Description
Birds Nests Cookies: Festive Easter treats featuring a soft chocolate cookie base topped with crunchy chocolate-coated chow mein nests, centered with silky chocolate and pastel candy eggs. Easy, kid-friendly, and perfect for spring dessert tables, parties, or lunchbox treats. Bake a dozen nests in minutes, decorate with eggs, and watch them disappear. This nostalgic, crowd-pleasing cookie combines chocolate richness with playful nest texture for all ages.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- For the nests:
- 2 cups chow mein noodles
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- For topping:
- ½ cup melted chocolate for center
- 36 pastel candy eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F 175°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract, mixing until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture until fully incorporated.
- Scoop dough onto baking sheet and bake 9–11 minutes. Cool completely.
- Melt chocolate chips with coconut oil until smooth. Stir in chow mein noodles until evenly coated.
- Spoon small portions of the mixture onto each cooled cookie, shaping into nests with a slight indent in the center.
- Add a small spoonful of melted chocolate into the center of each nest and top with three candy eggs.
- Allow chocolate to set before serving.
Notes
- Do not overbake the cookies; they should remain soft in the center.
- Line the baking sheet with parchment for easy removal.
- Ensure nests cool completely before adding the chocolate center to prevent smear.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Yields about 12 cookies.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (1/12 of recipe)
- Calories: N/A
- Sugar: N/A
- Sodium: N/A
- Fat: N/A
- Saturated Fat: N/A
- Unsaturated Fat: N/A
- Trans Fat: N/A
- Carbohydrates: N/A
- Fiber: N/A
- Protein: N/A
- Cholesterol: N/A
Keywords: Birds Nests Cookies, Easter cookies, chocolate nests, chow mein cookies, spring dessert, kid-friendly cookies