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Favorite Spring Cookies

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By Janine Waite · Published on Mar 8, 2025
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The season is in full bloom, so it’s time to start baking my Favorite Spring Cookies for a sweet springtime! Spring is the season of fresh beginnings, blooming flowers, and delicious spring desserts. There’s something special about the light, sweet flavors of spring cookie recipes that make this time of year even more enjoyable. Whether you’re looking for spring dessert recipes, good desserts for spring, or just something fun to bake, cookies are always a great choice. From floral-infused flavors to bright, citrusy treats, spring desserts bring joy to any occasion, whether a simple afternoon snack, a family gathering, or a way to welcome the warmer days ahead. Baking during spring feels like a necessity—it’s the perfect time to get creative with flavors, colors, and decorations that match the season’s beauty!

Four images of favorite spring cookies: 1) Bunny-shaped with pastel sugar. 2) Stack of round cookies adorned with floral patterns. 3) Bar cookies featuring piped flowers. 4) Dress-shaped cookies in soft pastel hues, capturing the essence of the season's delight.

The cheerful essence of springtime baking isn’t just about the flavors; it’s also about the experience—opening the windows, letting in the fresh breeze, and enjoying the process of making something delightful. 

Whether you’re baking for Easter, Mother’s Day, or just because, spring cookies are the perfect way to celebrate the season’s sweetness.

Saturday Chitchat with Janine – Volume 207

The Joy of Baking in Spring 

Baking in spring is an experience unlike any other. The kitchen fills with the scent of something sweet in the oven, and suddenly, everything feels a little brighter. 

After the colder months, it is refreshing to step into a season that inspires light, fruity, and floral flavors in every bite. 

I love how spring cookie recipes reflect the energy of the season—soft pastels, fresh citrus, and delicate floral notes that capture the essence of spring. 

It’s the perfect excuse to experiment with fun decorations, try new ingredients, and, most importantly, enjoy the simple pleasure of homemade treats.

The Perfect Spring Treat 

Nothing beats a freshly baked batch of spring cookies. They bring warmth to rainy days, sweetness to sunny afternoons, and joy to any springtime celebration. 

Whether baking for a picnic, Ean aster gathering, or just to enjoy with a cup of tea, spring cookies always bring a smile. 

They remind me why I love baking so much—there’s something special about creating something delicious to share with others.

A Personal Note from Janine

A plate of round cookies with edges coated in vibrant sprinkles, perfect examples of pink desserts, stands invitingly. In the background, a glass of milk accompanies more cookies on another plate, and a partially unwrapped roll of dough hints at more sweet creations to come.

Cookies have always been a big deal in my family, and I have my mom to thank. She always had a batch of homemade cookies in the kitchen, a constant part of my childhood.

I remember opening my lunchbox at school, excited to see what she packed that day. While other kids had Oreos or Snowballs, my mom always tucked in her delicious almond cookies. They were so good that my friends would try to trade their snacks just to get one!

Now, I’ve carried on her tradition, and there are always homemade cookies in our house—either sitting under a cloche on the counter or stashed in the freezer, ready to be thawed for a quick treat.

I love that you can grab just half a cookie (if you’re feeling somewhat disciplined) or go all in with a whole one. They’re the perfect little sweet bite to pair with a cup of tea or coffee.

Thanks for stopping by—I hope you enjoy this post featuring some of my favorite cookies!

Cheers,

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This Week’s Inspiration – Favorite Spring Cookies

Three bunny-shaped sugar cookies, your favorite spring treats, rest on a white platter. Two are pink, one is green, all sprinkled with sugar. Nearby, a yellow flower-shaped cookie and small decorative flowers adorn the table's pink checkered cloth.

Peeps Cookies

Enjoy these perfect treats for Easter or any springtime gathering with my Peeps Cookies Recipe. Add vibrant icing and matching sugar, and for an extra touch of charm, consider adding a mini marshmallow for the tail. You can easily find the adorable peeps cookie cutter at Walmart and Amazon, making baking these sweet bunny cookies fun and easy!

Pink and white meringue cookies, your favorite spring cookies, are artfully arranged on a white surface. These delicate treats boast a swirled pattern and a soft, airy appearance, highlighting their light, fluffy texture.

Vegan Meringue Cookies

Vegan Meringue Cookies are a delightful and innovative dessert for those seeking a vegan alternative to traditional meringue. Made from the liquid of cooked chickpeas, aquafaba provides a unique texture that mimics egg whites, making it an ideal ingredient for creating light, fluffy cookies.

A rectangular cake frosted with creamy white icing features a bouquet of yellow and orange flower designs. Green icing forms stems and leaves. Surrounding the cake are small bowls of different colored favorite spring cookies and decorations on a checkered cloth.

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bar

Discover how to make these unique Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars that are both delicious and visually stunning. The frosting is applied in a painterly fashion, transforming each bar into a beautiful floral scene.

You don’t need any artistic skills to create these simple yet gorgeous flower designs on your Sugar Cookie Bars.

A stack of six round lemon poppy seed cookies, your favorite spring cookies, with sugar on top sits on a white rectangular plate. In the blurred background, there's a blue patterned teacup and a plate with more cookies. The setting is bright and inviting.

Earl Grey Shortbread Cookie

I love buttery shortbread cookies, and this Earl Grey Shortbread Cookie Recipe is seriously rich and crispy – it’s one of my absolute favorites! I included a creamy French vanilla filling between two cookies in this recipe to make it extra memorable.

A plate of favorite spring cookies, shaped like bunnies and adorned with pastel icing in pink, blue, and yellow hues. Cookie cutters and baking tools are scattered on the light countertop in the background.

Easter Bunny Cookies

These are the cutest Easter Bunny Cookies. The appearance of these treats relies on the cookie-cutter shape. This unique cookie cutter is unique and so adorable. For added cuteness frost with pretty pastel-colored icing!

A favorite spring cookie cup filled with a scoop of vanilla ice cream rests on a white plate. Cookie crumbs are scattered around, and the background is softly blurred.

How to Make Cookie Bowls

Let’s learn How to Make Cookie Bowls out of my chocolate chip cookie recipe. These edible cookie bowls are a fun and yummy way to enjoy cookies.

Plus, you can fill them with anything sweet you’re craving – ice cream, pudding, you name it! It’s a double treat in one dessert!

A stack of four chocolate chip cookies, your new favorite spring treat, rests on a white surface. Visible chunks tantalize with scattered pieces around. In the blurred background, a bowl holds more cookies waiting to be savored.

Ranger Cookie Recipe

This Ranger Cookie Recipe blends oatmeal, coconut, cornflakes, and chocolate chips. This blend of yummy ingredients creates crispy edges with a slightly chewy texture. You can substitute both the flour with my gluten-free flour blend.

More Spring Cookies From My Friends

A white plate holds six of my favorite spring cookies, each decorated with pink icing swirls forming roses and adorned with green icing leaves. The background is a rustic, pale wooden surface.

Spring Flower Cookies

There’s no better way to enjoy a day than with a batch of delicious and beautifully decorated spring flower cookies!

A selection of favorite spring cookies topped with colorful edible flowers, like marigolds and violets, are arranged on a light wooden surface. Sprigs of lavender and other herbs are scattered around, adding a rustic feel.

Lily’s Lavender Cookies

Lily’s Lavender Cookies are sweet, dainty lavender lemon sugar cookies, perfect for summer baking. They’re lightly sweetened buttery shortbread cookies hinted with lavender and lemon!

Latest Obsession – Wooden Cookie Mold

A round cookie, one of my favorite spring cookies, is embossed with a bird and leaf design and placed beside a matching wooden mold. The mold mirrors the same intricate bird and leaf imprint, showcasing the cookie's delicate details.

Cute Cookie Mold

I can’t get enough of this wooden cookie mold! At first, I was a little intimidated—figuring out how to get perfectly shaped cookies without them sticking seemed tricky. I worried that pressing the dough into the mold would make it hard to release, but after some trial and error, I found the perfect trick! A light coating of baking spray and a dusting of Wondra flour worked like magic, and the cookies popped right out beautifully.

My full recipe post goes live next week, but in the meantime, grab this cookie mold so you’ll be all set to make these gorgeous spring cookies!

This Week’s Tip – Baking Spray (with flour)

Two cans of Baker's Joy baking spray with blue caps. The label reads "The Original No-Stick Baking Spray with Flour." Perfect for your favorite spring cookies, bundt cakes, muffins, cupcakes, and brownies. Fat-free and ready to make baking a breeze!.

Baking Spray

I just discovered this fantastic baking spray, and now it’s a staple in my pantry! It’s specially made to help pastries release effortlessly, and let me tell you—it works like a dream. I’ve been using it with my intricate wooden cookie molds, and the dough pops out perfectly every time. No more sticking or frustration—just beautifully shaped cookies with zero hassle!

My Amazon Finds – Spring Cookies

This delightful set of seven silver cookie cutters is perfect for crafting your favorite spring cookies, featuring charming shapes like a butterfly, flower, carrot, oval, chick, bunny head, and full bunny.
Seven bottles of food coloring (purplish red, orange, yellow, yellowish green, teal, blue, light pink) are lined up below a rainbow arch. Scattered above them are three of our favorite spring cookies—macarons—in delightful shades of pink, green, and yellow.
Image of a container labeled "Sprinklefetti Spring Sprinkles" with seven compartments, perfect for decorating your favorite spring cookies. Each section holds different colorful sprinkles: round, jimmies, crystal-like, and heart shapes in delightful pastel colors.
Container of Duncan Hines Whipped Fluffy White Frosting with a red lid. Perfect for your favorite spring cookies, the label highlights "15% more," "easy to spread," and "naturally and artificially flavored." Net weight is 14 oz (397g).


Hey there!

So, as spring blooms in full swing, it’s time to embrace the season and bake up something sweet!

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