Frosted Chocolate Bunny Cookies

Why I Like This Recipe

• 3-ingredients. Did you know that shortbread cookies are made with only 3 ingredients? Butter, powdered sugar, and flour. That’s it! The main difference between a sugar cookie and a shortbread cookie is their density. Sugar cookies are lighter (made with baking powder), while shortbread cookies are denser and have a buttery taste. You can totally make these chocolate bunny cookies with our sugar cookie dough as well.
• Easy to roll out and cut. You can roll and cut out shortbread cookie dough the same way you would for cutout sugar cookies.
• Rich flavor. Shortbread cookies have a strong butter flavor. I use salted butter, but you can use unsalted butter if you'd like to control the cookie's salt content.
• Fun to decorate. The bows truly give them their signature chocolate bunny look! You can also decorate with sprinkles or spring candy!

Tips and Tricks

• Press the dough together with your hands. Have a little patience with the dough. It will resemble coarse sand at first. Turn the mixer off and form the dough into a ball with your hands. What first looked like coarse sand will turn into a beautiful dough.
• Fudge frosting. You can use brown buttercream frosting or my fudge frosting, which is pretty fantastic. You'll be tempted to eat a freshly frosted cookie, but trust me, it's worth waiting 30-45 minutes for the frosting to set up a bit for a fudge-like consistency.
• Bunny bows. Let's talk about those little bows for a minute. They are so cute and EASY to make! I found a silicone mold on Amazon and tinted white melting chocolate in different pastel shades. You can't tint melting chocolate with just any kind of food coloring. It needs to be gel food coloring or candy coloring, which is made especially for this purpose. You can also purchase a few colors of pre-tinted Wilton candy melts and melt them down to use for the mold.

INGREDIENTS

Cookies

• 1 cup butter
• ¾ cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups flour

Frosting

• ½ cup melted butter (1 stick)
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
• 3-4 Tbsp. milk

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

How To Make Chocolate Bunny Cookies

Step 1: Combine ingredients in a large bowl using an electric mixer. The dough will resemble coarse sand. Turn the mixer off and form the dough into a ball with your hands. What first looked like coarse sand will end up forming a beautiful dough.

Step 2: Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface. The dough should be about ½″ thick. Cut out into bunny shapes using a cookie cutter and place on an ungreased baking sheet.

Step 3: Bake at 325 degrees for 13-15 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack. Cool completely.

Step 4: Mix melted butter and cocoa powder together. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time, while beating the frosting, until desired consistency is achieved. Beat the frosting for an additional 2 minutes.

Step 5: Spoon frosting into a pastry bag and pipe frosting onto cooled cookies (or spread with a butter knife). I like using a #12 round frosting tip.

I start with a circle on the head then pipe two lines going out for the ears.

Step 6: Then I work my way around the edge of the cookie, filling in the center.

Step 7: Place melting chocolate wafers in a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds. Stir. Heat in additional 10-15 second increments if needed until melted and smooth.

Pipe melted chocolate into chocolate molds. Tap the mold against the work surface to spread evenly. Chill until hardened.

Step 8: Carefully remove bows from the mold and press them into frosted cookies.

Store cookies in an airtight container or cover the cookie sheets with plastic wrap.

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