Description
Celebrate Easter with these delightful Easter Chocolate Chip Cookies featuring colorful pastel hues and classic chocolate chips. Perfectly soft and chewy, these cookies bring a festive touch to your holiday celebrations while satisfying your sweet tooth.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough Ingredients
- 1 cup Softened Butter (Sweet Cream, Salted)
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar (packed)
- 2 Eggs
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 2 3/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 Bag Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chips
Decoration
- Wilton Color Right Food Coloring (yellow, pink, purple, and blue)
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) to prepare for baking the cookies.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large mixing bowl, cream together 1 cup softened butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, and 1/2 cup packed brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, which helps create a tender cookie texture.
- Add Eggs and Vanilla: Beat in 2 eggs one at a time followed by 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, mixing well after each addition to ensure even incorporation.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to evenly distribute the leavening agents and salt.
- Mix Dry Ingredients into Wet: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring until just combined; avoid overmixing to keep cookies soft.
- Add Chocolate Chips: Fold in the entire bag of Nestle Toll House chocolate chips, ensuring they are evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Divide Dough and Color: Divide the dough evenly into four separate bowls. Add a few drops of Wilton Color Right Food Coloring to each bowl—yellow, pink, purple, and blue—then mix until the color is fully incorporated, creating vibrant pastel doughs.
- Form Cookies: Using a tablespoon or cookie scoop, drop rounded dough balls onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart to allow spreading.
- Bake Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are set and lightly golden but centers remain soft.
- Cool Cookies: Remove from oven and let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely. This helps them set without breaking.
Notes
- You can substitute salted butter with unsalted butter by adding an extra 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- For chewier cookies, reduce baking time by 1-2 minutes.
- Ensure butter is properly softened for easier creaming and better texture.
- Food coloring can be adjusted according to preferred pastel shades for Easter themes.
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days to maintain freshness.
