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Birds Nest Cookies!!
By The Chef | March 22, 2007
I was over on Kai’s Blog, and found lots of darling baked goods for Easter. She had found them on the M&M’s website. I went there looking for the Easter Basket Cupcake recipe that I will be sending to my kids school class parties–but there was this really cute recipe for Birds Nest Cookies. They appear to be a lot like a Macaroon with M&M Eggs inside. I LOVE Macaroons!! So I thought I would post this cute recipe first!!
1 bag M&M’S® Brand Milk, Peanut, Almond or Crispy Chocolate Candies for Easter
2 sticks butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spread coconut on non-greased cookie sheet. Toast in oven, stirring occasionally, until it turns light golden, about 25 minutes.
Remove coconut from cookie sheet and set aside.
Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees. In large bowl, add butter and sugar and whip until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla.
In medium bowl, combine flour and salt. Blend into creamed mixture.
Form dough into 1-1/4-inch balls. Roll heavily into toasted coconut.
Place coconut cookies 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Make indentation with thumb in center of each cookie. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove cookies and cool completely. Fill indentations with M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Easter
Makes 3 dozen cookies.
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