Nestle Toll House Recipe: Egg-Ceptional Easter Cookies - Very Best Baking

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Clementine C., Eldersburg, MD on 4/09

Egg-Ceptional Easter Cookies

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Level: Intermediate

These egg-shaped chocolate chip cookies can be festively decorated with colored frosting for a sweet Easter treat.

Prep: 20 min

Cooking: 10 min

Cooling time: 15 min cooling

Yields: 24 cookies

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 large egg
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, divided
1 container or more prepared vanilla frosting
2 or more food coloring choices

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Directions

PREHEAT oven to 350°F.

COMBINE flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Beat sugar, butter and vanilla extract in a large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in egg. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in 1 cup morsels. Press enough dough into greased and floured tablespoon to make slightly rounded. Invert onto ungreased baking sheets. Continue with remaining dough.

BAKE for 10 to 12 minutes or just until golden around edges. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

TO COLOR FROSTING:
STIR food coloring into small amounts of frosting until desired color. For deep colored frosting, use paste colors available in cake decorating shops.

TO PIPE FROSTING:
USE pastry bag fitted with small, plain or fluted tip, heavy-duty plastic bag with tiny corner snipped off or plastic squeeze bottle with small tip.

TO DECORATE COOKIES:
FROST tops with white or colored frosting. Decorate as desired with remaining morsels, piped frosting and colored sugars.

Remember to follow baking instructions before consuming.

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Recipe Reviews

Clementine C. , Eldersburg, MD
April 2009

Egg-ceptional!

I had to make several batches of these cookies last Easter...the kids (many grown-up!) were sneaking them before they ever got to the dessert table! They are easy to make, very tasty and everyone enjoyed decorating them. They are now added to our family's Easter dessert menu! Thanks for another wonderful recipe..

Jan W. , Blytheville, AR
April 2009

Beautiful presentation

I just finished making these for our bake sale this weekend! It is a lot of work, but well worth it when you see the finished product. Guess I'll have to do for my grandchildren for Easter..

Jen B. , LOMBARD, IL
March 2008

SO MUCH FUN!

I made these for Easter and let the kids decorate them with tubes of icing, sprinkles & mini chocolate chips. They continue to ask for them before any of their Easter candy!!.

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NUTRITION FACTS
Amount Per Serving 24 cookies
Serving Size 1/24 of recipe
Calories 260
Calories from Fat. 100
% Daily Value
Total Fat 11g	17%
Saturated Fat 6g	30%
Cholesterol 20mg	7%
Sodium 170mg	7%
Carbohydrates 38g	13%
Dietary Fiber 1g	4%
Sugars 27g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A	2%
Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	2%
Iron	4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet
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