Spring brings new life, sunny days, warmer temperatures and of course, the Easter holiday season. If you are like me and want to get a jump start on planning your big Easter menu, there's no time like the present to start! Decide what your main dish will be (did someone say holiday ham?) and choose some amazing make-ahead Easter side dishes. Then for the sweet ending, you'd be remiss not to serve up some dessert! That's where these whimsically wonderful ideas for Easter cookies hop in to play.
Spring-inspired sweet treats give us so many options when planning what we want to cap off the grand Easter meal with. And any one of our 40 best Easter cookies are the perfect way to make your holiday egg-tra special this year!
In 2024, we celebrate Easter on Sunday, March 31, which of course means Good Friday is March 29. Lent began on Wednesday, February 14 (Ash Wednesday) and it ends on Thursday, March 28. Passover begins on the evening of Monday, April 22, and ends on Tuesday, April 30.
While Christmas might think it has the market cornered on being the official cookie holiday, there are so many spring and Easter-worthy cookies you can make this time of year. This collection is filled with cookie goodness your family won't be able to get enough of!
If you think lemon is the mascot flavor of springtime, so the Lemon Crinkle Cookies, Lemon Drop Cookies and Meyer Lemon Greek Butter Cookies are a great way to add some bright flavor to your Easter menu.
Kids love anything frosted, so the Easter Egg Sugar Cookies and Lofthouse Cookies will get huge raves from the little ones (especially if they can help make them).
If you can find Easter M&Ms—the pastel colored ones—they would be perfect for the No-Bake Monster Cookies and the M&M Cookies with those pretty colors!
The Easter Blossom Cookies are so colorful they scream spring the second you lay eyes on them. Carrot Cake Cookies would be perfect to share with the Easter Bunny and the Birds Nest Cookies are too cute and could easily double as your Easter table centerpiece too!
This year when you plan your big Easter Sunday menu, keep in mind cookies are a great option for dessert in lieu of a cake or pie. Many times cookies can be made ahead, so less stress on the actual holiday, the kids can get involved and they make a nice gift to share with friends and neighbors too!