55 Easter Cookie Recipes In Case Your Basket Isn't Sweet Enough

When you're craving carrot cake, but don't have the time, make these easy cookies instead! The Easter Bunny would approve.

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If you love banana pudding, you’re in for a treat. These cookies have everything you love most about that classic dessert, from the pudding mix to the whipped cream and sliced bananas on top. They’ve even got those iconic wafer cookies crushed and baked into the dough as well as sprinkled across the top for extra crunch. 😍

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Crunchy chow mein noodles are folded into melted chocolate and peanut butter, then formed into little nests with chocolate eggs on top… they're possibly the cutest thing you’ll make this Easter.

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Peeps serve as the color inspiration for these simple sugar cookies pressed with a milk chocolate Kiss. Because there's no actual marshmallow involved, even Peeps haters won't be able to get enough of these too-cute treats.

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These lemon-blueberry cookies taste like a cheesecake in cookie form. The lemon juice adds the acid necessary to balance out the sweetness of the blueberries, and the zest imparts extra lemon flavor. Yum!

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In this Italian classic, almond-flavored cakes are sandwiched between chocolate with layers of raspberry and apricot jam. It's true these do take some patience, but we promise, it's VERY worth the effort.

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Pistachios add a slightly sweet, almost buttery nutty flavor that will make your favorite chocolate chip cookies feel a little bit elevated, but still just as classic and comforting. They also add a nice springy pop of green, perfect for Easter.

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If you’re looking for a last-minute homemade dessert, this recipe will give you festive cookies with just a few ingredients. All you need is a box of cake mix and sprinkles!

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What if your favorite coconut-almond-chocolate candy bar morphed into a crunchy, melt-in-your-mouth cookie? We've done it! Joy is in the name for a reason.

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Are you ready for a sticky, gooey, unabashedly messy challenge? If you're up for it, here's the deal: You're about to stuff an entire s'more into a chocolate chip cookie. Some say it can't be done, but with enough focus, patience, and perseverance, you can succeed in making this extremely indulgent dessert. Try it with Peeps this Easter!

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It took many, many rounds of testing to get these cookies just right. Our biggest piece of advice is to not be afraid of mess. Covering the cream cheese with cookie dough is a messy task (especially with the fresh strawberries!), but we promise you it's worth it a million times over.

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This version of our OG cookie cake takes things to the next level by putting cookies INSIDE the "cake". It’s packed with chopped Oreos (in place of chocolate chips), decorated with a rich Oreo buttercream (in place of plain chocolate or vanilla), and crowned with even more Oreos. 😍

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Love sugar cookies but hate decorating them? These are for you! The centers will stay soft and chewy after cooling and add the brightest pop of color to your Easter celebration.

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These coconut macaroons the perfect bite-size treat for any time of day—feel free to skip the chocolate if you want to keep them less sweet. For a pink, raspberry version, smash 1/4 cup fresh raspberries into the foamy egg white mixture with a fork, then toss in the coconut.

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For these espresso cookies, we really wanted to taste the coffee, so we added 2 whole tablespoons of instant espresso to our recipe. These taste kind of like a mocha, in cookie form—what could be better than that for an Easter afternoon/post-egg hunting pick-me-up?

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Crumbl’s chilled sugar cookies may no longer be on their permanent menu, but now you can make them at home and have them any time you want. Their signature giant cookie is an almond cookie with a pretty pink frosting, but feel free to get creative and try out other pastel colors or sprinkles for Easter.

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Decorate these Oreo truffles however you want, using colorful royal icing, candies, or sprinkles. No matter what you go with, they're sure to be the cutest (and most delicious!) Easter eggs at the table.

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If you love cannoli, but making them from scratch seems daunting, let us introduce you to these cookies. They have all of the flavors you love in a cannoli, like ricotta, orange zest, mini chocolate chips, and pistachios, yet they require just a fraction of the effort (perfect for a busy Easter!).

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This recipe yields cookies that are soft and lemon-y sweet with a perfect chewy center. They take very minimal effort and the hardest part will be letting them chill in the fridge. Be patient! That rest time will be worth it for the crinkly texture it provides.

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With its striking color and a unique nutty vanilla flavor profile, ube has taken over the world. Upgrade your average crinkle cookie this Easter with ube extract and ube halaya, a popular Filipino pudding made with ube and condensed milk. Your guests won't know what hit 'em!

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