This is a print preview of "Nidos de Pajaro "Bird's Nests Cookies"" recipe.

Nidos de Pajaro "Bird's Nests Cookies" Recipe
by Andrea Faz

Nidos de Pajaro "Bird's Nests Cookies"

Yet another family recipe of mine. They really are one of a kind, delicious, and another way to get the kids in the kitchen. They look very elegant and make for a decadent gift as well.

Rating: 4.3/5
Avg. 4.3/5 6 votes
Prep time: Mexico Mexican
Cook time: Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 (3 sticks) cups of butter
  • 4 cups of flour
  • 4 tbsp of baking powder
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 finely chopped pecans
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • a pinch of salt
  • jam/jelly of your juice

Directions

  1. With a blend mix the butter (room temperature), with the sugar, and vanilla.
  2. Mix in only the egg yolks saving the whites in a separate container.
  3. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt into the mix.
  4. Form small cookie balls about the size of a bouncy ball.
  5. Dip each cookie into the egg whites and roll them around in the nuts and place them onto a greased cookies sheet.
  6. Bake them for 5 minutes at 350 degrees.
  7. After the five minutes pull the cookies out and with your finger make an imprint in the center of the cookie so that it resembles a bird's nest.
  8. Return the cookies to the oven and bake for another 10-15 minutes.
  9. Once the cookies have been removed form the oven, fill the nest with jam/jelly.