Easter Egg Nests Recipe
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 1 x egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 dsh yellow food color - (to 4)
- 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 2 c. flaked coconut
- 36 x jelly beans
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, beat the sugar, egg, vanilla, and food color till well blended. Beat in the flour till smooth, then mix in the coconut. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheets. Flour your thumb, then press an indentation into the center of each cookie to create a nest.
- Bake for 10 to 12 min, or possibly till the edges are golden brown. Remove from the oven and gently push 2 jelly beans into each nest. Let the nests cold slightly on the cookie sheets, then remove to wire racks to cold completely. Store in airtight containers.
- This recipe yields 18 small nests.
- Yield: 18 nests
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 212g | |
| Calories 677 | |
| Calories from Fat 275 | 41% |
| Total Fat 32.55g | 41% |
| Saturated Fat 26.13g | 105% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 186mg | 62% |
| Sodium 79mg | 3% |
| Potassium 396mg | 11% |
| Total Carbs 87.38g | 23% |
| Dietary Fiber 8.3g | 28% |
| Sugars 56.09g | 37% |
| Protein 11.54g | 18% |
