Butterfinger Easter Cookie Cups by britney breaksbread

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Butterfinger Easter Cookie Cups
Skill Level
Intermediate

Ingredients

  • Cookie Cups
  • 1 cup butter, room temp
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • Filling
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3-4 tbsps heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup Butterfinger Bits or crushed Butterfinger bars
  • Pinch of kosher salt 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Topping
  • Shredded coconut
  • Butterfinger bits or crushed Butterfinger bars
  • Egg shaped candy
  • Green food coloring

How to make it

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Cream together butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment. Beat until light and fluffy, about 6 minutes.
  3. Add eggs one at a time and then vanilla extract.
  4. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together and add to butter mixture. Mix together until just combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl if needed.
  5. Place 2-3 tbsps of cookie dough into a muffin pan and use your thumb to make an indent in the middle. Bake for 15 minutes.
  6. n a small mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla extract. Whisk until icing forms and fold in Butterfinger Bits or crushed Butterfinger bars.
  7. Place about 1 cup of shredded coconut into a Ziploc bag with a few drops of green food coloring and toss until coconut has turned green.
  8. Remove cookie cups from muffin pan and allow them to cook completely. spoon about 1 tbsp of Butterfinger icing into the middle. Place coconut on top to form the nest and then place 3-4 egg shaped candy on top of the coconut to form the Easter eggs.

Ingredients

  • Cookie Cups
  • 1 cup butter, room temp
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • Filling
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3-4 tbsps heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup Butterfinger Bits or crushed Butterfinger bars
  • Pinch of kosher salt 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Topping
  • Shredded coconut
  • Butterfinger bits or crushed Butterfinger bars
  • Egg shaped candy
  • Green food coloring