Home Recipes The best recipes to freeze Mini Eggs Thumbprint Cookies Mini Eggs Thumbprint Cookies Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments By: Hubert Cormier, Ph.D. in nutrition Preparation 20 min Cooking 10 min Refrigeration 0 min Freezing 0 min 22 cookies Piece of cake (easy) Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments Dietary restrictions Categories Desserts Thematics Gifts To freeze Mini Eggs Thumbprint Cookies A Mini Eggs Dessert Looking for an original Easter dessert idea? These Cadbury Mini Eggs cookies are exactly what you need to impress your family and guests! Ever tried thumbprint cookies? They are festive and decadent! Plus, this recipe is super simple to make and only necessits a few basic ingredients, including the famous Mini Eggs. The trick is to avoid overbaking these cookies. It is therefore essential to watch them closely after 8 minutes in the oven to prevent them from burning. As for the creamy chocolate filling, its texture is quite similar to that of a chocolate ganache. Who would have thought it was so easy to prepare? SIMPLY DELICIOUS: Here are other recipes featuring Cadbury eggs: Cadbury Creme Egg Brownies Chewy Mini Eggs Cookies Bonà savoir What could replace Cadbury Mini Eggs? If you are unable to find Cadbury Mini Eggs, you could also prepare these cookies with your favourite chocolate bar, mini marshmallows, Grenoble walnuts, or caramelized pecans. A Toronto-based cookie shop, Craig’s Cookies, sells chocolate chip cookies with many original fillings, including apple pie pieces, maple cookie pieces, Oreos, chocolate bars (Mars, Bounty, Reese’s…), and even Nibs! Check out their website for more inspiration! Ingredients Metric system Imperial system Mini Eggs Cookies All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cup 200 g To discover! Baking powder - ¼ teaspoon 1.25 mL To discover! Salt - A pinch 1 mL To discover! Unsalted butter (at room temperature) - ½ cup 120 g To discover! Sugar - ⅓ cup g To discover! Egg - 1 1 To discover! Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon 5 mL To discover! Chocolate frosting Unsalted butter - 1 teaspoon 5 mL To discover! Cocoa powder - 1 tablespoon 15 mL To discover! Icing sugar - ¼ cup 30 g To discover! Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon 2.5 mL To discover! Milk (hot) - 2 teaspoons 10 mL To discover! Cadbury Mini Eggs - 22 22 To discover! Preparation Switch to cook mode Mini Eggs Cookies Step 1 Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Step 2 In a bowl, mix together all the dry cookie ingredients. Set aside. Step 3 Then, using a hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until homogeneous. Incorporate the egg and vanilla extract. Step 4 Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Step 5 Using a measuring spoon or a 15 ml (1 tablespoon) ice cream scoop, make 22 balls and roll them in your hands. Place on the baking sheet. Step 6 Finally, bake in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool a few minutes. Then, press the top of each cookie with your thumb to make an indentation. Place the cookies on a wire rack and let cool completely. Chocolate frosting Step 7 In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter. Incorporate the other frosting ingredients and mix until smooth and creamy. Assembly Step 8 Fill each indentation with chocolate frosting. Then, lightly press a Cadbury Mini Eggs on top of each cookie. Let set before serving. Like it? Share it!