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Need a last minute Easter treat? These simple, quick sugar cookies are amazingly luscious, soft, and buttery with a hint of almond from the almond extract I threw in. Of course, you may use vanilla extract if you don’t have almond.
These cookies are made in only 1 bowl and take less than 20 minutes. 10 minute prep time, 10 minute bake time. Does it get any better?
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makes 24-30 small cookies
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp (1/4 cup) butter, softened to room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 bag jellybeans (you will have some leftover)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream the butter and sugar together on medium speed using a handheld or stand mixer with a paddle attachment. Beat in egg yolk, almond extract, baking powder, and salt. Add flour, and mix until a dough forms.
- Roll dough in teaspoon size balls and bake for 10-11 minutes on an ungreased baking sheet or silicone baking mat. *Watch them closely at the 10 minute mark. Do NOT let cookies brown.
- While cookies are cooling, gently press a jellybean into the center. Be careful, as pressing too hard will crack the cookie. Allow to cool completely and enjoy!
Notes
adapted from Peanut Butter & Peppers
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If you like these, you will love my Cake Batter Sugar Cookies.
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The level of cuteness in these cookies is about as unreal as I imagine the taste is! These would go over so well at a party! Too cute.
Thanks Melissa!
Sally these look so good! Thank you for blogging about your LorAnn emulsions and I am glad you’ve put them to use. I am just in love with them.
And these cookies are just gorgeous. Love the bright colored jelly beans against the white cookies…so pretty. Perfect for spring!
Thank you for the opportunity to bake with the emulsions, Averie! i’m now obsessed, like you! i can’t wait to use my other two.
How yummy they look! Your photos are amazing! And you must be a mind reader as i have just bought some jelly beans for My daughter for Easter as they are her favourite, and was wondering how I could make them look a bit special,thank you, looking forward to your next batch!
perfect! these will definitely make the jellybeans special
I think that some of these treats in an Easter basket are so much more fun than plain old candy (except for Peeps, of course!)
These look great. I’m hungry now!
I think I gained 5 pounds and a major sugar high reading your post – ha! Thanks for sharing – looks delicious!
that wasn’t my intent, promise! thank you
Though I feel bad admitting it, I absolutely adore jellybeans – they are SO amazing. My favourite cinema snack at the moment. As such, I get the impression that these cookies might just be amazing.
i secretly love jellybeans.. at all times of the year
These are over the top adorable for a party (or for me
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So gorgeous!!!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
thank you!
What cute and festive cookies! I love them and the peeps s’mores too! You have the Easter spirit! I need to find mine.
Thanks Reeni! you’ll find yours!
I have recently joined your blog Sally.I am really bad at baking, and all the measuring and all makes me fed up of it.Before i used to pick my favorite assortments from my favourite patisseries and bakeries.But your blogs got me all tempted again to bake.The addiction’s growing…You are marvelous at it!I especially love the colors in your snaps and blog!
thank you SO much for the comment! i’m glad i’ve influenced you
baking takes time, you have to learn from your mistakes.
I am into photography, and I gotta say you have the most gorgeous pictures! It helps I have a major sweet tooth! Thanks for sharing the emulsion oil website. I am addicted to almond extract, so I think I will try the almond emulsion. Thank you!
Thank you SO much. That really means alot to me coming from another photographer!
These are so adorable. I wouldn’t have thought that the jelly beans baked up so nicely, Good to know!
I am really stuck on my Neilson-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla. But, should I ever shy away, I will definitely try these emulsions, they sound fabulous.
Hi Donna! i can’t express enough how amazing these emulsions are. Also, the jellybeans are pressed into the cookie AFTER they are baked. Thanks for stopping by, as always!
I am not particularly a fan of jelly beans but they do look cute. And I enjoy your peeps s’mores.
I love the bright colors of the jellybeans
Also, those chocolate dipped brownies seem particularly evil considering it isn’t even lunchtime here yet…
Just made these and they didn’t turn out. They baked flat
I need to try these.. but.. the only thing missing from this recipe….. SPRINKLES
Perhpas some of those pastel spring colored and or fun shaped sprinkles. Not a lot of course, more of an accent to set off the lone jellybean. 
But, for the simplicity factor these are great looking as well.
Love your Blog – always look forward to what you have added, and enjoy the recipes like this one I have yet to see before.
So glad you tried them Mariss! I love your idea of adding some sprinkles.
Thank you!
These are so cute!! Do u think those easter chocolate eggs would work? Not really a big fan of jelly beans.
Hey Natasha! Yes, they will work wonderfully. Be sure to freeze the chocolate easter eggs before hand so they don’t melt all over the warm cookies as you press them in.
Hi there! I am making these cookies with the kids today and just have a quick question: Should these be rolled tall as some of your other cookie recipes state, rather then just simply in a ball? Thanks in advance for your reply and keep up the great work, LOVE your site and your recipes…:)
Hi Ce! No need to roll these into tall balls like I usually do in my cookies. Just a regular ball. I hope you enjoy them!
Hi Sally! I just wanted to thank you soooo much for this amazing recipe! I made the Jellybean cookies today and I was so happy that they turned out looking practically like yours
I accedentally stumbled upon your blog a few days ago and I already printed probably a billion and one recipes I want to try haha. Happy Easter!!!
Hey Teresa! Thanks for the sweet comment! Unhappy you loved these cookies for Easter.
Have a great holiday!