2 Eggless Easter Treats To Try While Egg Prices Are Sky-High—So Delicious and Decorative

Easter might look a little different this year, especially as eggs still cost a pretty penny. (Hence why, many cooks are looking into egg substitutes for recipes.) While this could affect your usual egg decorating tradition, there are plenty of eggless treats you can dress up for the occasion. In fact, the pros at Vital Farms share two ideas that are almost too pretty to eat. Keep scrolling for the eggless Easter treats to keep the festivities going for your spring holiday!

Eggless Easter Treat #1: Iced Cookies

These cookies are perfectly chewy with decorative icing that makes them wow-worthy.

Ingredients:

Cookies:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 6 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 to 2 tbsp milk

Icing:

• 6 tbsp warm water (plus extra for thinning)
• 3 tbsp meringue powder
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

• Yield: 24 cookies

For the cookies:

1. In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
2. Use electric mixer to beat butter and sugar until creamy. Then, add cream cheese and vanilla extract. Mix to combine. Add milk 1 tbsp at a time until dough comes together.
3. Press dough into disk and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
4. Remove 1 disk of dough at a time and roll to ¼-inch thick on flour-dusted surface. Use egg-shaped cookie cutter to cut shapes into dough. Place cookies on parchment-lined sheet pan and repeat with second piece of dough.
5. Refrigerate cookies at least 15 minutes before baking.
6. Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake a sheet of cookies at a time 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly golden around edges. Let cool completely.

For the icing:

1. Combine warm water, meringue powder and vanilla extract in large bowl. Whip with an electric mixer on high speed until frothy.
2. Add powdered sugar a little at a time. Whip 8 to 10 minutes or until soft peaks form. If mixture looks dry, add water, 1 tbsp at a time, until it reaches a stiff-icing consistency.
3. Divide icing into bowls and add food coloring to each, beginning with a drop. Stir coloring into icing and place plastic wrap against surface of each bowl to prevent it from drying out.
4. Scoop half of each color of icing into piping bags fit with a small round tip (#2 or #3) or use scissors to cut small tip from the bags.
5. Add small amount of water to remaining icing to thin it out for filling larger areas of cookies.
6. Get creative and decorate cookies! Let dry 2 hours before storing in sealed container at room temperature.

Eggless Easter Treat #2: Rice Crispy Treat Eggs

Both kids and adults at your Easter gathering will go wild for these soft, egg-shaped morsels.

Ingredients:

• 12 tbsp salted butter
• 10 cups mini marshmallows
• 8 cups crispy rice cereal
• Food coloring of choice
• Sprinkles optional
• Olive or avocado oil

Directions: 

• Yield: 24 rice crispy treat eggs

1. Add butter and mini marshmallows to large, microwave-proof bowl. Microwave about 1 to 2 minutes, until marshmallows and butter are just melted.
2. Working quickly, divide mixture up into 4 bowls (you can use the large bowl you microwaved the mixture in as one) then add your food coloring of choice to each bowl. Stir to distribute color then add 2 cups of cereal to each bowl and stir until mixture is cohesive. You can also add sprinkles to any of mixtures at this time, if you’d like as well.
3. Generously grease your hands with some oil and scoop about ¼ cup portions of mixture into your hands, shaping into an egg shape. Set aside on plate or baking sheet to harden completely. Repeat with rest of each color of rice crispy treat mixture.