These Cadbury Mini Eggs Cookies are chocolate cookies filled with chocolate chips and colorful mini eggs! Candy coated mini eggs add a yummy crunch to these soft, chewy cookies. They’re the perfect festive treat for Easter and spring!
1cupDutch process cocoa or natural unsweetened cocoa powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonsalt
½teaspooncinnamon
1cuppacked brown sugarlight or dark
1cupgranulated sugar
1cupunsalted butterroom temperature
2largeeggsroom temperature
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
¾cupsemi sweet chocolate chips
¾cupCadbury mini eggscrushed or halved
FOR DECORATING
¼cupCadbury Mini Eggs
flaky sea saltfor sprinkling, optional
Instructions
Whisk the flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a large bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars on medium speed for 3-4 minutes until fluffy.
Add the eggs followed by the vanilla. Reduce speed to low and slowly beat in the dry ingredients.
Stir in the chocolate chips and the chopped or crushed Mini Eggs. Cover the dough and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
When ready to make cookies, allow dough to come to room temperature enough so that you can scoop the dough (about 15-30 minutes). Preheat oven to 350℉. Use a #40 cookie scoop to scoop dough into 1.5 tablespoon balls. Roll the balls and place them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet about 3 inches apart.
Bake at 350 Fahrenheit for 10-12 minutes until tops are just set. Remove from oven and allow to cool on baking sheet 5 minutes. Top warm cookies with 2-3 mini eggs and, if you like, a sprinkle of sea salt. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
Notes
Mini eggs: Mini eggs roll around a lot, so be careful when chopping them. I like to chop them in half one at a time. It's tedious, but I find it's the safest way. You could also just crush them. Place them in a large zip lock bag and give them a few whacks with a rolling pin.Scoop dough before or after chilling: Chilled dough can be impossible to scoop! It's a good idea to either scoop dough before chilling or allow chilled cookie dough to come to room temperature for 20-30 minutes.Storage: Store leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 6 days. Freeze baked cookies in a freezer safe airtight container or bag for up to 2 months.