Easter Egg Hunt Cookies (There’s a Surprise Inside!!!)
I fell in love with Easter egg hunts last year all over again. It was the first time my son was able to participate and really understand what was going on. I was mere days away from giving birth to our second son but I was sure to get my large self down to the park across town where the hunt was being held. Four Year Old Foodie (then 3) was so darn cute and excited when he saw the field.
We’re talking thousands of eggs and there was even a special place just for todders. The horn blew and he was off with gusto! Imagine my shock when he had to stop and open EACH EGG before placing it in his basket. Yeah. We left with about 10 eggs. He was too excited to get to the surprise inside!
I can’t blame him really. The best part about an Easter egg is the surprise inside. That was my inspiration for these cookies. Nestled inside these cookies is a mini Cadbury Egg. GASP! I was channeling my inner Picky Palate. The results were pretty exciting!
Originally I went with a chocolate chip cookie dough around the Cadbury Egg. You could certainly do this but I found it to be a little too sweet especially considering I was about to add a field of buttercream.
So the next time around I made the same dough but did not add the chocolate chips. Crisco replaces the butter in this recipe and that makes the dough easy to work with. It wasn’t sticky at all.
They were delicious plain but I couldn’t keep myself from adding the Easter egg hunt field on top!
Crisco
Cadbury Eggs
Jelly beans
Buttercream
These are a once-a-year treat for sure! But I hope you try them because who doesn’t like a surprise?!
PS: I made 24 and had dough leftover. You can make more cookies or wait to see what I did with my leftover dough. 🙂
Cadbury Egg Stuffed Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Crisco, I used butter-flavored
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 24 mini Cadbury Eggs
- Optional:
- Green Buttercream/any frosting you like
- Jelly beans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Cream Crisco, white and brown sugars, and vanilla in the bowl of your mixer. Add eggs one at a time.
- In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to wet ingredients. The dough will start to pull away from the bowl of the mixer.
- Using about a tablespoon of dough wrap a mini Cadbury egg so it is completely covered. Place the cookie inside a greased mini muffin tin. You do not want to use much more than a tablespoon of dough or the cookie will spread far over the top of the pan.
- Bake at 350 for about 9 minutes or until golden. ***IMPORTANT*** Let the cookies cool in the pan for about 10-12 minutes until you can “twist” it out. Using your fingertips gently try to twist the cookie to remove it. If the cookie seems too soft like it will break apart wait 2 minutes and try again. If your muffin tin is greased the cookie will lift out whole after about 10-12 minutes. But do not let your cookie cool completely in the tin or it may adhere itself to the pan and then you will have to scrape it out.
- Let cookies cool completely (or just eat one warm!), top with frosting and jelly beans.
69 Comments on “Easter Egg Hunt Cookies (There’s a Surprise Inside!!!)”
OH MY HECK! These sound like pure heaven! I’d eat the entire batch! So, of course, I’m going to make these this weekend!!!
Okay, I must make these. My daughter’s dance teacher LOVES Cadbury eggs. Her birthday is next week and I was wanting to do something a bit unique and include the Cadbury eggs. This may be it! 🙂 Thanks and Happy Friday!!!
Ok, cool! And I thought I loved Cadbury eggs before….
Katrina, these cupcakes are the most perfect ones for Easter, and has got to be the cutest…ever!
Thanks for you sweet comment on my blog…I’m happy to follow your blog!
xoxo
These look splendid Katrina! And very festive! Gorgeous photos!
xx,
Tammy
And a yummy surprise it is! They look so yummy!
I am in awe over how adorable these are… and oh, the hidden surprise is by far my favorite part. Love it!!
I made them I love this dough, but I did not have
Crisco, and use unsalted butter. They still turned out tasty..but not as pretty as yours:)
mommy…fantastic again! can i officially declare i’m big time JEALOUS of you??
Katrina, these are TOO cute! What a creative and sweet idea. Kids would absolutely love these, I’m sure. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! I love this idea and now I’m imagining all of the other easter treats I can hide inside of a cookie! 🙂
What a clever idea. I was looking for a suprise and this is perfect suprise for Easter. Thanks for sharing!!
Oh my goodness! I really didn’t think it was possible to make a Cadbury Egg any better, but I think you found a way! What a great idea!
Oh my gracious!!! Not only are these adorable… but there’s a Cadbury egg inside?? I LOVE Cadbury eggs! Too good to be true. 🙂
That is the cutest idea! I just love that, and can totally see my little guy enjoying them too! Thanks!
These are so cute and creative!
super super cute ones ! You are genius .. very creative!
This is clever and delicious. I’m forwarding this to my sister for her kids at Easter, they’ll go crazy for these!
I agree — you are a genius! Beautiful, fun, tasty. Can’t beat that for a kid’s — anyone’s — Easter surprise.
I think that’s everything a child needs for Easter in one easy to hold treat!
What a fun cookie….I love it!
OMG! I love Cadbury Eggs! I’ve already eaten about a dozen of them this month. Great idea. 🙂
I love stuffed goodies!! These look great for Easter. You’re always so unique in your creations 🙂
Those are so gorgeous and adorable! I’m getting a sugar high just from looking at them.
OMG, you are a genius!! My hubby would adore these… may have to think about baking them this year. Great blog by the way! ~ Courtney
Those are so cute! I hope you saved me one! 😉
Your blog is fabulous, just found it through Babble! Love those cupcakes!
There’s a cadburry egg in there?! Holy deliciousness!!
These are adorable! Too cute! Such a great surprise too!
What an adorable idea, you are so creative! I love your posts!
Cute! What kid wouldn’t love these?
These are adorable! I used to love Cadbury’s Easter Creme eggs. I don’t eat them at all anymore but as a kid, I would have gone gaga for these!
Oh my good heavens I love these! I only wish that the baby lady was old enough for these this year. I really hope I remember next year.
Surprise cookies are so cute!
These cookie cups are too cute, especially with the egg hunt on the top! Great job!
Really Katrina – just downright *adorable*. Cadbury eggs were always my favorite growing up, so I love seeing cookies with them inside. And the egg hunt field on top? Sigh- perfect! ^_^
Awww – FYOF is so cute. I can just imagine his excitement when faced with a field full of easter eggs. Love the surprise inside cookies. I’d rather have these than easter eggs any day.
Cute x 10!!!
wowzers… totally not what i expected! you keep surprising us, katrina… loving your posts lately! =)
btw, i just bought the same exact placemat yesterday – in the same exact color… glad to see it looks lovely in photos 😉
Beautiful blog 🙂 Now a Lovely Blog Award winner- keep up the great work! https://theaddictedbaker.blogspot.com/2011/03/and-award-goes-to.html
Really adorable! I have to give these a try!
These are just adorable! So cute to have a tiny surprise inside when you take the first bite…
These cupcakes are so cute + a lovely surprise for the kiddies (and those kids in us) 😛
Katrina this is soooo beautiful! Love love love how you made this and decorated so festive! Just beautiful!
Have a wonderful week!!!
OHHHHH MY Godness….I LOVE LOVE LOVE these. I have a….we will say problem when it comes to cadbury eggs. I steal my kids all the time. What a fabulous idea. Thank you
What an original idea! As always they look just lovely. Almost a pity that they will just vanish in minutes.
Oh wow! What a creative and delicious recipe! I definitely will be making these cookies for Easter. Thanks for sharing!
Amazing! Cadbury Eggs were always my favorite Easter candy – great (and delicious-looking) idea…
An inspired idea for sure! Love these.
Love it! Cadbury Eggs are the best!
Oh. My. Goodness. I MUST have these!