Description
No-Bake Cookie Dough Easter Eggs are a fun and festive treat perfect for celebrating the holiday. Made with a soft, sweet cookie dough filled with miniature chocolate chips and shaped into egg forms, these delightful sweets are coated in colorful candy melts and decorated with sprinkles. Ready in about 2.5 hours including chilling time, they require no baking and make a great activity for all ages.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- ½ cup Butter (softened)
- ¾ cup Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups Flour
- 14 ounces Sweetened Condensed Milk
- ½ cup Miniature Chocolate Chips
Candy Coating and Decoration
- ½ pound Blue Candy Melts
- ½ pound Yellow Candy Melts
- ½ pound Pink Candy Melts
- ½ pound White Candy Melts
- Easter Sprinkles
Instructions
- Toast the Flour: In a large microwave-safe bowl, add the flour and microwave it for 2 minutes in 30-second intervals, stirring between each to prevent clumps and cook evenly. Set aside to cool.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the softened butter and brown sugar together until smooth and well combined.
- Add Vanilla: Stir in the vanilla extract to the creamed butter and sugar mixture.
- Combine First Half of Flour and Condensed Milk: Add half of the toasted flour and half of the sweetened condensed milk to the butter mixture. Mix until just combined.
- Incorporate Remaining Flour and Condensed Milk: Add the remaining flour and condensed milk, mixing until fully combined into a smooth dough.
- Fold in Chocolate Chips: Gently stir the miniature chocolate chips into the dough evenly.
- Shape the Dough: Using about 1 ½ to 2 tablespoons of dough, shape each portion into an egg shape and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Adjust Yield: Note that the size of each egg affects the total yield; smaller eggs yield more pieces.
- Chill the Dough Eggs: Refrigerate the shaped dough eggs for 2 hours to firm up, or freeze for 1 hour if short on time.
- Melt Candy Melts: When the dough eggs are firm, melt each color of candy melts separately in microwave-safe bowls. Heat in 30-second intervals, stirring after each, until smooth and fully melted.
- Dip the Eggs: Using two forks to hold each egg, dip it into one of the melted candy melt colors, tapping off any excess coating.
- Set Coated Eggs: Place the dipped eggs back onto the parchment-lined baking sheet to set.
- Repeat Dipping: Continue dipping the remaining eggs in the blue, yellow, and pink candy melt colors.
- Decorate with White Drizzle and Sprinkles: Drizzle melted white candy melts over the tops of the coated eggs and immediately sprinkle with Easter sprinkles for decoration. Let all the coated eggs set completely before serving.
Notes
- Microwaving flour helps to eliminate any raw taste and gives the dough a better texture.
- The dough can be chilled overnight if preferred for easier shaping.
- If you want a firmer candy coating, allow the dipped eggs to fully set at room temperature or in the fridge.
- Adjust the size of each egg to control the yield; smaller eggs give you more treats.
- Use parchment paper to prevent sticking and for easy clean-up.
- You can substitute different colors or types of candy melts based on preference or availability.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes (microwaving flour only)
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: No-bake cookie dough, Easter eggs, candy melts, chocolate chip cookie dough, holiday treats, no bake dessert
