BEAUTIFUL SPRING COOKIES FOR A RAINY APRIL DAY NOW

We love to make rainy days sweeter by baking -- and eating -- cookies. So we’ve curated some of the most beautiful spring recipes we could find to add beauty your April Showers. Check them out below!

1. BRUSH EMBROIDERED LACE AND ROYAL ICING PEARLS

If you’re feeling fancy, or you have a wedding, engagement or baby shower coming up and you want to put your rainy day to good use, try Cookies with Brush Embroidered Lace & Royal Icing Pearls, by Amber Spiegel, of Sweet Ambs. They’re divine!

Get the recipe here. See the video here.

2. EASY - PEASY PRETTY BLOSSOMS

Easy-Peasy Pretty Blossoms, by Amy Clough, of Clough'D 9 Cookies & Sweets, are sweet flounces of springtime. Their old fashioned airs, with tufted petals of lavender icing make these cookies a perfect rainy day project and reward.

Get the recipe here.

3. ORANGE VANILLA SPICE BRUSH EMBROIDERY & FILIGREE COOKIES

Embroidery is a lovely rainy day past time. Making these cookies fits the bill too. Originally designed for Mother’s Day, these Orange Vanilla Spice Brush Embroidery & Filigree Cookies, by Amber Spiegel, of Sweet Ambs, were inspired by a beautiful tablecloth.

Get the recipe here.

4. ELEGANT JEWEL TONE FANCY SQUARE PLAQUE COOKIES

If you want more of a lazy rainy day, and don’t want to bother making cookies, you can treat yourself to these Elegant Jewel Tone Fancy Square Plaque Cookies, by Anna, of The Sweetest Tiers. They’re made with the finest fresh ingredients and decorated with a vanilla royal icing and delicious marshmallow fondant accents.

You can order them here.

5. CHERRY BLOSSOM BUD COOKIES

For a sweet bite of springtime, Cherry Blossom Bud Cookies, by Joan Defino, of My Cookie Clinic, are a joy. Buttery shortbread bases are delicately festooned with cherry blossom buds, expressed in Royal icing. Defino’s inspiration -- the masses of gorgeous cherry blossoms in bloom every Spring in Washington DC.

Get the recipe here.

6. APPLE PIE COOKIES

If you love apple pie and but you crave cookies, you will adore Apple Pie Cookies, by Anita Schecter, of Hungry Couple NYC. Her inspiration came from a recipe she found on Smitten Kitchen. They’re kind of like little hand pies but more crust than filling, so they lean towards the cookie realm. They’re a beautiful cozy treat on a cold rainy April day.

Get the recipe here.

7. CRANBERRY PECAN THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Cranberry Pecan Thumbprint Cookies Topped with Peanut Butter Drizzle, by Alex Caspero Lenz, of Delish Knowledge, taste like a super-sophisticated P, B, & J, perfect for some rainy day nostalgia. There a bit wholesome too, made with rolled oats, pecans, cranberry jam, and peanut butter.

Get the recipe here.

8. ORANGE-FILLED TRIPLE GINGER OATMEAL SANDWICH COOKIES

Ginger and orange make a warm beautiful taste combo. And these Orange-filled Triple Ginger Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies, by Michelle Turner, of Gourmandistan, are perfect to cuddle up to on a chilly rainy April day. Made with fresh, candied, and powdered ginger, along with fresh orange juice and zest, these cookies will delivered a burst of sunshine on your tongue.

Get the recipe here.

9. RAINDROP CAKE

Perhaps the coolest sweet to eat on a rainy April day is this gorgeous Raindrop Cake, by New York City–based chef Darren Wong. It’s his beautiful spin on the Japanese cult favorite, mizu shingen mochi. Made with mineral water and gelatin or agar and served with roasted soybean flour and sugar cane syrup, it’s like eating a drop of rain!

Try it now at at NYC’s Smorgasburg.

10. CANDIED BLOOD ORANGE SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Candied Blood Orange Shortbread Cookies, by Samantha Bolton, of North Dixie Kitchen, offers a perfect transition from Winter into Spring. These precious little jewels give a tart sweet foil to the rich buttery cookie base. They’re perfect with a cup of Darjeeling tea or strong black coffee.

Get the recipe here.

11. ROSE & RHUBARB COOKIES

Rose and Rhubarb Cookies by Natasha Price, of Alaska Knit Nat, are made with wild rose petals and our favorite Spring ingredient, rhubarb. Delicate, sweet, and fragrant, these are perfect for a Spring tea time treat.

They begin with a homemade rose petal syrup. As a bonus, you can make a gorgeous Rose Collins cocktail with the leftovers!

Get the recipe here.