Birds Nest Cookies Recipes

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Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine butter and sugar.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, and cocoa powder. Add flour mixture to butter mixture; mix on low speed just until a stiff dough forms, about 2 minutes. Transfer dough to a piece of plastic wrap, wrap tightly, and chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Place chocolate, heavy cream, and espresso powder in a medium heatproof bowl. Place the bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, stirring occasionally, until chocolate has melted. Remove bowl from heat, and set the chocolate ganache aside to cool, stirring occasionally.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out chilled dough to a 1/4-inch thickness. Using a 2 1/4-inch-round cookie cutter, cut out 24 cookies; place them on lined baking sheets. Chill cookies until firm, about 20 minutes.
• Bake cookies until set, about 14 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• For colored coconut, combine a few drops of food coloring with 3 tablespoons water in a medium bowl. Stir in coconut; mix until evenly colored. Spread on an ungreased baking sheet; bake just until dry, about 12 minutes, being careful not to brown. Let coconut cool; transfer to a small bowl.
• When the ganache has cooled to room temperature, whisk until it becomes stiff enough to pipe. Transfer ganache to a pastry bag fitted with a 3/8-inch-round tip, and pipe around perimeters of cookies. Dip each cookie, ganache-side down, into plain or colored coconut. Fill "nests" with candy-coated chocolate eggs, 2 or 3 eggs per nest.

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Steps:

• In a large microwave safe bowl add the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and peanut butter. Microwave stirring after every 30 seconds until melted and smooth.
• Add in the bag of chow Mein noodles and mix until combined. Scoop out 2 tablespoons of the mixture and place on parchment paper. Top with 3 Cadbury eggs. Let sit until chocolate has hardened.

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Steps:

• Separate the eggs. Chop the nuts fine.
• Cream together 1 cup softened butter and sugar. Add the yolks, and beat well. Add the flour, and mix well.
• Make small balls out of dough. Roll balls in egg white, and then in the nuts. Place balls on greased cookie sheets, and press center of cookie with thumb. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 8 minutes. Press center of cookie again, bake until lightly browned 4 to 6 minutes. Cool cookies on racks.
• To make frosting, begin by blending the water, shortening, vanilla, and 1/4 cup softened butter or margarine together thoroughly. Slowly add confectioners' sugar, and mix until smooth and creamy. More water may be needed to make desired consistency.

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Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine the chocolate and peanut butter chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt 1 minute, stir, then continue to melt in 20-second bursts, stirring several times in between to encourage melting, until smooth.
• Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Use a rubber spatula to gently stir in the noodles until well coated. Use a large spoon to scoop a heaping portion of the mixture and place on the prepared sheet. Make a well in the center and add 2 or 3 of the chocolate eggs. Repeat with the remaining chocolate mixture and chocolate eggs. Let the chocolate set before serving.

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Steps:

• Cream butter and brown sugar.
• Add egg yolks and vanilla.
• Sift flour and salt and stir until combined.
• Roll teaspoonful of dough into balls.
• Dip in slightly beaten egg white and roll in finely chopped nuts or flaked coconut.
• Place on ungreased baking sheet and press thumb into center of each. You can also you the handle of a wooden spoon.
• Bakeat 350 deg. F. for 5 minutes, Indent again. Bake 8-10 minutes more.
• Cool then fill with candied cherries or assorted jams or jellies.