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Cadbury Egg Cookie Recipe

Perfect Easter cookie - these Cadbury Egg Cookies are addictive!  They have a sugar cookie base with a chocolate topping and finished with a mini Cadbury Egg.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Serving Size 24 cookies

Ingredients

Cookie ingredients

  • 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • 1/2 C sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 C flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper

Chocolate Frosting:

  • 1 tbsp unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 3 tbsp cocoa
  • 1 C powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 - 3 tbsp hot water
  • 24 mini Cadbury eggs

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a standing mixer, beat together butter and sugar until creamy.
  • Mix in egg and vanilla.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
  • Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop out some dough and roll dough into small balls.
  • Place onto the cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes
  • Remove from oven and quickly press thumb into the top of each cookie. A wood spoon handle works great too.
  • Remove cookies from cookie sheet and cool completely on a wire rack.

Chocolate Frosting:

  • Melt butter in small mixing bowl in microwave.
  • Mix in cocoa, powdered sugar, vanilla and hot water.
  • Mix until smooth and creamy.
  • Spoon the chocolate frosting into each thumbprint and top with a mini Cadbury egg.
  • Enjoy!