No Bake Easter Nest Cookies


Not a new concept in cookie-making, but I had never made these Easter nest cookies before and they were so super easy as a last-minute treat to take to the school party (and the kids went nuts for ’em) that I thought I’d share. We can’t make insane decorated sugar cookies for every single occasion, right? Learn how to make no-bake easter nest cookies after the jump…
No-Bake Easter Nest Cookies

So you’ll need some egg shaped candy (I went with Cadbury mini eggs), some chocolate chips (or butterscotch for a more nest-colored cookie), and some crispy chow-mein noodles (like you’d find in a chinese chicken salad):

Melt the chips in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring each time, until they are liquid.

Throw the noodles in a bowl and cover with chocolate and stir. Lick the spatula.

Scoop out piles of chocolate noodles and shape into general nests. If you are feeling fancy, which I was not, you can put them in little plastic wrap-lined bowls to shape them into curved nests as they dry.

Before they harden, add your eggs. Smoosh them down a little and they will they fuse together as they harden.

Done. Grub.

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21 Comments

Abby

I just made these yesterday, but found a recipe that had peanut butter in them too.. tasted like a reese cup!! just add about 1/3 cup of peanut butter in with your chocolate before you add your noodles!!! love your blog..:)

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Jessica

I would probably eat the whole bag of cadbury mini eggs before the nests hardened enough. They send my self-control on vacation.

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vicky

Also really good if you use cornflakes or rice crispies! And if you really want to step up a notch add caramel in the chocolate!

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Ashley

GENIOUS!!!! why am I just finding your site!!! I seriously love it! I need to go search around on your site more 🙂

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Jamie

YES!! I was just thinking about these the other day! So glad that I found them here. Now off to send my hubby to the store. It'll interesting to see what he brings back when I ask for "chow mein noodles".

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sariroo

My Mom has made Easter nests since I can remember but she uses toasted coconut instead of chow mein noodles and uses Jelly Belly jellybeans for the eggs. I love to freeze them and then eat them. So good!

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erica

1/3 cup of peanut butter
egg shaped candy (I went with Cadbury mini eggs), some chocolate chips (or butterscotch for a more nest-colored cookie), and some crispy chow-mein noodles (like you’d find in a chinese chicken salad):

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Cheryl

So excited to try these, especially with the tips above on adding peanut butter. My wee girl is going to be so excited!! Thanks for sharing!

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