12 Best Baby Shower Cookies Recipes Ideas

Planning a baby shower is all about celebrating new beginnings with sweetness and joy, and what better way to do that than with a batch of adorable, delicious cookies? There is something about sugar and dough that makes everyone’s heart happy. Be it choco-chip or just simple sugar cookies, everybody loves a good cookie. Some people might think that it’s tough to put together the ingredients for cookies but it’s a lot easier than you think. We have put together a list of cookie recipes that are perfect for a baby shower. Take a gander and you can try out these simple baby shower cookies recipes at home!

Baby Shower Cookies for Baby Boy

When celebrating the arrival of a baby boy, themed cookies add the perfect sweet touch to your shower spread. Here are a few adorable and delicious baby shower cookie ideas perfect for welcoming a little prince.

1. Shortbread Cookies

This is one of the easy baby shower cookie ideas that can be executed with a few basic ingredients that you can easily find at home.

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Ingredients 

• 250 g of flour
• 200 g of unsalted butter
• 60 g granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• Royal icing
• Food colouring

Total Cooking Time 

1.5-2 hours

Servings 

20-22 Cookies

Method 

• Add the butter and sugar to a bowl and beat the mixture until it looks creamy.
• Add some vanilla extract.
• Add the salt and slowly introduce the flour and keep kneading until it becomes doughy.
• Flatten the dough and wrap it with plastic wrap and leave it in the fridge for at least an hour.
• Remove the dough and roll it out into a sheet that is about 0.5 cm in thickness.
• Use baby shower themed cardboard cutouts to cut the dough into the required shape (onesie, ducks, bottles, etc.) or you can retain the disc shape to make blue cookies.
• Bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 170°C-340°C for about 15 minutes.
• Remove them depending on how crisp you’d like them on the outside and set aside to cool.
• Make the royal icing by mixing warm water, granulated sugar, and cream and beat until it becomes thick.
• Add food colouring and start icing your cookies in the colours based on the shapes of the cutouts.
• Serve the delicious cookies at the baby shower and become an instant hit!

2. Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies are a great idea for baby shower cookie favours. Make sure you add in some extra love along with chocolate chips to make sure that everybody at the shower knows you love them.

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Ingredients

• 300 g of all-purpose flour
• 0.5 tsp baking soda
• 175 g of unsalted butter
• 200 g brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 70 g granulated sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• 200 g of chocolate chips
• Food colouring

Total Cooking Time 

About 1 hour

Servings

25-27 Cookies

Method 

• Thoroughly mix the flour, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Add the brown sugar as well as the granulated sugar to it and make sure it is all mixed well.
• In another bowl, add the butter and continue mixing thoroughly.
• Add the whole egg first, mix well and then add the egg yolk. Continue mixing.
• Add the vanilla extract and food colouring.
• Slowly start adding the flour little by little, wait for it to mix and then add more.
• Once the dough has reached the required consistency, add the chocolate chips.
• Drop ping-pong sized dough balls on a baking tray lined with parchment sheet.
• Bake the cookies in a preheated oven for 15 minutes at 325°F.
• Get ready to eat chewy and delicious chocolate chip cookies!

3. Blue Velvet Crinkle Cookies

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Soft, chewy, and packed with a vibrant blue hue, these crinkle cookies are perfect for a boy-themed baby shower.

Ingredients

• 1 box blue velvet cake mix
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Total Cooking Time

45 minutes

Servings

18-20 Cookies

Method

• Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F).
• In a bowl, mix the cake mix, eggs, oil, and vanilla until well combined.
• Chill the dough in the fridge for 20 minutes.
• Roll the dough into small balls and coat each in powdered sugar.
• Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes until cracked on top.
• Cool before serving.

4. Baby Bottle Sugar Cookies

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Decorated sugar cookies shaped like baby bottles are not only cute but also customisable for names or sweet messages.

Ingredients

• 300 g all-purpose flour
• 150 g unsalted butter
• 100 g granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Royal icing in white and blue

Total Cooking Time

1.5 hours

Servings

20 Cookies

Method

• Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.
• Add the egg and vanilla, and mix well.
• Gradually stir in the flour to form a dough.
• Roll out dough and cut using baby bottle-shaped cookie cutters.
• Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 10-12 minutes.
• Cool completely before decorating with royal icing.
• Add blue accents and optional custom names for a personal touch.

Baby Shower Cookies for Baby Girl

Welcoming a baby girl is a moment filled with sweetness and love, and what better way to celebrate than with beautifully decorated cookies? Think pinks, pastels, florals, and dainty designs that add charm to any dessert table. Here are a few delightful baby shower cookie ideas that are perfect for honouring a little princess on the way.

1. Pumpkin Cookies

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Pumpkin cookies are the perfect cookies to be made during the fall season. Throw in a little cinnamon, add some hot chocolate to the mix and you have the recipe for a perfect baby shower.

Ingredients 

• 300 g of all-purpose flour
• 250 g can of pumpkin
• 200 g white chocolate chips
• 200 g granulated sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon powder
• 1 tsp of ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 large egg
• 115 g of softened butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• 0.5 tsp ginger

Total Cooking Time

About 1 hour

Servings 

36 small cookies

Method

• Take a mixing bowl and add the butter and sugar and mix well until it becomes smooth.
• Add the pumpkin, vanilla extract and crack the egg into the bowl.
• Beat the entire mixture until it turns smooth.
• In a separate bowl, add the cinnamon, ginger, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, and flour and mix all of it thoroughly together.
• Add the second bowl into the bowl with the butter-sugar mix and beat the entire mixture until it is smooth.
• Throw in the white chocolate chips.
• Make small ping-pong sized balls with the dough and place them on a parchment sheet on the baking tray.
• In a preheated oven, insert the tray and it is ready to bake for the next 15 minutes at 350°F.
• Remove the cookies and feel free to add a cream cheese icing in a colour of your choice. Pink icing would give you pink cookies, which are perfect for a baby shower for a girl.

2. Vegan Cookies

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Everybody should eat cookies and lucky for the ones who are allergic to gluten or eggs, here is a simple vegan cookie recipe that will help during any baby shower. These ingredients might require some amount of shopping in different supermarkets but rest assured, the cookies will be a hit amongst the guests.

Ingredients 

• 400 g of whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 250 g of unsweetened applesauce
• 125 g of agave nectar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 200 g of chocolate chips (or any other kind of chips you’d like to add)
• 60 g of crushed nuts
• 60 g sunflower seeds
• Pink food colouring

Total Cooking Time

About 45 minutes

Servings 

48 Cookies

Method 

• Preheat the oven to about 160°C.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour and the baking powder and mix it.
• In another bowl, add the applesauce, the agave nectar, pink food colouring, and the vanilla extract and stir the mixture well.
• Add the contents of the second bowl into the first and mix it thoroughly.
• Make sure to add nuts, chocolate chips, and sunflower seeds.
• Use a baking tray and line it with a parchment sheet.
• Spray the parchment sheet with some oil so that the cookies don’t stick.
• Drop the cookie dough with a tablespoon and flatten them out with the back of the spoon.
• Keep the tray in the oven and bake for about 12-13 minutes.
• Pull them out of the oven once they have turned golden brown.

3. Baby Dress Sugar Cookies

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Elegant sugar cookies shaped like tiny baby dresses are a cute and charming touch for a baby girl shower.

Ingredients

• 300 g all-purpose flour
• 150 g butter
• 100 g sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp almond extract
• Royal icing in pastel pink and white

Total Cooking Time

1.5 hours

Servings

20 Cookies

Method

• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add egg and almond extract.
• Stir in flour to create a smooth dough.
• Roll out and cut using baby dress-shaped cookie cutters.
• Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 10-12 minutes.
• Cool and decorate with pastel royal icing and lace-like piping.

4. Pink Rosette Meringue Cookies

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Light, airy, and beautiful, these swirl-shaped meringues look like little edible roses; perfect for a girl-themed celebration.

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• 150 g granulated sugar
• 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
• Pink gel food colouring

Total Cooking Time

1.5 hours (including baking)

Servings

25-30 Meringues

Method

• Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy.
• Gradually add sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
• Add pink food colouring and gently fold.
• Pipe rosettes onto a parchment-lined tray.
• Bake at 95°C (200°F) for 1 hour, then let dry inside the oven.

Gender Reveal Baby Shower Cookies

Gender reveal baby shower cookies add an extra layer of excitement to the big surprise, combining delicious treats with playful designs. Here are a few creative gender reveal cookie ideas to make your celebration both sweet and memorable.

1. Sprinkle Cookies

Sprinkles are not only the best way to decorate baby shower cookies but are also ideal for a gender reveal party. They are cute, and fun, and everybody is in for a surprise when they take the first bite.

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Ingredients 

• 250 g of all-purpose flour
• 0.5 tsp baking powder
• 0.25 tsp salt
• 120 g unsalted butter
• 1 large egg
• 120 g of sugar
• 30 ml milk
• 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
• Royal icing:
  • 225 g confectioner’s sugar
  • 40 ml meringue powder
  • Warm water
  • Food colouring
  • Pink or blue sprinkles

Total Cooking Time

About 1-1.5 hours

Servings 

22-27 cookies

Method

• Use a large mixing bowl and mix the flour, salt, and baking powder.
• In another bowl, mix the butter and sugar and beat until the mix is smooth.
• Add milk, the egg, and the vanilla extract and mix well.
• Slowly add the flour, bit by bit until the mix is of good consistency.
• Shape the dough into a ball and divide it into two balls of dough of equal size.
• Roll out one ball into a sheet that is 0.5 cm thick and cut out the required shape, keep on a baking tray and bake it in the oven for about 12 minutes at 350°F.
• For the icing, mix all the ingredients until it is smooth and not very thick.
• Add the food colouring based on the requirement.
• Pipe the border of a solid cookie, place a cookie with a hole in the centre and place another cookie on top.
• Before doing so, add the sprinkles in the hole in the centre.
• Use more icing to fill in the rest of the shape. Allow the cookies to cool.
• Bite into them and the guests will see the reveal!

2. Sugar Cookies

Soft sugar cookies are something that everybody loves. When it is coupled with the perfect ganache filling, they make the best gender reveal cookies.

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Ingredients 

• 300 g all-purpose flour
• 250 g unsalted butter
• 150 g light-brown sugar
• 100 g granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 0.5 tsp baking soda
• 0.5 tsp baking powder
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 100 g each of blue and pink coarse sugar
• Filling:
  • 250 g white chocolate
  • 60 g heavy cream
  • Gel colouring in blue or pink

Total Cooking Time

75 minutes

Servings

30 Cookies

Method

• In a large bowl, combine the butter and the sugar and mix until fluffy.
• Mix in the egg and the vanilla extract.
• In another bowl, mix the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the wet slowly to the dry ingredients.
• Dole out small balls of dough.
• In another bowl, mix the coarse sugar and keep a couple of teaspoons of sugar aside.
• Roll the dough in the sugar and leave aside for at least 30 minutes.
• Place on a baking tray and bake them in the oven at 375°F.
• For the ganache, mix the white chocolate and cream with a little warm water.
• Keep some white chocolate aside and add the coloured gel to the rest.
• Put it in a piping bag with an insert at the bottom.
• Remove the cookies and while they are still warm, put the insert in the centre of the cookie and stuff it with the ganache equal to 1 teaspoon. Make sure you don’t damage the cookie.
• Seal the hole with the white chocolate that was set aside.
• Cookies are ready to go! The guests will be in for an absolute surprise when they bite into the cookies and get a taste of the delicious ganache.

3. Gender Reveal Cookie Pops

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These are sugar cookies on sticks, decorated with swirls of blue and pink; cute, portable, and perfect for photos.

Ingredients

• 300 g all-purpose flour
• 150 g butter
• 100 g sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Lollipop sticks
• Pink and blue royal icing

Total Cooking Time

2 hours

Servings

15-18 Cookie Pops

Method

• Prepare sugar cookie dough, roll out, and cut into circles.
• Insert a lollipop stick into each before baking.
• Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 12 minutes.
• Cool and decorate with a pink and blue swirl design using royal icing.
• Wrap each cookie pop in cellophane for a sweet reveal party favour.

4. Question Mark Cookies

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Fun and mysterious, these cookies are shaped like question marks and iced in pink and blue, perfect for keeping everyone guessing.

Ingredients

• 250 g flour
• 125 g butter
• 100 g sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp lemon extract
• Pink and blue icing

Total Cooking Time

1.5 hours

Servings

20 Cookies

Method

• Mix dough, roll it out, and use a question mark cookie cutter.
• Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 10-12 minutes.
• Cool and decorate with alternating pink and blue icing.
• Add edible shimmer or tiny hearts for an extra special touch.

These easy DIY baby shower cookies should help you serve your guests better. You are now ready for any kind of baby shower and these recipes will ensure that the mother, as well as the guests, are satisfied and they remember all the effort that you put into making this day special for the baby, the mother as well as everybody present.

Also Read:

How To Plan A Baby Shower 
Unique Baby Shower Theme Ideas
Baby Shower Trivia Questions & Answers
Amazing Places to Have a Baby Shower

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