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    Home » Blog » Easter

    Easter Sugar Cookies Design Ideas

    Published: Mar 25, 2022 · Modified: Mar 27, 2023 by Tiffany Dahle · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    A photo collage show several easy Easter cookie designs.

    Decorate your Easter sugar cookies with these easy 2-color design ideas. The simple shapes and icing designs are perfect for baking with kids or beginner cookie decorators.

    A collage shows several Easter cookie designs for sugar cookies.

    Want to bake an adorable batch of Easter sugar cookies to set out during your Easter brunch?

    Whether you're a beginner cookie decorator or plan to bake sugar cookies with your kids, these fun and simple Easter designs are perfect for decorating sugar cookie cut-outs.

    I love to use just 2 colors in our designs because it still leaves so much room for creativity.

    But that limit actually means the final cookie tray will be stunning and elegant, even when you use a lighthearted playful shape.

    Get Started with Sugar Cookies

    Once you've chosen your design, the first step is to bake a batch of the best sugar cookies and a batch of this easy royal icing.

    Then, if you're new to decorating cookies, start with my How to Decorate Cookies with Royal Icing tips here.

    • Two heart shaped cut out sugar cookies decorated with pink and red icing sit in an aqua dish on a pink background.
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    • A platter of green Christmas tree sugar cookies have been decorated with royal icing in simple patterns.
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    • Two Heart Cookies with Blue Frosting are decorated with sprinkles on half of the cookie.
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    • A tree shaped sugar cookie has a green royal icing border that was piped on. The piping bag rests next to it.
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    Now, have fun picking the perfect festive design for your cookies!

    2-Color Easter Cookies

    These easy sugar cookie designs for Easter are so simple to make and leave plenty of room for creativity on your cookie platter!

    Photo Credit: Charlotte in the Oven

    Colorful Peeps Cookies

    Is there anything more classic than the marshmallow Peeps you find in an Easter basket? Turn that iconic Easter design into a fun and festive sugar cookie. Use chocolate candies for the eyes and you can make as many solid-color bunnies as you want!

    Photo Credit: Cookie Printable Shop

    Easter Egg Cookies

    Easter egg cookie cutters leave so much room for creative play with your royal icing. I simply adore this delicate white daisy design.

    Choose one solid color for the egg and then leave the rest of your royal icing white. Tiny small yellow candies can work for the center of each flower.

    Then take a moment and be sure to check out the adorable printables to turn your cookies into thoughtful gifts.

    Photo Credit: D'Mayzing Sweets

    Carrot Sugar Cookies

    Sugar cookies that look like carrots only need two colors of icing and are utterly adorable.

    If you want to leave some icing white, you could also make wet on wet polka dots for your carrots.

    This adorable cookie platter was designed by a cookie artist here in Charlotte. If you live near Charlotte, NC, you can order custom cookies from her site here.

    Photo Credit: Dough and Behold

    Deviled Eggs Cookies

    I literally laughed out loud when I saw this insanely clever deviled eggs cookie platter! Using just two colors of icing but in a fun and totally unique way, the 3D approach to the egg filling is absolutely hysterical.

    Check out her custom cookie packages here.

    Photo Credit: G Whisk

    Speckled Egg Cookies

    Another simple egg design for your sugar cookies is to treat them with a simple speckle effect. It turns a solid color cookie into one with elegant depth.

    Photo Credit: Carol from Crumbleicious

    Baby Chick Sugar Cookies

    Happy yellow baby chicks, with or without their egg shells make an adroable Easter cookie design. You can always use candies to help decorate the faces if you don't want to tint your icing black.

    Check out her cookie kits on Etsy here.

    Photo Credit: Cindy's Cookie Co

    Tone on Tone Easter Eggs

    This is a stunning example of how you can decorate a gorgeous cookie with just a single color of icing. These tone on tone Easter eggs would be just as lovely in pink, blue, lavender, or any fun pastel you want to use.

    Photo Credit: Sweet Sugarbelle

    Bunny Track Cookies

    Leave a trail of cookie clues for the kids! How fun are these Easter Bunny paw print cookies?

    Using just pink and white, they'd be so easy to make, too.

    Photo Credit: Sweet Sugarbelle

    Little Lamb Cookies

    I love the use of ribbons for these simple white lamb cookies to add a pop of color to the cookie tray.

    Photo Credit: LilaLoa

    Bunny Bum Sugar Cookies

    Bunny tails are always a fun design idea for Easter. I love the use of the white bunny mixed with a fun festive color for the tail and paw prints.

    Photo Credit: LilaLoa

    Decorated Sheep Sugar Cookies

    These sheep sugar cookies are much more playful than the previous design and use a scalloped edge cookie cutter so you don't even need a special lamb shape.

    Photo Credit: LilaLoa

    Two-Tone Egg Cookies

    Go for the golden eggs! If you want a gilded cookie tray, be sure to click through and read her full explanation on how to use gold dusting powder on these stunning Easter egg cookies.

    More Easy Sugar Cookie Designs

    I love to celebrate the holidays with fun sugar cookie designs. Here are some of my favorites:

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    • A photo collage shows several easy St. Patrick's Day sugar cookie ideas.
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    • A photo collage shows a variety of 2-color Christmas cookie designs.
      Easy Sugar Cookies for Christmas
    • A photo collage shows some of the First Communion cookie designs for girls and boys.
      First Communion Cookies Design Ideas
    A photo collage show several easy Easter cookie designs.

    More Easy Easter Recipes

    • A white bowl is filled with glazed baby carrots, a blue napkin is tucked underneath.
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    • A slowcooker has an aluminum foil lining and is filled with baked scalloped potatoes with fresh chives sprinkled over the top.
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    • The no bake strawberry pie has a graham cracker crust and fresh strawberries on top. It is in a clear pie plate so you can see the crust.
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    • A white bowl is filled with sliced zucchini squash covered in cheddar cheese and bread crumbs.
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