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These Cadbury Egg Cookies take chocolate chip cookies to a whole new level! There is rich and creamy chocolate goodness in every bite.
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Cadbury eggs alone are by far a delicious treat to enjoy during the Easter season. The milk chocolate is so creamy and will slowly melt in your mouth. Making these Cadbury egg cookies is just what you need to share the love with your friends and family. They are very similar to chocolate chip cookies just with an addition of the mini eggs laying on top. They are fun and delicious for an Easter treat!
Let’s take an ordinary chocolate chip cookie recipe to another level. Make your chocolate chip cookies just like you would. After scooping them onto the cookie sheet add three mini Cadbury eggs to the top of the dough. We love to eat them warm, chewy, and melty out of the oven. They are yummy when you chill them in the fridge or freezer and eat them cold too!
Ingredients for Cadbury Egg Cookies
Most of these ingredients you already have in your pantry or fridge. These are easy to store year-round and then you can have these special cookies when ready. Finding the mini Cadbury eggs is sometimes tricky since they are only an Easter candy.
- All-purpose flour – This gives structure when mixing the dough. Flour also has a soft and fluffy texture when baked.
- Baking soda – This is known as a leaving agent. It will help rise and set the cookies as they are baking.
- Salt – Balances out the flavors as well as aids the baking soda and gives it more leaving.
- Butter- Cream your butter well. This will add the richness of flavor and the creaminess of the dough.
- Sugars – You will want both granulated sugar and light brown sugar for these cookies. Together they make cookies soft and chewy.
- Vanilla extract – Added in for flavor.
- Eggs – Use large eggs to help bind the dough but also give the dough its form when baking.
- Chocolate chips – Use either mini chocolate chips or regular-size pieces.
- Cadbury eggs – Mini Cadbury eggs are best. Three of them will fit perfectly on top of each cookie.
Step by Step Instructions
Just like most chocolate chip cookie dough is made, this is very similar. You will want to mix the dry ingredients with the wet and combine until the dough is formed. Place the mini eggs on top and bake!
- Dry ingredients – Heat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Cream – In a separate bowl blend butter, sugars, and vanilla with a mixer until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat well.
- Combine – Gradually add dry ingredients until just combined. Don’t overbeat. If using a stand mixer, you will want to use the paddle attachment when mixing in the flour. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Scoop – Drop the rounded teaspoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet lined with a baking sheet or parchment paper. Place 3 to 4 mini Cadbury eggs on each cookie round.
- Bake – Place the prepared baking sheet in the preheated oven. Bake for 8 to 9 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool cookies on a cooling rack.
Tips and Variations for Cadbury Egg Cookies
- Extra Cadbury –You can add chopped or crushed Cadbury mini eggs into the dough as you are forming the cookie dough balls and have little hidden surprises on each cookie.
- Chocolate chips – White chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, or butterscotch chips can be used in place of, or in addition to, milk chocolate chips.
- Cookie scoop – Use a rounded tablespoon or medium cookie scoop to form the cookie dough into balls for a larger cookie.
- Chocolate cookie – Add a quarter cup of cocoa powder to the cookie dough for an extra chocolatey and gooey cookie.
- Wire rack – Place the baked cookies on a wire rack to finish cooling.
“Cadbury eggs are my favorite! These cookies were a huge hit over here. My kids had a ton of fun making them! Thank you for the recipe.”
-Anna
Frequently Asked Questions
Cadbury is a British multinational company. The main company is in London but now has over 50 countries it operates in. In the United States, the Hershey’s company has acquired the license to make and sell.
Cadbury eggs are made using thin chocolate rather than a thick type of chocolate. When the eggs are made the thin chocolate is easier to melt and break down without losing the flavor.
For the cookie dough, eggs help bind and hold the dough together. When the cookies are being baked the cookies will spread and add the puffiness because of the eggs.
For these cookies and most of our baking recipes, we recommend using unsalted butter. We add in the amount of salt that we need with the dry ingredients. This way you have control of the salt that is added rather than knowing which type of salted butter to use.
Storing Cadbury Egg Cookies
- Cookie dough – If you are making cookie dough ahead of time, place the cookie dough in the fridge for 3 to 4 days. If you are planning to have it months in advance it is best to freeze the dough. First, pan freeze the cookie dough balls then place them in an airtight container for three months.
- Freezing cookies – Once your cookies are baked, let them cool. Place them in an airtight container and stack them using parchment paper between each layer of cookies. You can also use a freezer ziplock bag, laying it flat in your freezer.
- Baking cookie dough – Place frozen cookie dough on a baking sheet and bake at the same temperature in the recipe card. Add one to two minutes longer for frozen cookie dough to bake.
- Storing – Store baked cookies in an airtight container in a cool area in the kitchen. Usually in the pantry at room temperature. These cookies do not need to be stored in the refrigerator.
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This is one of many treats we traditionally make around Easter. You may also love one of these yummy Easter recipes.
How to Make Cadbury Egg Cookies
Cadbury Egg Cookies
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Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 10 ounces Cadbury Mini Eggs
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees.In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl blend butter, sugars, and vanilla with a mixer until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat well.
- Gradually add flour mixture until just combined. Don’t overbeat. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop rounded teaspoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Place 3-4 Cadbury Mini Eggs on each cookie round.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool cookies on a cooling rack.
Maybe something went wrong, but we are disappointed. Too much like short bread. Kids don’t even like it, just eating the eggs out of it. I don’t want to eat them either, which is crazy since my family smashes through all our baked goods. It’s been 2 days and we haven’t even made a dent in the quantity and I have batter left in the fridge, that I don’t really even want to make
I am so sorry that this recipe didn’t turn out. We test our recipes in Utah and Idaho, so sometimes the elevation can make a difference. We will add a note in the recipe for high and low elevation adjustments.
Looking forward to making these. Can I pre make the batter, refrigerate and bake the following day?
Yes!
These cookies are so soft and chewy! Everyone loves them, and they are a great dessert to make with the kiddos! 🙂
Cadbury eggs are my favorite! These cookies were a huge hit over here. My kids had a ton of fun making them! Thank you for the recipe.
I didn’t think I could love Cadbury eggs more, but you proved me wrong. These cookies are the bomb! I’m going to have to stock up on Cadbury eggs so I can make them all year long. 🙂
These came out delicious! I made them for a family event and everyone raved about them.
Do these cookies freeze well?
I think they would!
These cookies are amazing! I did lessen the sugar to 1/2 cup instead of 3/4cup. And it tasted great. I could even lessen the sugar a bit more next time. I also incorporated the mini eggs into the batter 🙂
I made this recipe for Easter! The chocolate chips cookie recipe ever! Thanks:)
Was your butter cold or room temp? Thanks !
Room temp!
Pretty great Easter cookie recipe! I would recommend maybe a bit less flour as mine came out like a shortbread cookie rather than a moist chocolate chip cookie. Though it was still really great and didn’t even last a day in the house.
This recipe was not great, dry and cakey and followed everything to a T ensuring not to over beat or over bake.
Also the mini eggs loose their flavour when baked in the oven for some reason, would maybe find a way to put them on after?
Sorry this recipe did not work out for you! Cookie recipes can be tricky because a lot of it depends on altitude, oven type, and brand of ingredients. We hope you’ll give some of our other recipes a try!
Made these today and they are yummy! Very sweet. Cut the flour by about 1/4-1/2 cup as per another reviewers recommendation and the cookies were buttery and not dry, they flatten quite a bit and brown on the edges for a crunchy edge, chewy middle. 1-3 mini eggs per cookie is plenty.
These cookie were tasty, but really, really dry. I would almost cut the flour in half if you want a more moist cookie. Also, you probably get closer to 30 cookies, and HAVE to cook them about 15 mins, not the initial 8-9 as stated in the recipe!
I got a whopping 68 cookies!!! Some are smaller and some are bigger, cooked between 6 and 7 minutes. Not dry at all
The cookies look so cute and perfect for the occasion. It will be a hit among kids for sure.
These are so delicious and love the addition of Cadbury eggs in them.
Cabury egg cookies we can enjoy any days. My kids will love it, This cookie is best not only during Easter any time of year.
These cookies are fabulous! The only downfall is not being able to get the Cadbury eggs year round!
These cookies are very good, but you can’t get 5mini eggs on one tsp of dough. Also, I bought 2x10oz packages of eggs and used every one -3 to a cookie!
What kind of mixer is that? I love it and want one!! Not as cumbersome as my kitchenaid, and I love that you can use it without the lid. Anyone know who makes it??
YES! We LOVE this mixer, it is called a Bosch Mixer and you can find it right here: https://amzn.to/2R3b66a
I liked this recipe but I found the cookies were a bit dry. So I added way more chocolate chip cookies.
I was also able to make 60 plus cookies with this exact recipe
How many cookies does this make?
How festive!