Description
Festive Easter birds nest cookies bring whimsical springtime charm to dessert tables everywhere. Sweet chocolate-coated clusters topped with pastel candies create delightful treats you’ll want to share with family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups chow mein noodles (or shredded wheat, crushed)
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup butterscotch chips (or peanut butter chips)
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter (optional, for extra flavor)
- 1 cup mini candy eggs (like Cadbury Mini Eggs or M&Ms)
- ½ cup shredded coconut (optional, for a grass effect)
Instructions
- Chocolate Melting: Combine chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in a microwave-safe bowl, heating in 30-second intervals and stirring until achieving a silky, uniform consistency. Incorporate peanut butter, mixing thoroughly to create a glossy chocolate base.
- Noodle Integration: Delicately fold chow mein noodles or shredded wheat into the molten chocolate mixture, ensuring complete and even coating of each noodle strand for optimal texture and flavor distribution.
- Nest Crafting: Utilize a parchment-lined baking sheet to construct cookie nests by spooning chocolate-coated noodles into small mounds. Gently shape each mound with the back of a spoon, creating a subtle indentation to mimic a bird’s nest structure.
- Egg Placement: While the nests remain warm and slightly malleable, strategically nestle mini candy eggs into the center of each structure, allowing them to slightly sink and create a realistic nest appearance.
- Solidification: Transfer the decorated nests to the refrigerator, allowing them to set and firm up for approximately 30 minutes, which will stabilize their shape and enhance their textural integrity.
Notes
- Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips slowly to prevent burning, using short microwave intervals and stirring frequently for smooth consistency.
- Use the back of a spoon to gently press and shape the mixture, ensuring an even indent that resembles a bird’s nest without breaking the delicate noodles.
- Add candy eggs immediately after forming nests while the chocolate is still warm, allowing them to slightly sink and stick naturally without additional adhesive.
- Chill cookies completely for 30 minutes to help them firm up and maintain structural integrity, preventing crumbling when handled or served.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg