Yummy Coconut Easter Basket Cookie Cups!

Hey All!

I’m going into the hospital tomorrow to have a few tests done and it will put me out of commission for a few days. Wish me luck and send some good vibes my way! With that said, my friend Holly from ClubCrafted.com has stepped in to help me keep the Brite & Bubbly party going, by contributing a few posts for the site. We’re keeping the Easter party going by bringing you these super cute and easy to makeĀ Yummy Coconut Easter Basket Cookie Cups! Check out how to make them from Holly below!

Itā€™s that time of year when I, Holly, can indulge in lots of holiday candies. Whopper eggs are one of my absolute favorites! Iā€™ll take any excuse to eat more candy! Easter is also a really fun time of year for making themed treats for family brunches and other gatherings. This time, I made a batch of coconut Easter basket cookie cups that you can use either homemade or store bought ingredients to make to celebrate the holiday.

With coconut ā€œgrassā€ and candy eggs in mini coconut sugar cookie cups, these little bite-sized treats look like Easter baskets and taste sweet with just a hint of coconut. It is spring after all, so itā€™s the perfect time to start incorporating more tropical flavors. These are perfect for gatherings with kids or adults, and you can mix it up with your favorite Easter egg-shaped candies, but I personally loved the Whopper eggs.

Depending on the time you have to make these treats, you can absolutely use store bought sugar cookie dough and frosting, but below is a recipe for soft sugar cookies with a light coconut flavor.

Hereā€™s how to make them!

This recipe makes about 24 cookie cups.

Ingredients:

  • Ā½ cup butter,Ā room temperature
  • 3 oz vegetable oil
  • Ā½ cup granulated sugar
  • Ā½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Ā½ tsp coconut extract
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups + 1 tbsp flour
  • Ā¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Vanilla frosting, store bought or homemade
  • 2 cups shredded coconut
  • Green food coloring
  • Whopper Easter egg candies or similar

To make the coconut cookie cups:

  1. In one bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powderĀ and salt and set aside.
  2. In the bowl of your mixer, beat the butter until smooth. Add the oil and sugars, mixing until smooth. Mix in the vanilla and coconut extracts, then the egg, beating well.
  3. Mix in the dry ingredients a little at a time until barely combined.Ā Chill the dough for at least one hour.
  4. Once chilled, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly spray a clean mini muffin pan with cooking spray.
  5. Remove the dough from the fridge and use a cookie scoop (or roll balls with your hands) to scoop a ball of dough into each muffin cavity. Bake for about 10-12 minutes until barely browning on the edges.
  6. Remove and immediately use a teaspoon/tablespoon to press into the middle of each cookie so that each looks like a mini cup. Set aside to cool completely before removing from the pan.

To assemble the Easter baskets:

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  1. Once the cookie cups have cooled, carefully remove them from the pan and set on a large platter
  2. Prepare the vanilla or coconut flavored frosting (store bought is fine) and move to a pastry bag or a ziplock bag with the tip cut off
  3. Pipe a small dollop of frosting in the middle of each cookie cup
  4. Pour the coconut into a plastic container with a lid and add several drops of green food coloring (liquid is better than gel in this case). Close the lid and shake vigorously until the color is evenly distributed, and top each cookie cup with green coconut ā€œgrassā€ so that it entirely covers the frosting.
  5. Lastly, lay about 3 eggs in the middle.

That’s it! You’re done! You can now serve these tasty Easter treats to whomever you plan on serving them to. They would be perfect for Easter brunches or for treats for kids to take to school.

How ever you decide to share these tasty Easter treats, I’m sure they will be a big hit!

Thanks so much to Holly for this amazing post! Be sure to check out her blog Club Crafted too!

You can find more fun Easter DIY’s and Recipes HERE!

 

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