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Peeps Easter Bunny Sugar Cookies Recipe

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These Peeps Easter Bunny Sugar Cookies are a delightful and festive treat perfect for celebrating Easter. Made from classic sugar cookie dough, decorated with colorful royal icing, sanding sugar, and detailed with dark chocolate eyes and noses, these cookies are as fun to make as they are to eat. The cookies are soft and tender with a crisp edge, beautifully decorated to look like adorable Easter bunnies, making them ideal for springtime gatherings or holiday gifting.

Ingredients

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For the Sugar Cookies:

  • 1 batch sugar cookie dough (enough for 20–24 cookies)
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, for dusting

For the Decorations:

  • 1 batch royal icing
  • Assorted food colorings
  • 1 cup sanding sugar, assorted colors
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped dark chocolate, melted

Instructions

  1. Prepare the Dough: Make one batch of sugar cookie dough. Shape the dough into a large disc, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for one hour to firm up.
  2. Preheat Oven: Set your oven to 325°F (163°C) to ensure it’s ready when the dough is chilled.
  3. Roll Out Dough: Lightly flour a flat work surface and remove the dough from the refrigerator. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough evenly to about 1/4 inch thickness.
  4. Cut Shapes: Dip a bunny-shaped cookie cutter in flour, then cut out shapes from the dough. Collect scraps, re-roll once, and cut additional shapes. Discard any remaining excess dough.
  5. Chill Cut-Outs: Transfer the cut-out cookies onto two sheet pans lined with parchment paper or silicone mats. Place the pans in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to chill the dough and help the cookies keep their shape during baking.
  6. Bake Cookies: Remove the pans from the refrigerator and immediately bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes. The cookies should appear pale white and feel soft to the touch. After baking, let them sit on the pans for 1 minute before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
  7. Prepare Royal Icing: Make one batch of royal icing and adjust it to flood consistency by adding water as needed. Divide and color the icing with your desired food colorings. Fill piping bags fitted with a #2 tip.
  8. Decorate with Icing and Sugar: Outline and flood each cooled cookie with the colored royal icing. Quickly dip the entire surface of each cookie into a bowl or plate of colored sanding sugar to create a festive sugar coating. Place cookies on a flat surface to set.
  9. Add Chocolate Details: Melt the dark chocolate and place in a piping bag fitted with a small round tip (#2 or #4). Pipe two eyes and a nose onto each bunny cookie, adding charming facial features.
  10. Set Decorations: Allow the decorated cookies to set at room temperature until the icing and chocolate harden completely, approximately 3 hours, before serving or packaging.

Notes

  • For classic sugar cookies and royal icing recipes, Foodal’s tried-and-true recipes are highly recommended for best results.
  • Using a well-chilled dough and cookie cut-outs helps maintain the bunny shapes during baking.
  • Flood consistency royal icing is key for smooth, even decorating that adheres well to sanding sugar.
  • Allow at least 3 hours for the icing and chocolate decorations to harden fully before handling.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature to maintain freshness for up to 5 days.

Keywords: Easter cookies, Bunny sugar cookies, Royal icing cookies, Holiday cookies, Festive baking

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