Description
Delightful bunny-shaped cookies hop onto your dessert plate with whimsical charm, bringing Easter cheer and playful sweetness. Crisp sugar cookie dough crafted with love creates adorable rabbit silhouettes that children and adults will cherish.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
Leavening Agent:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Flavoring:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350F (175C) and cover baking trays with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- Mix butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy and pale, incorporating eggs individually and blending in vanilla extract for enhanced flavor.
- Combine flour and baking powder in a separate container, then slowly fold into the butter mixture until a smooth, consistent dough forms.
- Refrigerate the dough for half an hour to firm up, which helps maintain the bunny shape during cutting.
- Dust a clean work surface with flour and roll out the chilled dough approximately 1/2 inch thick, using a bunny-shaped cookie cutter to create precise silhouettes.
- Arrange the cut bunny shapes carefully on prepared baking trays, ensuring even spacing between cookies.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, watching for light golden edges as an indicator of perfect doneness.
- Transfer cookies to wire cooling racks, allowing them to reach room temperature before adding decorative details or frosting.
Notes
- Flour your work surface generously to prevent the delicate bunny-shaped dough from sticking and tearing during cutting and transferring.
- Chill the cookie dough longer for firmer, more defined bunny shapes that maintain crisp edges during baking.
- For gluten-free variations, substitute all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to ensure similar texture and taste.
- Use royal icing or colored sugar to decorate the cooled cookies, making them festive for Easter or children’s parties with minimal extra effort.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 136
- Sugar: 4.6 g
- Sodium: 31.5 mg
- Fat: 7.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18.1 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 1.7 g
- Cholesterol: 32 mg