Make these cute bunny butt cookies in your air fryer or oven for an Easter treat! They have just 5 ingredients thanks to the use of refrigerated cookie dough.
16ouncecontainer ready to spread frosting(Pillsbury or similar)
12largemarshmallows
12minimarshmallows
7ouncepouch cookie icing(or similar)
Instructions
Line your air fryer basket or rack with parchment or nonstick foil
Slice the cookie dough into 12 slices approximately ½” thick (you will have extra dough)
16 ounce tube sugar cookie dough
Place the sliced cookie dough on top of the parchment or foil, approximately 2” apart. Note: try to weigh down the paper or foil evenly, to prevent it from lifting at the sides and tossing the cookies around
Cook on the air fry setting at 350°F for 7-9 minutes, or until the edges are browned and fully set
Rest for 5 minutes in the air fryer (to allow the cookies to set a bit) and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely
Once cookies are fully cooled, spread prepared icing evenly over the tops. If you have any cookies that are rough or lumpy on top, this is your chance to hide it!
16 ounce container ready to spread frosting
Cut a large marshmallow in half with a sharp knife, and press the cut sides into the icing near the bottom of the cookie to form bunny feet
12 large marshmallows
Add the mini marshmallow above the feet, pressing it into the icing to form the tail
12 mini marshmallows
Use the cookie icing to add the “paw” design (I usually do a foot pad and 3 “toes”)
7 ounce pouch cookie icing
Enjoy!
Alternate Oven Baking Directions
Bake cookies 2" apart on a parchment lined cookie sheet in an oven preheated to 350°F for 12-14 minutes. Rest for 3 minutes before transferring to rack to cool
Notes
You can also buy a dozen pre-baked sugar cookies at your grocery store and skip the baking altogether (just decorate only)
Any flavor of frosting is fine. If you do vanilla (white) frosting, you can tint it any color you want with food coloring. Your cookie icing should match your frosting color
The marshmallows should be an opposing color to your frosting. Since my store only has white marshmallows, I use pink frosting and icing. However, if you can find colored marshmallows, you can use white or another color of icing
If you want to swap out the large marshmallows, grab an extra tube of cookie dough. Cut the slices into quarters, shape into ovals, and bake along with the other cookies. Adhere them on by using frosting or melted chocolate!
Instead of the mini marshmallow for the tail, you can also use a tuft of cotton candy, some shredded coconut, or similar
You can also add shredded coconut to the cookie icing, or sprinkle it with sanding sugar to give it a more “fur-like” appearance
I do not preheat my air fryer for this recipe, so I usually cook the first batch for about 9 minutes and do 7 minutes on subsequent batches. I have a Ninja Dual Zone air fryer, other air fryers may vary slightly
The tube of cookie dough should be enough for 20-24 cookies, depending exactly how thick you slice them. You can save and use the remaining half for another recipe, or make some extra cookies. Note: I always have at least a few that decide to blow around and come out extremely misshapen from my air fryer. They still taste great, but are not ideal for decorating, so it is a good idea to have some extras if you need a specific quantity
Bunny butt cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. However, I find them best for freshness within 2-3 days
Exact nutritional values will vary based on brand and flavor of ingredients, decorations added, and quantity consumed, so please consider this a guideline only