Easter Sugar Cookies

These are the best Easter sugar cookies ever! They bake perfectly every time, with very little spread, and the recipe is so easy you could memorize it by heart.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Place the butter and icing sugar in a mixing bowl, and beat using an electric mixer until creamed.

Step 2

Add the cornflour and beat until combined.

Step 3

Sift in the flour and salt, and stir using spatula. You can get your hands into the bowl too, and give it a good mix until it forms a dough.

Step 4

Place the dough in the freezer for about 5 minutes to stiffen up, then flour your work surface, and roll out about half the dough, at a time, to a thickness of roughly 1cm or less.

Step 5

Cut oval eggs using a cookie cutter, and pop them into the freezer for another 5 – 10 minutes before baking.

Step 6

Then transfer them onto a baking sheet, prepped with baking paper, and bake in a preheated oven at 150˚ Celsius or 300˚ Fahrenheit for 45 minutes. Allow to cool completely, and then decorate with royal icing.

Step 7

Place the meringue powder in a mixing bowl. Add the water and whisk for a minute until smooth.

Step 8

Add the cream of tartar and whisk again for 30 seconds.

Step 9

Place the icing sugar in a mixer, add the meringue powder mixture to it, and beat for 10 minutes on a low speed. If the mixture is thick after mixing, you can add a bit of water (20ml's) and mix it again to incorporate.

Step 10

Place the icing into a piping bag with a 5mm round tip (or into zippy bags with one end snipped), and pipe a bead of icing around the outer edge of the cookies.

Step 11

Once they've dried slightly, switch out the tip for a 1cm round tip, and flood the middle of the cookies. Give them a shake to spread the icing evenly and use a toothpick to pop any air bubbles.

Step 12

Allow them to dry completely, and then use a black edible pen to draw patterns on the eggs which the kids can paint with food colorant that’s diluted 1 part colorant to 2 parts water.

Step 13

Mix up some edible paint using food colorant that’s diluted 1 part colorant to 2 parts water.

Step 14

Place the cookies in cellophane bags, tie a cute ribbon around the top, and add the FREE printable tags!

Step 15

Make up the decorating kits, being sure to include some small paint brushes and small plastic containers filled with the edible paint.

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