Get ready for Easter with these chocolate chip mini egg cookies! These cookies are loaded up with chopped Cadbury mini eggs and chocolate chips. They're made in 1 bowl, you don't need a mixer and there is zero chilling time! If you can resist not eating all the mini eggs (guilty!), then you have got to try these cookies.
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This recipe was originally published in March 2021. It has since been updated with an improved recipe and new photos.
It wouldn't be Easter without some mini eggs! These chocolate chip mini egg cookies are packed with chopped up mini egg candies as well as chocolate chips.
How cute would it be to have a dessert table for your Spring or Easter celebration with these mini egg cookies as well as lemon curd cookies, mini egg brownies, and carrot cake cupcakes?
These soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies are made with browned butter, which perfectly balances out the sweetness of the Easter candy. The browned butter gives the cookies a slightly nutty, toasted taste which I love in a chocolate chip cookie.
If you've never made brown butter before I promise it's easy, I have a blog post about how to make browned butter which might be helpful for you!
Grab Your Ingredients
- Flour: I've only tested this recipe with all purpose flour.
- Chocolate Chips: I've used these dark chocolate chips but you could use semi-sweet chips if you prefer! Just choose whatever baking chips you prefer.
- Mini Eggs: it wouldn't be mini egg cookies without mini eggs!
- Eggs: you'll need 1 egg and 1 egg yolk. That extra egg yolk will make these cookies extra chewy.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1: Start by browning your butter. Place the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and heat until the butter melts. Use a rubber spatula to stir the butter as it begins to foam and sputter. You should see white specks at the bottom - these are the milk solids. Keep stirring and cooking (you may need to decrease the heat to low!) until those milk solids turn a light brown and it starts to smell toasted and nutty. Pour into a large bowl and let cool.
Step 2: Once the brown butter is completely cool, whisk in the light brown sugar, white sugar, salt and vanilla extract. Preheat the oven to 350°Fahrenheit/175°Celsius and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Step 3: Add in the egg and egg yolk, whisk again until it is smooth and thick.
Step 4: Pour in the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Fold everything together until the cookie dough is combined. Stir in the chocolate chips and chopped mini eggs - keep a small handful of both to the side though!
Step 5: Use a large cookie scoop or a tablespoon to scoop out 3 heaping tablespoons of cookie dough. Roll into a ball and place on your prepared baking sheet. Place the extra chocolate chips and pieces of mini eggs on top of each cookie dough ball.
Step 6: Bake the cookies 6 at a time for 10-12 minutes. Place the cookie dough balls that aren't in the oven in the fridge. The cookies should be a light golden brown with set edges and a slightly underbaked center - it will keep baking! Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
My Top Baking Tips & Notes!
- Chopping Up Mini Eggs - I don't recommend using a knife to chop up the mini eggs! Instead, you can either chop them in a food processor or place them in a ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin.
- Bakery Style Cookies - before my cookies go into the oven, I make sure to add extra chocolate chips and mini eggs on top of each cookie dough ball! Then once they're out of the oven, I use a large biscuit cutter to gently scoot the cookie into a perfect circular cookie.
- Swap Out Mini Eggs - Try adding in M&Ms, reeses pieces, or your favourite candy!
- Smaller Cookies - I'm a big cookie lover, like as in large-sized cookies, but if you prefer smaller cookies, scoop out 1.5 tablespoons of dough instead of 3 tablespoons for smaller cookies! They'll need slightly less time in the oven.
Try these cookie recipes next!
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Recipe
Mini Egg Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ sticks (170 grams) butter
- 1 cup (200 grams) light brown sugar
- ½ cup (100 grams) sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk room temperature
- 2 ½ cups (300 grams) all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅔ cup (113 grams) chocolate chips
- ⅔ cup (113 grams) mini eggs roughly chopped
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 350°F/180°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Once you have prepped your ingredients, keep a small handful of both the chocolate chips and the mini eggs to the side.
- In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Once melted, increase the heat to medium and let the butter begin to foam. Keep cooking and stirring with a spatula, until the butter begins to brown and gives off a nutty smell (2-3 minutes). Pour into a large bowl, making sure you scrape out all of the brown butter stuck at the bottom of the pan. Let cool.1 ½ sticks (170 grams) butter
- Add the sugars, salt, and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth. Add the egg and the egg yolk, and beat until the batter is smooth and thick.1 cup (200 grams) light brown sugar, ½ cup (100 grams) sugar, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1 large egg, 1 large egg yolk
- Add in the flour, baking soda and baking powder. Fold everything with a rubber spatula until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips and chopped mini eggs.2 ½ cups (300 grams) all purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ¾ teaspoon baking powder, ⅔ cup (113 grams) chocolate chips, ⅔ cup (113 grams) mini eggs
- Scoop out 3 tablespoons of cookie dough and roll into a ball, place on the prepared baking sheet. You'll bake 6 cookies at a time. On top of each cookie dough ball, press in the extra chocolate chips and mini eggs.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes for soft cookies, a minute or two longer if you want them crispier. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
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Jenni says
Mini eggs PLUS cookies - what more could you ask for!! Loved this simple, tasty recipe. Thanks Ella! Xx
Ilona says
Hands down the BEST cookie recipe I have tried! And you can in fact mix, bake & make these on a cheeky lunch break for an afternoon treat (that's how easy they are to make!)
Ella says
Thank you!!
Nancy says
I knew I had to try these as soon as I saw them. I mean brown butter and mini eggs. Who wouldn’t love these. Recipe did not disappoint. These were amazing!!! You need to try these !!!!
Ella says
Thank you so much, I'm so glad you enjoyed them!