10 Recipes for the Best Easter Cookies Ever

By Food & Wine
Updated April 05, 2017
Credit: PHOTO © FREDRIKA STJÄRNE
Celebrate Easter with these 10 festive cookie recipes.
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Easter Egg Macarons 

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Get the perfect Easter egg effect by piping the meringue into egg shapes and using food coloring as decoration.

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Chunky Peanut Butter Cookies

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Any peanut butter works well in this recipe.

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Oatmeal-Carrot Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Carrot cake fans will love these cookies.

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Baby Buttons

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These almost-weightless cookies are more delicate and buttery than sugary, so they’re great for people who love less-sweet desserts.

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Honey Tahini Cookies

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These crisp, chewy cookies are completely gluten-free.

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Pecan Sandies

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What’s the secret to these light, delicate treats? Let the cookie dough chill overnight before slicing and baking.

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Linzer Cookies with Spiced Jam

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Inspired by the linzer torte, these fantastic cookies feature jam flavored with anise and coriander.

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Lemon Curd Macarons

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These elegant macarons have pink peppercorns that are not only pretty but also great counterpoints to the sweet cookies and tangy lemon filling.

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Chocolate-Espresso Snowballs

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Combine cocoa, coffee and pecans for these semisweet, sugar-dusted cookies.

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