Bird's Nest Cookies
Easy bird's nest cookies are a perfect Easter treat! With only three simple ingredients, plus some candy eggs, you can throw these together with ingredients you probably have at home!
Equipment
- Large Microwave-safe bowl
- Parchment, wax paper, or plastic wrap
- Cookie sheet or muffin tin
- Cookie scoop or large spoon
Ingredients
- 12 oz SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS May use milk chocolate chips, melting chocolate, or go half and half on butterscotch chips.
- 12 OZ CHOW MEIN NOODLES May use pretzel sticks, potato sticks, shredded coconut, or even quick oats.
- 1/2 CUP PEANUT BUTTER May use peanut butter chips
- 1 BAG CADBURY OR OTHER CANDY EGGS May use jelly beans or any candy Easter egg
Instructions
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips in 30-second intervals, stirring between.
- Add the peanut butter to the melted chocolate and stir until well mixed.
- Add chow mein noodles to the chocolate-peanut butter mixture and stir until well coated.
- On a parchment-lined cookie sheet, drop rounded spoonfuls onto the cookie sheet to make the nests. Create a little indentation in the center of each nest.
- You can also use a muffin tin lined with plastic wrap to create the bird's nest.
- Place in the freezer until frozen - about 30 minutes.
- Remove from the cookie sheet, add mini eggs to each bird's nest cookie, and enjoy!
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