Whimsical and playful, Easter Sugar Cookies are a springtime delight! Easy and fun to make, and great for giving as a gift to that favourite teacher or daycare provider!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
In a large bowl, use a hand-held mixer to beat together the butter and sugar until creamy and light yellow in colour. (About 4-5 minutes.)
Add the eggs one at a time and beat into the butter and sugar mixture.
Beat in the vanilla extract.
Sift in the flour, salt, and baking powder. Beat into the wet mixture until well combined.
Portion the cookie dough into heaping tablepoons. Roll into a ball and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
Press down on each ball until ball is flattened to just over 1/4 inch thick. (I used the bottom of a drinking glass.)
Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
Once completely cooled, melt the candy melts and drizzle over the cookies. Top each cookie with sprinkles and allow the candy melts to firm up. Enjoy!
Notes
I used purple, blue, pink, and green candy melts, but you can use all of one colour. You could also use melted white or milk chocolate instead of the candy melts.