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Cadbury Egg Cookies Recipe

Cadbury Egg Cookies Recipe

This Cadbury Egg Cookies Recipe is the ultimate colorful treat for your spring and Easter celebrations. It features a soft, buttery cookie base loaded with crunchy, milk chocolate Cadbury Mini Eggs.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dessert/Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 180 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 3/4 cup granulated white sugar for a crisp edge
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar for a chewy center
  • 2 large eggs room temperature for better mixing
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract for a warm flavor
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour leveled carefully
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda to help the cookies rise
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt to balance the sweet chocolate
  • 1 1/2 cups Cadbury Mini Eggs roughly crushed into pieces
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips optional for extra chocolate

Instructions
 

Preheat the Oven

  • Set your oven to 350°F and line your baking sheets with parchment paper. This ensures the cookies do not stick and helps them bake very evenly across the whole tray.

Cream the Butter

  • Beat the softened butter, white sugar, and light brown sugar together in your large bowl. Mix for three minutes until the texture is very light, fluffy, and a pale yellow color.

Add Wet Ingredients

  • Mix in the eggs one at a time, followed by the pure vanilla extract. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl so every bit of egg is fully incorporated.

Whisk Dry Ingredients

  • In your medium bowl, stir the flour, baking soda, and fine salt together. This prevents any large lumps of soda from ending up in a single bite of your sweet cookie.

Combine the Dough

  • Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients while mixing on a very low speed. Stop as soon as you see no more white flour streaks to keep the cookies tender.

Crush the Eggs

  • Place your Cadbury eggs in a sealed plastic bag and hit them gently with a rolling pin. You want large, chunky pieces rather than a fine chocolate powder for the best texture.

Fold in Candy

  • Use your spatula to gently stir the crushed eggs and chocolate chips into the thick cookie dough. Make sure the colorful candy pieces are distributed evenly so every cookie is perfectly loaded.

Scoop the Dough

  • Use your cookie scoop to place rounded balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets. Space them two inches apart because these cookies will spread a bit as they bake hot.

Bake Until Golden

  • Bake for nine to eleven minutes until the edges are just barely golden brown. The centers should still look slightly soft and underbaked when you pull them out of the oven.

Cool and Set

  • Let the cookies rest on the hot baking sheet for five minutes to firm up properly. Move them to a wire rack to cool completely before you enjoy a big glass of milk.

Notes

  • Chill the dough for thirty minutes if you want thicker, less spread-out cookies.
  • Press a few whole Cadbury eggs on top of the dough balls for a prettier look.
  • Add a half-cup of white chocolate chips to complement the milk chocolate eggs.
  • Sprinkle a tiny bit of flaky sea salt on top for a gourmet sweet-salty flavor.
  • Use a mix of dark chocolate and milk chocolate eggs for a richer taste profile.
  • Make sure your butter is soft but not melted to prevent the cookies from spreading.
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