Easter Sugar Cookies

Easter Sugar Cookies always make a great treat, especially with tea.

Conversions

easy

SERVES 24

Ingredients

  • 160 g butter at room temperature
  • 180 g Huletts White Sugar
  • 2 extra large eggs
  • 5 ml almond essence
  • 250 g self-raising flour
  • 250 g cake flour plus extra for dusting
  • 200 g white fondant icing
  • 50 g Huletts Icing Sugar
  • 150 g butter icing or thick royal icing
  • Large bag of speckled eggs
  • 250 ml shaved coconut, toasted

Method

  1. Grease and line a baking tray.
  2. Beat the butter and sugar until the mixture is light and pale.
  3. Add the eggs and almond essence.
  4. Sift the flours into the mixture and mix well.
  5. Wrap the dough in cling wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
  6. Roll out the cookies dough on a floured surface to about 4 mm thick.
  7. Using a round cookies cutter, approximately 8 cm in diameter, cut out the cookies. Re-roll the dough when necessary.
  8. Place the cookies on the baking tray and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  9. Preheat the oven to 180˚C.
  10. Bake the cookies for 15 minutes until golden brown.

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Conversion Table

Cups Tablespoons Grams
Butter 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 57g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 76g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 227g
Flour/Sifted 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 30g/27g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 40g/35g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 60g/55g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 120g/110g
Granulated Sugar 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 50g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 65g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 100g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 200g
Brown Sugar/ Firmly Packed 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 45g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 60g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 90g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 180g
Water 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 57g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 76g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 114g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 227g