30+ Easter Cookie Recipes Roundup

What’s your favorite thing about Easter? First, my favorite thing is what Easter celebrates: the sacrifice made by Jesus so we might be forgiven and have a home in heaven. After that, I enjoy all the pretty pastels colors of decor and desserts. And, we can forget all the cute baby animals this time of year! We are celebrating new life and springtime with this Easter Cookie Recipes roundup.

This is a parade of cookie recipes to brighten your Easter table with sweet treats. We’ve included special diet recipes for our Paleo, Keto, and Gluten-Free readers. Plus, we included recipes for different tastes. Some enjoy chocolate. While others love that tart lemon. And, we can’t forget the traditional sugar cookie. So, you can find a cookie for Easter no matter what your family might enjoy.

Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Sugar Cookies (Vegan, Allergy-Free) by Strength and Sunshine

These Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Sugar Cookies are fun, delicious, and full of veggies! These carrot-shaped cut-out carrot cookies are vegan and allergy-free, made with a carrot cake dough, and decorated with dairy-free & naturally colored white chocolate. They’re a perfectly cute & kid-friendly treat for any Easter or Spring celebration!

Gluten-Free Easter Bunny Cut-Out Sugar Cookies (Vegan, Allergy-Free) by Strength and Sunshine

Everyone will love this easy and festive Easter treat! These Gluten-Free Easter Bunny Cut-Out Sugar Cookies are vegan, allergy-free, kid-friendly, and fun to decorate and customize with sugar-free icing! A delicious, cute, and healthier dessert recipe to serve to your holiday guests!

Peeps Easter Bunny Sugar Cookies by Foodal

These Peeps-inspired bunny cookies look just like their marshmallow candy namesakes. Sweet and tender vanilla sugar cookies are covered with colorful sanding sugar and cute eyes and noses are added with piped frosting. They are easier to make than they look!

Easter Bunnies & Carrots Buttercream Sugar Cookies by Buttercream Parties

Learn how to decorate these cute Easter bunnies and carrots for your Easter celebration this year! This tutorial is beginner-friendly!

Lemon Sugar Cookies by 24Bite

These lemon sugar cookies are packed with big lemon flavor because I know how much you lemon lovers crave that bright, bold taste. They are extra special with a white chocolate drizzle. One the delicious Easter cookie recipes you can enjoy year-round.

Easter Sugar Cookies by Salt & Baker

These Easter sugar cookies are rolled in brightly colored sugar and baked until the edges are set and the centers are soft. If you like big delicious sugar cookies, these are for you!

Chewy Almond Lemon Bird’s Nest Cookies by VEEG

A generous sprinkling of chia seeds on top of this adorable vegan and gluten-free ‘nest’ cookie adds crispiness and crunch—and the playfully colored chocolate candies make them an irresistible Easter treat, indeed! 

Easter Chick Cookies by EmilyFabulous

Make some of the cutest Easter Chick Cookies out of soft sugar cookies and sprinkles! These are so fun to make and will make the perfect addition to your Easter or Springtime table.

Creme Egg Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies by Homemade In The Kitchen

Classic chocolate chip cookies stuffed with mini creme eggs make an easy treat for Easter. One of the Easter cookie recipes you won’t be able to resist!

Easter Thumbprint Cookies by Baking Beauty

Soft vanilla sugar cookies with a candy in the middle. Easy to make, and great for kids!

Mini Egg Cheesecake Cookie Bars by Lemons and Zest

A festive spring or Easter dessert, these Mini Egg Cheesecake Cookie Bars include a Cadbury mini-egg-filled cookie layer with a cheesecake layer and then topped with more cookies. Colorful, delicious, and only 15 minutes to prep!

Easy Chick Cookies Recipe by Eats Amazing 

These cute chick cookies are easy to make and perfect for fun Easter or spring baking with kids!

Easy Shortbread Sheep Cookies Recipe by Eats Amazing

These cute and easy sheep shortbread cookies make a fun Spring or Easter treat and a great Easter baking project for the holidays!

Soft Lemon Sugar Cookies by On My Kids Plate

These sweet and easy soft lemon cookies are the perfect little cookie for a delicious treat. Full of fresh lemon zest, these are bright, yummy cookies you’ll want to make again and again!

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Sticks by On My Kids Plate

Chocolate chip cookie sticks are thick, chewy, and packed full of chocolate chips! This dessert recipe is great for sharing and is perfect for dunking in a cold glass of milk or coffee. Dip them in colored melted chocolate to make them into one of the fun and dunkable Easter cookie recipes.

Paleo Orange Cranberry Cookies by Organically Addison 

These Orange Cranberry cookies are light, fresh, and perfect for spring for Easter! They are also gluten-free!

Strawberry Shortcake Cookies by Urban Farmie

Delicious and fluffy strawberry shortcake cookies that are perfect with fresh or frozen strawberries!

Sugar Cookies With Sprinklesby Kelly Neil

Sugar cookies with sprinkles are a joyful, colourful treat! The cookies have crisp edges, chewy middles, and are loaded with rainbow hues.

Stamped Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies by Kelly Neil

Stamped brown sugar shortbread cookies are buttery and rich with a crisp, sandy, melt-in-your-mouth texture!

Keto Walnut Cookies by Here to Cook

Made with egg yolks, this keto walnut cookies recipe is an easy to whisk together low-carb dessert idea. The tender texture and rich flavors, with the crunch of a refreshing walnut, make these healthy cookies perfect for any occasion because everyone will love them!

Rice Krispie Nests by Amanda’s Cookin’

These Rice Krispie Nests are the perfect no-bake Easter goodies! They are great for the kids to take to school or to impress your coworkers.

Poppy Seed and Lemon Cookies by Spoon Fork Bacon

We love these easy chewy Poppy Seed and Lemon Cookies. These cookies have a really refreshing lemon taste and just the perfect amount of sweetness.

Sugar Cookie Easter Basket Cookies by A Baker’s House

These adorable cookies are easier to make than you’d first think! Use refrigerated store-bought cookie dough and frosting to make these sweet Easter basket cookies.

No-bake Easter Cookies Nests by Living Healthy with Chocolate

These delicious Easter Cookies Nests require no baking and take less than 30 minutes to make. Your kids will love the sweet chocolate cookies, topped with coconut and chocolate-covered almonds! Gluten-free, Vegan, Paleo.

Vanilla Sandwich Cookies by Living Healthy with Chocolate

This easy recipe for Vanilla Sandwich Cookies features a creamy chocolate filling sandwiched between two buttery shortbread cookies infused with vanilla and a drizzle of chocolate on top..

Easter Bunny Cookies with Fluffy Tails by Lemon Blossoms

These easy-to-make shortbread Easter Bunny Cookies are dipped in white chocolate and have marshmallow and coconut fluffy tails! Cute, fun, festive, delicious, and a great addition to your holiday menu!

Easter Sour Cream Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting by Saving Talents 

If you’re looking for a recipe for perfect sugar cookies this holiday season, then we’ve got you’ve covered! These delicious but easy Easter sour cream sugar cookies with a cream cheese frosting are light and fluffy, and they are perfect for cutting into fun shapes with cookie cutters!

Koulourakia – Greek Easter Cookies by Pastry Wishes

Koulourakia are traditional Greek cookies that are popular during Easter! They are buttery and crunchy, with hints of vanilla, orange juice, and freshly grated orange zest in every bite!

Easter Basket Sugar Cookies by Gluesticks

Use an egg cookie cutter to make adorable Easter basket sugar cookies with buttercream frosting! First, these are super cute. And second, they are too yummy to resist! 

 

Chocolate Easter Cookies by A Mummy Too

These gorgeously rich, chunky chocolate Easter cookies have a crisp edge and a soft and decadent center, dotted with Mini Egg pieces.⠀

 

Healthier Easter Chocolate Nest Cookies by A Mummy Too

These are easy to make, with plenty of opportunities for the kids to get involved with mashing, measuring, and mixing. They’re made healthier with bananas and oats, but still offer the satisfying Easter chocolate hit we all love!

Easter Oreos by Recipes From a Pantry

Easter Oreos are a fun and colorful treat that is not just perfect for Easter, but all sorts of holidays and special occasions. Chocolate dipped Oreo cookies are easy, affordable, and a hit with both kids and adults alike.

Easter Birds Nest Cookies by Aimee Mars

These deliciously adorable Easter Birds Nest Cookies are the perfect holiday treat for kids. The chow mein noodle nests are covered in a butterscotch and peanut butter coating, which holds decadent chocolate eggs.

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars by Amanda’s Cookin’

For those that love Lofthouse cookies, these frosted sugar cookie bars are a close second! Perfect for birthdays, Easter, or just about any time you want something sweet.

Lastly, we hope you enjoy our Easter cookie recipes roundup. So, let us know your favorite! 

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