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Easter Slice ‘n Bake Sugar Cookies will win over the crowd at any Easter party! The bright colors are so fun and festive!

Easter Slice ‘n Bake Sugar Cookies are so fun, colorful and festive! Plus, they are so much easier to make than they look. I would say that it takes less effort and time than using cookie cutters. My kids always love these!

Growing up my mom would always buy the festive sugar cookies from the refrigerator section at the store. They were so delicious, soft and would disappear within minutes! I loved how something as simple as a sugar cookie could really get you into a festive mood. I thought I’d give it a try making my own using my absolute favorite sugar cookie recipe and, not to toot my own horn or anything, I was pretty impressed with myself. 

To put the colorful eggs together you will dye 1/2 of your dough into 3 colors. (Divide your dough in half, one of the halves you will divide into thirds.) You’ll want to roll the dough out into long ‘snakes’. Keep in mind that the skinnier your snake is, the smaller your cookie will end up being. The opposite is also the same, the fatter the snake, the bigger the cookie. 

Once you have the 3 ‘snakes’ you will gently smush them together and form the dough so you are able to roll the dough like a ‘snake’ again. Shape the ‘snake’ so it is egg shaped- fatter on one end than the other. The next step is to take your non-colored cookie dough and roll it into a rectangle. the length of the rectangle should be the same length as your colorful ‘snake’. You will then place the ‘snake’ on the edge of the rolled dough closest to you and then carefully roll the colorful ‘snake’ up with the plain dough. The end result will be the plain dough with the colorful oval in the middle! You will then, using a very sharp knife, slice the log into individual cookies, bake and eat!

Easter Slice ‘n Bake Sugar Cookies (Printable Recipe Below)

Easter Slice ‘n Bake Sugar Cookies will win over the crowd at any Easter party! The bright colors are so fun and festive!

Ingredients

 1 cup butter softened1 cup sugar

1 egg

2 1/2 tsp vanilla

2 tsp baking powder

3 cups all purpose flour

food dye

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°

  2. Cream butter and sugar together in stand mixer for 3 minutes.

  3. Scrape down sides and mix in egg and vanilla until just combined.

  4. Add in the baking powder and flour. The dough should be the consistency of play dough when you are done. Add a little more flour, or a little water if needed. These measurements always work perfect for me.

  5. Divide the dough in half. Divide one of the halves into thirds. Dye each third a different color.

  6. Using your hand, roll each color into a long snake approx. the same length. Stack them on top of each other and carefully push the dough together. Manipulate it so you are able to again, roll the dough like a snake.

  7. Shape the colorful snake into an egg shape by making the bottom a little larger than the top.

  8. Roll the plain dough out using a rolling pin into a long rectangle. The length of the rectangle should be the same as the length of the snake.

  9. Lay the snake on the edge of the rolled out dough and carefully roll the plain dough around the colorful snake. You should end up only seeing the plain dough on the outside.

  10. Using  a sharp knife, cut the log into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick cookies. THESE COOKIES WILL NOT SPREAD OR CHANGE SHAPE so cut them to the thickness you’d like your finished cookie to be.

  11. Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 350° for 6-10 minutes, depending on the size and thickness of your cookie. You will want to pull them when the centers look puffy and are no longer glossy. If you wait until they are turning brown, your cookie will be more on the crispy side.

    Love these cookies? Try out my other dessert recipes!

    Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies

    The Everything Cookie

    Chocolate Mousse Pie

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Easter Slice 'n Bake Sugar Cookies

Easter Slice 'n Bake Sugar Cookies will win over the crowd at any Easter party! The bright colors are so fun and festive!
Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients 

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • food dye

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Cream butter and sugar together in stand mixer for 3 minutes.
  • Scrape down sides and mix in egg and vanilla until just combined.
  • Add in the baking powder and flour. The dough should be the consistency of play dough when you are done. Add a little more flour, or a little water if needed. These measurements always work perfect for me.
  • Divide the dough in half. Divide one of the halves into thirds. Dye each third a different color.
  • Using your hand, roll each color into a long snake approx. the same length. Stack them on top of each other and carefully push the dough together. Manipulate it so you are able to again, roll the dough like a snake. 
  • Shape the colorful snake into an egg shape by making the bottom a little larger than the top. 
  • Roll the plain dough out using a rolling pin into a long rectangle. The length of the rectangle should be the same as the length of the snake. 
  • Lay the snake on the edge of the rolled out dough and carefully roll the plain dough around the colorful snake. You should end up only seeing the plain dough on the outside. 
  • Using  a sharp knife, cut the log into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick cookies. THESE COOKIES WILL NOT SPREAD OR CHANGE SHAPE so cut them to the thickness you'd like your finished cookie to be. 
  • Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 350° for 6-10 minutes, depending on the size and thickness of your cookie. You will want to pull them when the centers look puffy and are no longer glossy. If you wait until they are turning brown, your cookie will be more on the crispy side.
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