Birds Nest Easter Cookies ๐๐๐ (great For Kids)
posted in All on 2/23/2015
Easter Recipe- Birdโs Nest Cookies
1 cup butter
8oz cream cheese
2 cups sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp coconut extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
Flaked coconut and green food coloring
Egg shaped candies: Reeseโs eggs, Cadbury eggs, Peanut M&Mโs or jelly beans work great!
Beat together butter and cream cheese till smooth. Beat in sugar. Add egg, vanilla, and extracts. Mix well. Stir in the flour and baking powder. Roll dough in balls (about the size of ping pongs). Place on lightly greased cookie sheets. Make an indentation in each one using the back of a Tablespoon. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Cookies wonโt brown. Remove from oven and use the spoon to press down the indentation again. Let cookies cool completely. Mix coconut with a couple of drops of green food coloring in a small bowl with a lid. Cover and shake till coconut is tinted green.
And decorate fill nest with coconut and add a few eggs

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