Pastel Tie-Dye Easter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cute and festive chocolate chip cookies that are easy to make and perfect for Easter celebrations.
Ingredients
For the cookie dough
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- Gel food coloring in pastel shades For color tinting
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until fluffy.
- Add in the eggs and vanilla, and mix until combined.
- In another bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Divide the dough into 3 to 5 small bowls and tint each with a tiny amount of gel food coloring, mixing gently to avoid over-mixing.
Baking
- Pinch off small pieces of each colored dough and press them together into one dough ball without fully mixing them.
- Place the dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 9 to 11 minutes, until the edges are set but the centers still look a little underdone.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Cookies stay soft if pulled out of the oven while still a little underdone. They can be frozen in a sealed container and also freeze well as colored dough portions.