Easter Bunny in Basket Cookies

As it turns out, Easter is pretty late this year. It’s not till end of April but that can’t stop me from sharing these Easter Bunny Basket Cookies.

EASTER BUNNY BASKET COOKIES

THINGS YOU NEED

• Needle Tool
• Cookie Cutter: large ice cream cone cutter, trim the bottom
• Piping bags
• Food Colors: pink, green, brown, super black
• Edible Markers: brown, black(super fine tip)
• Easter Sprinkles
• Mini Heart Sprinkles – nose
• Tweezers
• Pink Petal Dust
• Food Paint Brush
• Template

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COOKIE CUTTER

I don’t own a basket cutter, so I made a basket shape from a large ice cream cone cutter. I trimmed the bottom with a bench scraper.

ROYAL ICING CONSISTENCIES

• Brown: 20-second consistency (basket), stiff (rope)
• White: 20-second consistency (bunny head, ears), piping (outlines)
• Light Pink: 20-second consistency (ears)
• Black: 25-second consistency (eyes)

DECORATE BASKET

• Start by dividing the bottom/ basket into 3 sections. Then take the template and trace the outlines on a cake with edible marker.
• Flood the bottom and top basket section with 20-second consistency brown royal icing. Let the 2 sections crust and then flood the middle section.

BUNNY

• Ice the bunny head with 20-second white icing and let it crust.
• Make the ears, start with white 20-second icing, and then immediately flood the centers with pink. Use a scribe tool to shape the icing while still wet. Let dry.

APPLY SPRINKLES

Apply a small amount of green icing around the bottom of the face and attach decorating Easter Sprinkles.

SHADING WITH PETAL DUSTS

• Use Pink Color/Petal Dust and a dry, food-only paintbrush to add color to the cheeks.
• To create shading on the basket, use a brown edible marker.
• Using a marker, darken the basket grooves.
• Then, with a lightly damp paintbrush, blend the marker lines in.
• Make the rope basket handle with brown royal icing. Outline the ear with piping consistency royal icing.

VIDEO TUTORIAL

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COOKIE DECORATING TOOLBOX

• Beginner’s Guide To Cookie Decorating
• Ultimate Guide to Cut-Out Cookies (tips, tricks, troubleshooting)
• Royal Icing Recipe
• Small Batch Royal Icing Recipe
• Cookie Icing Recipes (includes vegan royal icing, glaze, fondant)
• Guide To Royal Icing Consistencies with Visual Help(what is stiff, flood icing, etc.)
• How To Freeze Royal Icing
• How To Make Royal Icing Transfers
• Royal Icing FAQ ( for example: how to make black icing, color bleeding, storage, and more)
• How To Make a Cookie Cutter Template
• Ultimate Guide To Cookie Decorating Tools