Peeps Cookies
These Peeps Cookies are decorated with frosting and sanding sugar for a simple and fun Easter Peeps sugar cookie!
Servings: 1 batch cookies
Cost: varied
Equipment
Ingredients
- Cut Out Sugar Cookies baked and cooled, cut out using peeps cookie cutters
- American Buttercream Frosting colored yellow, blue, purple, and/or pink
- Sanding Sugar yellow, light blue, purple, and/or pink
- Black Sugar Pears
Instructions
- Pipe or spread the coloring frosting onto the baked and cooled cut out sugar cookies.
- If desired, smooth out the frosting using a offset spatula or knife.
- Gently press the frosted side of the cookies into a shallow bowl or plate of sanding sugar. Remove from the sugar, and brush off any excess.
- Add eyes and mouth using black sugar pearls or dots of melted chocolate. Enjoy!
Notes
- I used this buttercream frosting recipe, colored with these gel food coloring.
- You can also decorate these cookies using royal icing and the technique shown in this cookie recipe.
