The Partiologist: Easter Basket Cookies

Easter Basket Cookies

You've all heard the saying, "Don't put your eggs in one basket" right?  Well, today I'm telling you to make all your eggs into baskets!  With over a hundred Easter cookie cutters, I'm using a simple egg shaped cookie cutter to create these little baskets.  Because you all have an egg shaped cookie cutter, right?
 
Easter Basket Cookie
 
And chances are, you might just have all the other supplies on hand.  Maybe.
 
Are you ready to weave your basket?
 
Out of probably 10 egg shaped cutters, this is the one I used. 
 
Really, any egg cutter would work, or squish a round cutter into an egg.
 
Once the cookies are cut and baked, make brown buttercream frosting and grab a #3 Wilton piping tip.  Recipe HERE.
 
Draw a single line across the cookie, this way you'll have a mark to keep your basket even.
 
Begin piping horizontal and vertical lines across the cookie.
 
Detailed instructions HERE.
 
Next, with a #16 Wilton Piping tip, make the handle by piping continuous C shapes around the top.
 
Next, with the Wilton grass tip, pipe a row of grass across the top of the basket.
 
Add another row to the top of the grass.
 
For the eggs, I used chocolate covered sunflower seeds. 
 
You could always use jelly beans.
 
Fill your basket with the seeds and top with a little ribbon.
 
Now you've got all your eggs in four baskets.
 
It's a sweet Eggscape!
 


14 comments :

  1. Your basket is perfect! Using the chocolate covered sunflower seeds as the eggs is brilliant! Love these Kim!

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    1. Thank you so much Lisa, those little sunflower seeds were the perfect size!

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  2. ok please put me down as having all my baskets in one basket as in all these perfect cookies in my basket LOL :)

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    1. Thank you Lisa, I've got you down for a basket filled with cookies! :)

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  3. This is the perfect use for an egg cutter. I love your design!!!

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    1. Thank you Beth, I love when I can multipurpose a cookie cutter!

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  4. These are adorable, perfect "eggs"! I remember decades ago learning the basketweave technique in a Wilton class with my mom, lol. Yours looks beautiful!

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  5. Using the star tip for the handle is GENIUS!!! I have baskets to do next week and am definitely using your idea. Thanks so much for sharing Kim - these are gorgeous!!!!

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    1. It's the perfect tip for the handle, right? Thank you Christine!

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  6. LOVE! You are a master basket weaver! Can't believe it but yes I do have everything on your list to make your so cute basket cookies! :)

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