)
€1.65€3.30/kg
SuperValu Free Range Medium Eggs (6 Piece)
€1.95€0.33 each
Goodall's Vanilla Essence (25 ml)
€2.45€0.10/ml
SuperValu Self Raising Flour (2 kg)
€2.55€1.28/kg
Gem Bread Soda Tub (500 g)
Only €1.60
€1.60€3.20/kg
Funky Soul Sea Salt Grinder (95 g)
€1.29€13.58/kg
SuperValu Milk Chocolate Chips (100 g)
€1.10€11.00/kg
Available until April 17th
Cadbury Mini Egg Bag (80 g)€2.89€36.13/kg
Cadbury Dairy Milk Bar (110 g)
€3.45€31.36/kg
Homecook White Chocolate Wonderbar (150 g)
€1.50€10.00/kg
Recipe
Ingredients
- 150g SuperValu butter, at room temperature
- 80g soft brown sugar
- 80g caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 230g SuperValu self-raising flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 70g milk chocolate chips
- 70g mini eggs
- 12 squares of chocolate (one for each cookie)
- 100g white chocolate
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan) or Gas Mark 6.
- Beat together the butter and sugars using a hand-held or electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
- While continuing to beat the mixture, add the egg and vanilla essence. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure an even mixture.
- Sift in the self-raising flour and baking soda, then add the salt. Mix until a dough forms.
- Gently fold in the milk chocolate chips and mini eggs.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal-sized balls. Place one square of chocolate inside the center of each ball.
- Space the cookie dough balls apart on a lined baking tray and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, or until golden around the edges.
- Once baked, remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- Melt the white chocolate and drizzle over the cooled cookies. Decorate with extra mini eggs on top.