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Mini Egg Cookies

  • Author: Ava Garrison
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Total Time: 32 minutes
  • Yield: 18 cookies
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

These Mini Egg Cookies are thick, chewy, gooey, and packed with melted chocolate in every bite. The crunchy candy-coated mini eggs add the perfect festive touch, making these cookies ideal for Easter desserts, spring baking, quick dessert ideas, party treats, or easy homemade bakery-style cookies. With crisp golden edges and soft centers loaded with chocolate chunks and colorful candy pieces, this easy cookie recipe is perfect for anyone looking for fun baking ideas, easy desserts, or comforting homemade sweets.


Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup unsalted butter, melted

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

1 1/4 cups mini chocolate eggs, lightly crushed

1 tablespoon flaky sea salt (optional)


Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. Place the mini eggs into a zip-top bag and gently crush them into a mixture of large and small pieces.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.

4. In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth and glossy.

5. Add the eggs one at a time, whisking after each addition, then stir in the vanilla extract.

6. Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.

7. Fold in the chocolate chips and crushed mini eggs, reserving a few pieces for topping.

8. Cover the dough and chill for at least 30 minutes.

9. Scoop the dough into evenly sized balls and place them onto the prepared baking sheets.

10. Press extra mini egg pieces and chocolate chips onto the tops of the cookies.

11. Bake for 10 to 13 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden and the centers still look soft.

12. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.

13. Serve warm or completely cooled for a chewy bakery-style texture.


Notes

Do not overbake the cookies because they continue cooking on the tray after being removed from the oven.

Chilling the dough helps create thicker cookies with a chewier texture and richer flavor.

Reserve extra mini egg pieces for topping the cookies before baking to create a bakery-style appearance.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 320
  • Sugar: 24g
  • Sodium: 180mg
  • Fat: 17g
  • Saturated Fat: 10g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 5g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 38g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 4g
  • Cholesterol: 42mg

Keywords: mini egg cookies, easter cookies, chewy cookies, chocolate chip cookies, bakery style cookies, easy dessert recipe, spring baking, homemade cookies