Easter Surprise Cookies

Easter Butter Cookies Recipe
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1 Review
These tender butter cookies have a hidden candy surprise inside.
1:15
Prep Time
1:30
Total Time
48 cookies

Ingredients

Cookie

2/3 cup
sugar
1 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
1
large Land O Lakes® Egg
1/2 teaspoon
salt
1 teaspoon
vanilla
2 1/4 cups
all-purpose flour
48
jelly beans

Glaze

1 1/2 cups
powdered sugar
5 to 6 teaspoons
milk
1 1/3 cups
sweetened flaked coconut
Food color, if desired

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F.
  2. Combine all cookie ingredients except flour and jelly beans in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Stir in flour until well mixed.
  3. Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 jelly bean in center of each ball making sure candy is covered with dough. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 15-18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool completely.
  4. Combine powdered sugar and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in bowl; stir until smooth. Tint coconut with food color, if desired. Dip tops of cookies in glaze; sprinkle with coconut.

Recipe Tips

To tint coconut, divide coconut evenly among desired number of small bowls. Add 1 to 2 drops of one food color to each bowl. Mix with fork until color is evenly distributed.

Nutrition Facts (1 cookie)

Calories
100
Cholesterol
15mg
Carbohydrates
13g
Protein
1g
Fat
5g
Sodium
70mg
Dietary Fiber
0g

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love this recipe

Posted February 26, 2016 by Pamela

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