Main image of Easter Egg Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies

View on phone

Easter Egg Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies

Premium

45 min

Dessert

10 ingredients or less

Budget-friendly
Celebrate Easter with these fun egg-shaped shortbread cookies! They’re easy to make, come together with just a handful of simple everyday ingredients, and look like they came straight from a bakery. The glossy jam centres shine like little gems nestled in each cookie. Use apricot jam for a classic egg-like look, or raspberry jam for a fun pop of colour.

cookies

Total

45 min

Prep

25 min

Cook

20 min

Contains

Gluten symbol

gluten

Free from

Soy symbol

soy

Peanut symbol

peanut

Treenut symbol

tree nut

Sesame symbol

sesame

Similar recipes

Leave a comment

Rate this post

Susanne - April 5, 2026, 8:23 a.m.

I made them yesterday for todays Easter coffee table. Since I have no egg shaped cookie cutter, I cut them by hand with a small knife. They are not all the same, but since I filled them with vegan lemon curd, they really look like little egg halves.

We just had one for breakfast and they are delicious! 💚

PUL small logo PUL Team - April 5, 2026, 4:51 p.m.

Love this modification, Susanne, and the idea to fill them with lemon curd! Thanks for trying the recipe for your Easter coffee table 💛

Reply
Katie - March 29, 2026, 11:17 a.m.

These are so cute and now I have practiced, they will definitely be on my Easter table! Also a great shortbread recipe in general for all kinds of occasions if cut into different shapes 🙂

PUL small logo PUL Team - March 29, 2026, 6:35 p.m.

Aww so honoured that the recipe will be on the Easter table! Thanks for sharing your experience with the recipe, Katie ☺️

Reply