Easter Egg Cookie Balls Recipes

EASTER EGG OREO COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• Add the Golden Oreo cookies to a food processor or blender and crush into crumbs.
• Mix the cream cheese and cookie crumbs together in a bowl until well combined. You should easily be able to form balls.
• Form Easter eggs from the cookie mixture using about 1 1/2 tablespoons per egg.
• Put the eggs in the fridge for about 1 hour to firm up a bit.
• When the Oreo eggs have been chilled, melt the 10 ounces of white candy coating and dip the chilled eggs into the melted candy coating. Set on parchment paper to dry. I use a toothpick for dipping and put the toothpick into the bottom of the egg when I dip them. Lightly shake off excess candy coating, then set the egg on the parchment paper and gently twist the toothpick while pulling it out. Use a little dab of candy coating to fill in the hole where the toothpick was.
• Once dry, add the decorations. Use about 1 ounce of each color you're using so that you have enough to melt and work with. I used 5 colors, but feel free to use as many or as few as you like. If you're only using one color, you probably want to use at least 3-4 ounces of white candy coating. Melt your white candy coating, one color at a time, then add gel icing color until you have the color you want. Pipe or drizzle the colors over the Oreo eggs.
• Store Oreo eggs in the fridge. They should be good for about 1 week.

EASTER EGG COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended. Shape into 12 (1-inch) egg-shaped balls, using a level tablespoon for each. Place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Freeze 15 minutes.
• Microwave chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH for 30 seconds; stir. Microwave 30 seconds more; stir. Continue heating and stirring in 10-second increments until completely melted. Pour half the melted chocolate into separate bowl; stir in pink food coloring. Stir purple food coloring into remaining chocolate.
• Dip each of 6 balls in pink-colored chocolate using a fork, letting any excess drip back into the bowl; return to baking sheet. Drizzle evenly with half of the purple-tinted chocolate. Repeat with remaining tinted chocolates.
• Refrigerate 15 minutes or until chocolates are firm. Reserve sprinkles for later use.

EASTER EGG COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, oats and salt; stir into creamed mixture. Divide dough into three equal portions. , Form 12 egg-shaped cookies from each portion. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until set. Cool completely. , Combine glaze ingredients until smooth; spoon over cookies. Decorate as desired.

EASTER EGG COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Line two baking sheets with baking parchment. Tip the butter, sugars and vanilla into a bowl. Beat with a hand-held electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the egg and beat again. Tip in the flour, bicarb and a pinch of salt, then use a spatula to mix together before adding the chocolate chunks and about half the crushed mini eggs (set aside the larger pieces) and mix again until everything is combined.
• Scoop golf-ball-sized mounds of cookie dough onto the baking sheets, making sure you leave plenty of space between each one. (You should fit 4-6 cookies on each, so you'll have to bake in batches to make the total 20 cookies.) Push the remaining mini egg pieces into the tops. Can be frozen at this point for up to three months. Defrost thoroughly in the fridge before baking. Bake for 15-18 mins, swapping the sheets around halfway through. For soft and chewy cookies, the cookies should be golden around the edges but still pale and soft in the middle. If you prefer a biscuit texture, you will need to bake them a little longer.
• Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10 mins before transferring to a wire rack, then bake the second batch. Continue until all the cookies are baked. Will keep in an airtight container for up to a week.

EASTER EGG COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375° F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, butter and egg until dough forms.
• On lightly floured surface, roll dough about 1/8-inch thick. With 3-inch egg-shaped cookie cutter, cut out eggs; place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Frost and decorate. Marbled eggs In small bowl, stir 1/4 cup frosting and 1 to 2 drops favorite food color until well blended. Frost cookies with contrasting colored frosting. Pipe three lines colored frosting onto each egg; using toothpick pull through frosting for marbled appearance. Candy designs Frost cookies. Decorate with candy strips, jelly beans or candy-coated chocolate candies. Easter chicks In small bowl, stir 1 1/4 cups frosting and 2 to 3 drops yellow food color until well blended. Frost top half of each cookie with yellow frosting and bottom half with white frosting. To decorate, use black sprinkles for eyes, yellow sprinkles for feathers and pieces of orange candy slices for beak and feet.

EASTER EGG CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix together cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, and dressing mix in a bowl until well combined.
• Form into a large egg-shaped ball in the center of a serving plate.
• Cut wax paper into strips. Lay them across the cheese ball, leaving spaces every two strips where the cheese is exposed. Sprinkle chopped chives on the exposed cheese, lightly pressing the chives down so they stick to the cheese. Remove the wax paper strips directly below the chives. Cover the newly exposed cheese stripes with bacon bits. Repeat by removing the final set of wax paper strips and adding chopped pecans in the remaining spaces.
• Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.