Description
Charming Springtime Cookies are soft, buttery vanilla–almond cookies decorated with pastel royal icing and festive sprinkles. Perfect for Easter, baby showers, garden parties, or any spring celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Colored royal icing (pastel shades)
- Sprinkles or edible decorations (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
- Gradually mix in dry ingredients until just combined.
- Scoop dough into balls, flatten slightly, and space 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
- Cool completely before decorating with royal icing and sprinkles.
Notes
Cool cookies fully before decorating. Chill dough for 15 minutes if cookies spread too much. Gel food coloring works best for icing.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: spring cookies, decorated sugar cookies, springtime cookies, easter cookies