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Easter Nest Cookies

These Easter Nest Cookies are a fun Easter twist on thumbprint cookies that kids and adults will enjoy alike!
 
Ingredients:
 
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Pastel M&Ms
 
Directions:
 
Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
Mix in egg and vanilla until well incorporated then add flour,salt and baking powder slowly.
Split dough into half and wrap in plastic.
Refrigerate dough for 1 hr. (Alternatively you can freeze formed dough balls for 12 minutes prior to baking)
Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
Shape dough into small balls about the size of a walnut, and space 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
Please resist the urge to create thumb print at this point.
Bake for about 12-15 minutes until lightly brown.
Remove from the oven and immediately press in three M&Ms into centre of each cookie.
Remove from sheet pan to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before serving.
Store in an airtight container.
 
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
 
Easter Nest Cookies

Easter Nest Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Pastel M&Ms

Instructions

  1. Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Mix in egg and vanilla until well incorporated then add flour,salt and baking powder slowly.
  3. Split dough into half and wrap in plastic.
  4. Refrigerate dough for 1 hr. (Alternatively you can freeze formed dough balls for 12 minutes prior to baking)
  5. Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
  6. Shape dough into small balls about the size of a walnut, and space 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
  7. Please resist the urge to create thumb print at this point.
  8. Bake for about 12-15 minutes until lightly brown.
  9. Remove from the oven and immediately press in three M&Ms into centre of each cookie.
  10. Remove from sheet pan to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before serving.
  11. Store in an airtight container.
  12. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Nutrition Information:

Serving Size:

1 grams

Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g

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Easter Nest Cookies
 
 
Enjoy!
 
Looking for more great Easter recipes?  Check out these Skillet Dinner Rolls and these Easy Easter Cupcakes!  Don’t forget to check out my Easter section throughout the coming weeks for more great ideas!
 
 

Silvia D

Friday 20th of March 2015

adding these tomy Easter baking list! Thanks for the recipe!

kathy downey

Wednesday 11th of March 2015

These look delicious,soon be time to do a it of baking for Easter

Judy Cowan

Friday 27th of February 2015

I am starting to plan my Easter baking and I am thinking these cookies will have to be on the list.

KD

Sunday 27th of April 2014

These are really cute! I love the pastel eggs!

Erika Birrell

Sunday 13th of April 2014

These would be a HUGE hit in our house, what a neat idea!!

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