At Easter, everything ends up as chocolate. That is lovely on Sunday morning, rather less so on the Tuesday after, when half of it is still sitting there.
Shortbread cookies cut out with an Easter cookie cutter change the rhythm of the weekend: they are made the day before, decorated with the children, and eaten without leaving anyone queasy.
The Easter shapes
- The bunny, the silhouette everyone recognizes
- The hen, to keep the eggs company on the table
- The chick, the easiest one to decorate for small hands
- A message design, to write a first name or “Happy Easter”
After the Easter egg hunt
The hunt lasts twenty minutes; the rest of the day is longer. Making and decorating shortbread cookies fills the afternoon, and gives the children something to do besides counting their loot.
On the lunch table
Set at each place or slipped into a small bag, these cookies also make a little gift for guests — more personal than an egg picked up at the supermarket.
That keep working all year
A bunny or a hen is not reserved for Easter: they come back out at the next birthday snack, unlike a mold bought for a single season.
Made in France, they go in the dishwasher.