Easter Egg CookiesMy mother started baking these
cute Easter treats with me and my eight brothers and sisters when I was a child, and I carried on the tradition with our four youngsters when they were little. Now, my children are grown and can make these cookies with their own tots. —Barbara Neuweg, West Point, Iowa
Lemon-Ricotta CookiesI work for a Special Education school and our students run their own catering business. Every time they make these lemon-ricotta cookies for a catering event, they get raves. They are the yummiest and chewiest cookies ever and one of our best
Easter recipes. —Renee Phillips, Owosso, Michigan
Easter Sugar CookiesCream cheese contributes to the rich taste of these melt-in-your-mouth Easter cookies. They have such nice flavor, you can skip the frosting and sprinkle them with colored sugar for a change. However you decorate, they're a great addition to your array of
traditional Easter desserts. —Julie Brunette, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Lavender ShortbreadLavender flowers can be used fresh or dried in cooking. The flowers have an intense flavor, so they are best used sparingly. Keep these cookies in mind as a special
make-ahead spring dessert. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Tender Italian Sugar CookiesThese traditional Italian cookies are moist and tender. —Weda Mosellie, Phillipsburg, New Jersey
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Pineapple Coconut TassiesThese Easter cookies may sound and look fancy, but they're rather easy to make Their simplicity makes them an ideal choice for baking with children. My granddaughter enjoys helping me measure the ingredients. Children also can help shape the dough into balls, and then you can finish them together. —Connie Shuff, York, Pennsylvania
Lemon Poppy Seed CutoutsI love to package up these tart, tender cookies to share with friends! You could spread them with buttercream or cream cheese frosting to turn them into sandwich cookies. And they'd be delicious dipped in white chocolate. —Ilana Pulda, Bellevue, Washington
Strawberry Cookie CupsI learned to bake beside my mom and grandmother. When I was on break from college, I knew just how to entertain myself: I made cookies. Sharing this recipe with my mom and grandmother was a proud moment.—Andrea Zulauf, Livonia, New York
Jelly-Topped Sugar CookiesI appreciate this quick cookie recipe on busy days or when prepping for events. They make a nice addition to a spread of
easy Easter desserts in the spring. —June Quinn, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Carrot Spice Thumbprint CookiesCarrot cake is a family favorite
Easter dessert, and these delicious cookies taste just like it with shredded carrots, dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, cinnamon and cloves. And they're topped with a rich cream cheese frosting. Who could resist? Each cookie is like eating a piece of carrot cake, but with no fork needed! —Susan Bickta, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
White Velvet CutoutsThese rich cookies melt in your mouth. We make and decorate these cutouts for different holidays and give lots of them as gifts. Use flower, rabbit and other cutters to transform them into Easter cookies! —Kim Hinkle, Wauseon, Ohio
Berry-Cream Cookie SnapsMy mom and I made up this recipe by combining two others. These cute cookies are crispy on the outside and light and fluffy inside. You could also bake the cookies flat and serve the filling as a cookie dip if you like. —Crystal Briddick, Colfax, Illinois
Rhubarb-Filled CookiesI won a blue ribbon at our local fair for these tender cookies. They're so pretty with the ruby-red filling peeking through the dough. Try making these special cookies and watch the smiles appear. —Pauline Bondy, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Jelly Bean CookiesIt's a family tradition for my grandmother and me to make these colorful cookies every year for the holidays. —Cheyenne Fink, Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
Cream Cheese DaintiesBite-sized treats are always welcome at holidays. For more pint-sized treats, try
Easter cupcakes. —Lynne Stewart, Julian, Pennsylvania
Pistachio CookiesThis wonderful pistachio cookie recipe is fun to make and everyone will be impressed with how pretty the green coloring is. They're one of my favorite Easter cookies. —Pat Habiger, Spearville, Kansas
Rosemary-Lemon Shortbread Sandwich CookiesThese beautiful shortbread sandwich cookies are always a welcome addition to our annual ladies holiday tea luncheon. The distinctive rosemary flavor, paired so well with the tangy lemon curd, has made them a favorite in our group for years! —Jamie Jones, Madison, Georgia
Cream WafersMy sons used to help me make these cookies, and now my oldest granddaughter helps. When the smaller grandchildren are home, they help, too. The cute little sandwich cookies are tender, buttery and melt-in-your-mouth good! —Linda Clinkenbeard, Vincennes, Indiana
Berry Shortbread DreamsRaspberry jam adds fruity sweetness to these rich raspberry-filled shortbread cookies. These
spring cookies will absolutely melt in your mouth! —Mildred Sherrer, Fort Worth, Texas
Soft Honey CookiesThese old-fashioned honey cookies have a subtle honey-cinnamon flavor and a tender texture. This recipe has been a favorite in my family for years and now it can be one at your house, too. —Rochelle Friedman, Brooklyn, New York
Lemon-Butter Spritz CookiesWho says spritz cookies are just for Christmas? Use lemon and different disks (most sets have flowers or clovers) to make perfect Easter cookies. —Paula Pelis, Rocky Point, New York
Berry-Filled Butter RibbonsTangy boysenberry is an unusual for a cookie, but it goes well with chocolate. I change the sprinkles and even the type of chocolate to suit the season.—Amy Sauerwalt, Columbia, Maryland
Lavender and Lemon BiscochitosBiscochitos are the state cookie for our home state of New Mexico. They are traditionally made with anise seeds, but I substituted lavender and lemon in this biscochitos recipe. The result is intriguing and delicious! I have also made these with lemon and dried thyme and they were scrumptious. —Marla Clark, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Meringue RosesEat these pretty treats as is or crush them into a bowl of strawberries and whipped cream. Readers of my blog, utry.it, went nuts when I posted that idea.—Amy Tong, Anaheim, California
Poppy Seed ThumbprintsMy oldest son is a huge fan of these thumbprints, so I make sure they're on my baking list every Christmas. Lemon zest and poppy seeds help give this crisp cookie fantastic flavor. —Kelly Pember, Wheeler, Wisconsin
Frosted Chocolate DelightsBefore we five kids headed off to school each day, Mom took our requests for that day's dinner. I usually asked her to make these cookies for dessert, and she would rarely disappoint. I still enjoy them today. —Patricia Ramczyk, Appleton, Wisconsin
Spritz CookiesIt was a tradition to make these Easter cookies with my grandmother. Now our two daughters help me make them for the holidays. They make a great addition to the
Easter brunch table! —Sharon Claussen, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Dipped Cherry CookiesOur seven children and four grandkids voted this festive, flavorful cookie a “keeper.” We gave a batch to our mail carrier, in thanks for trudging through so much snow, and she asked for the recipe. —Ruth Anne Dale, Titusville, Pennsylvania
Greek Holiday CookiesKoulourakia are a traditional treat in Greece, where they are usually made for Easter and other celebrations. I enjoy making these buttery, golden Greek cookies to keep me in touch with my heritage. —Nicole Moskou, New York, New York. Try these cookies with these
Greek Easter recipes.
Lemon MeltawaysBoth the cookie and the frosting are spiked with lemon in these melt-in-your-mouth goodies. Your family won't be able to get enough of this lemon butter meltaway cookie recipe. —Mary Houchin, Lebanon, Illinois
Chocolate Coconut NeapolitansThese yummy striped cookies with a chocolaty twist are easy and fun to make, but they do need some time in the freezer. —Lena Marie Brownell, Rockland, Massachusetts
Grandma Brubaker’s Orange CookiesAt least two generations of my family have enjoyed the recipe for these delicate, orange-flavored, cakelike cookies. (Speaking of cake, try these amazing
Easter cakes, too.) —Sheri DeBolt, Huntington, Indiana
PalmiersIt takes just two ingredients to make these impressive but easy-to-do French pastries, which are often called palm leaves. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Carrot Cookie BitesThis recipe is a longtime family favorite. The Easter cookies are soft and delicious, and the aroma while baking is absolutely irresistible! I'm always being asked for the recipe. —Jeanie Petrik, Greensburg, Kentucky
Almond Spritz CookiesThis almond spritz cookies recipe can be left plain or decorated with colored sugar and frosting. In our house, it just wouldn't be Christmas without some cookie press recipes.—Tanya Hart, Muncie, Indiana
Gooey Butter CookiesAs a native of St. Louis, I wanted to make a cookie version of the famous gooey butter cake. And although many gooey butter cake recipes use a cake mix, my cookies are made from scratch.—Julia Nouss, Richmond, Virginia
Thick Sugar CookiesThis thick and cakelike sugar cookie is similar to those sold at bakeries. My children often request these for their birthdays and are always happy to help decorate them. —Heather Biedler, Martinsburg, West Virginia
Baklava Thumbprint CookiesThe topping on my sister-in-law's peach cobbler was so delicious that I asked for the recipe, then decided to use that to top a cookie I developed with the flavors of baklava. My adult son tried one and immediately ate two more—which is unusual for him! It's a good recipe to mix up the night before and bake fresh the next day for company. —Sharon Eshelman, Harrington, Delaware
Lemon Shortbread CookiesI received this recipe for lemon shortbread cookies from my cousin who tried to duplicate cookies she loved from a restaurant. It was in a cookbook she made for the family for Christmas! —Lorie Miner, Kamas, Utah
Lavender CookiesI am a wedding and event planner and one of my brides served these unusual cookies at her reception, so I had to have this lavender butter cookies recipe. You can guess what her wedding color was! —Glenna Tooman, Boise, Idaho