Easter Egg Cookies

Let's Cook

1. Step 1.

   Prepare the Classic Sugar Cookie Dough according to the recipe instructions. On a floured surface, roll out the dough and use egg-shaped cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Place the cookies on baking sheets and bake as directed. Let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack before decorating.

2. Step 2.

   While the cookies cool, prepare the Royal Icing through Step 2 of its recipe. For marbled eggs, add water 1 teaspoon at a time to the icing until it reaches a thin drizzling consistency. Spoon 3 tablespoons of the thin icing onto a plate. Add a small amount of gel food coloring and use a toothpick to swirl the color into the icing, creating a marbled pattern.

3. Step 3.

   Take a cooled cookie and place it top-down directly into the marbled icing on the plate. Slowly peel the cookie away to one side, then turn it upright and let the excess icing drip off. Transfer the decorated cookie to a cooling rack to set. Repeat with the remaining cookies, changing the icing colors as desired for each batch.

4. Step 4.

   For sprinkle eggs, prepare the Royal Icing through Step 2, then add water 1 teaspoon at a time to make a thick drizzling consistency. Divide the icing among 4 bowls and tint each with green, pink, blue, and yellow food coloring. Transfer each colored icing to a piping bag fitted with a small round tip.

5. Step 5.

   Outline and fill in each cooled cookie with the colored icings using the piping bags. Let the icing set for 3 minutes, then decorate with sprinkles and nonpareils. Allow the icing to fully set before serving.