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Flower Pot Cookies

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These Flower Pot Cookies are perfect for spring! The bright colors pop and the easy recipe makes them a fun party idea. With sugar cookie cups, chocolate ganache, and Oreo dirt, they are as good to eat as they are cute to look at.

Flower Pot Cookies on a white cake platter

Anyone else excited about spring? The snow is gone, the tulips are coming up and we can finally be outside without a coat. I am looking forward to green grass, budding trees and planting flowers, but for now we can celebrate with adorable Flower Pot Cookies!

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Where is the Flower Pot Cookies recipe? In this post, I will share step-by-step instructions with photos for how to make the cookies, as well as answering FAQs about the recipe and sharing a short video showing the recipe in motion. But you can go directly to the recipes by scrolling down to the bottom of the post.

How To Make Flower Pot Cookies:

sugar cookie cups in mini muffin tins

Step One: Make The Cookie Cups

To make the flower pot cookies you can use a metal mini muffin pan or a silicone mini muffin pan. The cookies are easier to remove from the silicone pan, so if that is an issue for you try the silicone pan.

First, grease the mini muffin pan and separate Pillsbury Ready To Bake Sugar Cookie Dough into the 24 pieces.

Roll each square in sugar and then place one square in each cup.

Bake at 375 degrees for 11-13 minutes, or until golden brown (if using the silicone pan place it on a cookie sheet). Allow the cookies to cool completely before removing them from the pan.

sugar cookie cups filled with chocolate ganache

Step Two: Remove Cookie Cups and Fill

Carefully remove the cookie cups from the muffin tin. I used the tip of a thin knife to gently pop them out. Make chocolate ganache using semi-sweet chocolate chips and heavy cream. Fill the cups with chocolate ganache.

crushed Oreos in sugar cookie cups

Sprinkle each flower pot cookie with crushed Oreos. Place them in the fridge so that the ganache can cool and set.

Flower Cupcake Toppers

Step Three: Create The Flowers

To make the flower cupcake toppers, I used some paper flower embellishments that I found in the bargain bins at Michaels. I carefully separated the green leaves from the flowers and glued both onto toothpicks using hot glue.

flower pot cookie cups on a white cake platter

Insert the toothpicks into the chocolate of each cookie cup to hold up the flowers.

They are so cheerful looking and are the perfect thing for spring! These Flower Pot Cookies, with their bright colors, look great on a white cake stand for serving.

Flower Pot Cookie FAQs

1. How should I store the cookies? Store in an air tight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.

2. Can I use edible flowers? Yes, you could try these edible flowers

3. How can I make these gluten free? Use gluten free sugar cookie dough and gluten free sandwich cookies

4. What can I use instead of chocolate ganache? You could use chocolate pudding instead.

flower pot cookie cups on a white cake platter

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These adorable Easter Basket Cookie Cups are almost too fun to eat! An Easter dessert recipe filled with buttercream frosting, chocolate bunnies, and chocolate eggs.

These easy Almond Cookie Cups by Beyond Frosting are an almond sugar cookie filled with a white chocolate ganache and topped with sliced Almonds.

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Flower Pot Cookies

Flower Pot Cookies

Yield: 24
Cook Time: 13 minutes
Total Time: 13 minutes

These Flower Pot Cookies are perfect for spring! The bright colors pop and the easy recipe makes them a fun party idea. With sugar cookie cups, chocolate ganache, and Oreo dirt, they are as good to eat as they are cute to look at.

Ingredients

Cookie Cups:

  • 1 package Pillsbury Ready-To-Bake Sugar Cookie dough, 24 squares, divided
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar

Chocolate Ganache:

  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

Topping:

  • 8 Oreos

Instructions

Cookie Cups:

  1. Grease a mini muffin tin, separate Pillsbury sugar cookie dough into the 24 pieces. Roll each square in sugar place one into each cup.
  2. Bake at 375 degrees for 11 to 13 minutes, until golden brown (put the silicone pan on a cookie sheet).
  3. Leave the cookies in the muffin pan and allow them to cool completely.

Chocolate Ganache:

  1. Bring 1/2 cups heavy cream just to a boil.
  2. Pour over semi-sweet chocolate chips.
  3. Allow them to sit for 3 minutes and stir until smooth.
  4. Fill the cups with chocolate ganache.

Topping:

  1. Crush Oreos in a food processor or food chopper and sprinkle over the chocolate ganache.
  2. Add a flower cupcake topper.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 152Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 64mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 1gSugar: 12gProtein: 1g
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  1. Laurie Statham says

    May 2, 2018 at 3:01 pm

    These are so cute!

    I have a question. I have a ton of chocolate mint, and I’d like to start using it. Since you have to heat the heavy cream, how much mint should I put in there so it can steep?

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      May 2, 2018 at 3:49 pm

      Like mint chocolate chips or chocolate mint candy bars? You should be able to substitute an equal amount of mint chocolate chips for the semi-sweet chocolate chips.

      Reply
  2. Samantha says

    April 21, 2018 at 8:40 am

    I’m going to make these for a bake off at my school. My question is do you have to press in the cookie after it cooks or scoop any of it out before adding the ganache?

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      April 23, 2018 at 12:56 pm

      Hi Samantha,
      No, I did not have to press or scoop anything before adding the ganache. The center of the cookie cups naturally fell. You can see the indentations in the tops of the cookie cups in the pan in the photos. Good luck with the bake off!
      ~Tonia

      Reply
  3. Carolin says

    January 7, 2018 at 2:40 pm

    Wow… This is genius! Somehow this makes me look forward to spring 🙂

    Reply
  4. Jenna says

    November 6, 2017 at 12:22 pm

    So lovely looking, Tonia. I tried these at home and everything was right except the shapes of the pots. I used a silicone flexible pan (got it from Amazon) like you mentioned but there were huge cracks in the sides. I tried less dilution of the batter but it still gave breaks. Any idea what I might be doing wrong? Thanks.

    Otherwise, it’s a great recipe and one that has made y daugther’s days.

    Reply
  5. Katherines Corner says

    March 22, 2017 at 1:10 pm

    Tonia these are so sweet. The perfect spring time treat. I invite you to share at my blog link party tomorrow. Pinned, Hugs

    Reply
  6. Lana says

    March 2, 2017 at 4:49 pm

    These are so cute. I’m making for my daughter’s birthday this weekend. Do you think I can make the cookie pot ( without the filling) a day or two ahead. If yes, how can I store them?

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      March 3, 2017 at 2:12 pm

      Yes you can. Just store them as you would any other cookies. Best of luck and Happy Birthday to your daughter!

      Reply
  7. Silmarwen says

    January 30, 2016 at 12:40 am

    In love with these enchanting flower pot cookies. You have inspired me. 🙂
    For the stems, I used thin pretzel sticks, which I coated with chocolate, and attached spearmint
    candy leaves. For the flowers, made petals from jubes and attached to the to the top
    of the pretzel stick. Next bake, I will use musk sticks.
    Made shortcrust pasty bases, filled with ganache. also made a cheesecake filling and did the
    flower pot stems out of edible ingredients. So much fun, and enchantingly delightful
    Thank you for a wonderfully enchanting, and delightful recipe.
    I like your other recipes too. They are all awesome.

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      January 30, 2016 at 9:42 am

      Fantastic! I would love to see how they turned out!

      Reply
    • Ana R Garcia says

      September 12, 2016 at 8:24 pm

      Ana García thank for wanderful reci

      Reply
  8. Karen Fox says

    April 30, 2015 at 12:39 pm

    I made 72 of these flower cup cookies for a Spring Banquet as individual favors. I found molded roses at Hobby Lobby 6 for $1.79. I made green stems on the computer and printed them on green card stock. If you have the rubber candy molds, the rose made out of cream cheese and powder sugar would also be adorable and edible. Too bad I didn’t think of that one earlier! I also used the mini muffin papers in the muffin pans and removing them was easy. I choose a polka-dot pattern and they looked really cute. Thank You for a really great idea!

    Reply
  9. Shylene says

    April 23, 2015 at 2:46 pm

    Lovely! How far in advance do you think I could make this for a birthday party? Would I just keep it in the fridge?

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      April 25, 2015 at 10:18 pm

      I think they would be okay for a day or two when stored in the fridge. Thanks!

      Reply
  10. meral says

    October 28, 2014 at 4:38 am

    tek kelimeyle muhteşemmmm

    Reply
  11. Tamara Terni says

    September 6, 2014 at 8:19 pm

    What a great idea my grandkids are gonna love this.

    Reply
  12. Mary Lou Haley says

    August 9, 2014 at 5:48 pm

    Saw a recipe like this last year but you put white icing in the middle then cover with green colored coconut and added small Easter candy to them. Also had red vine licorice cut to make handles.

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      August 11, 2014 at 8:27 am

      Hi Mary Lou! I was thinking about making an Easter Basket version, but then I saw that it had already been done by lots of other bloggers. Maybe I will have to try to come up with my own spin for next Easter. Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  13. Shawna says

    August 8, 2014 at 10:14 am

    These are perfect for little girl tea parties. I am.expecting family in a few.Derek’s.3 granddaughters and this.is perfect! Thanks so much!!!

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      August 8, 2014 at 10:18 am

      Love it! That will be so much fun! I remember having tea parties when I was little. Such good memories!

      Reply
  14. Natalia says

    July 6, 2014 at 1:39 am

    Awesome idea! I have those flowers too. Never thought of using them this way!

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      July 8, 2014 at 11:18 pm

      Really? How perfect! Thanks, Natalia!

      Reply
  15. Suhani Shah says

    June 25, 2014 at 11:23 pm

    Hey thank you so much for your reply I really appreciate that .. I will surely try it out and let you know how it turns out .. Thank you for your wishes ..

    Reply
  16. Suhani Shah says

    June 25, 2014 at 11:22 pm

    Hey thank you so much for your reply I really appreciate that .. I will surely try it out and let you know how it turns out .. Thank you for your wishes ..

    Reply
  17. Suhani Shah says

    June 22, 2014 at 10:37 pm

    Hey we don’t eat eggs and the sugar cookie dough has egg in it any idea what’s the alternative .. I want to bake these for my daughters first birthday .. Any feed back will be appreciated ..
    Thank you
    Suhani

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      June 25, 2014 at 5:10 pm

      Hi Suhani,
      I’ve never made eggless sugar cookies but here is a recipe you could try: http://www.novicehousewife.com/2014/02/02/eggless-sugar-cookies/ Happy birthday to your daughter!
      ~Tonia

      Reply
      • suhani says

        July 24, 2014 at 11:29 pm

        Hey
        Thankyou for the recipe the sugar cookies turned out great .. The party is on saturday so just a quick question if i serve these a couple of hours later preparing them would they turn soggy ? Thank you once again …
        Suhani

        Reply
        • Tonia says

          July 25, 2014 at 9:36 pm

          Hi Suhani,
          I hope your party went well! Sorry I didn’t get to you before then!

          Reply
  18. Amber says

    June 3, 2014 at 10:40 am

    Made these for my mother’s annual garden party this year. They were a big hit! I used flower embellishments from Micheal’s that came on green wire so I didn’t have to do all that gluing. And I did some pots with 2 or 3 flowers since mine were smaller. So simple, so cute, and so delicious! Will definitely be making these again next year 🙂

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      June 3, 2014 at 8:05 pm

      Wonderful! Thanks for stopping back to let me know that they turned out.

      Reply
  19. Joanne Conway says

    April 24, 2014 at 9:47 pm

    These are so cute. I make roses out of bubblegum and suckers. Might be something to look into if you wanted an edible flower option.

    Reply
  20. jeannette says

    April 23, 2014 at 9:19 am

    how adorable! so cute for a shower!

    Reply
  21. Gena Pap says

    April 18, 2014 at 10:15 am

    Can’t find the cookie dough anywhere!!! Any ideas?? Can I use the dough for tarts??

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      April 18, 2014 at 12:26 pm

      You could use homemade cookie dough! Happy Easter!

      Reply
  22. lovedieer says

    April 17, 2014 at 9:33 am

    If replace these flower with some carved fruit, so everything is edible.

    Reply
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