Cookies are an indispensable part of every party, and a baby shower is no exception. If you are looking for baby shower cookies ideas, this post is for you. Home-baked cookies are a treat to the tastebuds, and once you have one, you will want more. Here, we bring some irresistible gender-specific cookies ideas that will help you satiate your guests’ palate and leave them asking for more.

Baby Shower Cookies For Boys

The simplest way to decide on your cookies is to align them with your baby shower theme. Here are some cookies for baby boys:

1. Vanilla button cookies

They are super cute and fun to have for a baby shower. You will need:

Butter: 3/4 cup Cheese: 3 ounces (oz) Sugar: 1 cup Egg: 1 Vanilla essence: 1 teaspoon (tsp) All-purpose flour: 2 3/4 cups Baking powder: 1tsp Salt: 1/4tsp Food colors

How to make: You can bake each batch with a different color.

2. Onesie cookies

Onesie cookies are common and yet popular for baby showers. You will need:

All-purpose flour: 6 cups Butter: 2 cups Powdered sugar: 2 cups Vanilla: 2tbsp Sprinkles: just enough for all cookies Piping bag

How to make:

3. Shortbread Cookies

Cut out the cookie shapes in various shapes — little hearts, bottles, raindrops, etc. You will need:

All-purpose flour: 260g Unsalted butter (room temperature): 225g (1 cup) Powdered sugar: 60g (1/2 cup) Vanilla essence: 1tsp Salt: 1/4tsp

How to make:

4. Mocha Sandwich Cookies

These cookies have an almond-mocha filling in between two cookies. You will need:

All purpose flour: 1 cup Powdered sugar: 1/2 cup Butter: 3/4 cup Sugar: 2/3 cup Almond extract: 1/4tsp Cocoa: 2 tablespoon (tbsp) Whipping cream: 1-1/2tsp Coffee powder: 1/2tsp Sliced almonds: 2tbsp

How to make:

  1. Beat butter and sugar in a big bowl until it becomes fluffy. 2. Add the vanilla extract. 3. Gradually add flour and cornstarch to the mixture. Mix just enough for the flour to combine to get a dough consistency. 4. Keep it in the fridge for one hour. 5. Make small roundels from the dough and flatten them slightly. 6. Place all the roundels on the baking sheet one inch apart. 7. Bake at 370oF for 10-13 minutes. 8. Once baked, cool them on the wire racks. 9. Spread the filling (read below) on a cookie and top it with another cookie. 10. Refrigerate for half-an-hour. For filling: Aren’t our baby shower cookie recipes easy to make? What’s interesting is that you can use these recipes for girls as well. Just change the color wherever required.

Baby Shower Cookies For Girls

Girls have plenty of options; just like their outfits and accessories. Here are some baby shower cookies for girls.

5. Rose Sugar Cookies

For the ultimate baby shower brunch look no further than these rose sugar cookies in lovely pastel colors.You can add edible rose petals on top to have a subtle rose flavor. You will need:

All-purpose flour: 4½ cups Unsalted butter: 1½ cups Sugar: 1½ cups Baking powder: 1tsp Salt: ¾tsp Eggs: 3 Vanilla extract: ½tsp For frosting: Unsalted butter: 2 sticks Powdered sugar: 3-4 cups Vanilla essence: 1tsp Lemon juice: 2tsp Milk or cream as required

How to make: Note: Leave space of two inches between the cookies for rising. Do not overbake these cookies. For frosting:

Macaroons are those adorable cookies you just can’t resist. You will need: For the shells:

Almond flour: 3/4 cup Sugar: 1 cup Egg whites: 2 Tartar cream: A pinch Powdered sugar: ½ cup

For buttercream:

Unsalted butter: 1 cup Confectioners’ sugar: 3 1/2 cups Different extracts for flavoring (optional)

How to make:

7. Frosted sugar cookies

These crisp sugar cookies in pink are just perfect for baby showers. You will need:

All purpose flour: 2 1/2 cups Butter: 1cup Sugar: 1 1/2 cups Egg: 1 Vanilla essence: 1tsp Almond extract: 1/2tsp Baking soda: 1tsp Tartar cream: 1tsp

How to make:

Gender-reveal Cookies Recipes For Baby Shower

If you are planning to reveal your baby’s gender on your baby shower, these cookies can be just perfect to celebrate the baby on the way. You can have a surprise element induced into your cookies. That will be a lot of fun for your guests.

These cookies will take your guests by an incredible surprise. You will need:

All purpose flour: 1 cup Powdered sugar: 1/2 cup Butter: 3/4 cup Sugar: 1½ cups Vanilla essence: 1tsp Baking soda: 1tsp Baking sheets Onesie cookie cutter Parchment paper Paste food coloring Piping tip Royal icing Sharp knife Sprinkles or candies in blue or pink

How to make: Make sure all your guests open them at the same time.

A simple plain cookie can be converted to a gender-reveal cookie by adding a surprise element. You will need:

All-purpose flour: 4 cups Salt: 1/2tsp Softened salted butter: 1 1/2 cups Powdered sugar: 1 1/2 cups Eggs: 2 Vanilla extract: 2tsp

How to make:

Pipe a pink or blue circle in the center of the cookie. Let it dry for three hours. Now cover the pink or blue circle using white icing. You can decorate the white with sprinkles or pipe ‘?’ on it to maintain the suspense. Let it dry overnight.

10. Sugar cookies

Normal sugar cookies stuffed with pink or blue icing make a perfect gender-reveal cookie. You will need:

Unsalted butter: 16tbsp Brown sugar: 3/4 cup Powdered sugar: 1/4 cup Egg: 1 Vanilla extract: 2tsp All-purpose flour: 2 1/3 cups Baking soda: 1/2tsp Baking powder: 1/2tsp Salt: 1/2tsp Coarse blue sugar: 1/4 cup Coarse pink sugar: 1/4 cup Choco chips: 8oz Royal icing (pink/ blue)

How to make: Do you have any ideas to share on baby shower cookies? Let us know in the comments section below.