Easy Bird Nest Cookies Easter Recipe

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These colorful bird nest cookies filled with shimmering Cadbury eggs make a tasty and easy Easter recipe for your holiday parties and gatherings.

This recipe requires little ingredients and little time to prepare!

I like to use Chow Mein noodles and Rice Krispies cereal mixed together. Based on your preference, using only one or the other is also an option.

These bird nest cookies are easy to customize to your favorite spring colors!

I chose to use pale yellow and light blue for my bird nests, but feel free to get creative! Mix your food colorings to make some beautiful spring pastels!

I start by adding 1-2 drops of food coloring to the vanilla candy coating, and then add in more food coloring by 1 drop increments to darken the color to my liking.

Use this recipe to make a great dessert to serve for Easter, or a spring treat!

You could also use regular Cadbury eggs, jelly beans or mini Robin's eggs in place of the shimmering Cadbury eggs for your bird's nest cookies.

For a more health conscious Easter treat, check out these Easy Easter Fruit Skewers!

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Easy No Bake Bird's Nest Cookies Recipe

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Yield: 12 nests

Author: The Berry Basics

These colorful bird nest cookies filled with shimmering Cadbury eggs make a tasty and easy Easter recipe. Requires little ingredients and little time to prepare! Easy to customize to your favorite spring colors.

Ingredients

• 1 16 oz package vanilla candy coating
• 1 16 oz package chocolate candy coating
• 1 pack food coloring
• 1 12 oz bag chow mein noodles
• 1 box rice krispies
• 1 bag shimmering Cadbury mini eggs
• wax paper

Instructions

1. Put 8 oz of vanilla candy coating in a microwaveable glass dish.
2. Microwave for 1 minute and 15 seconds, then stir. If more time is needed to melt the chocolate, microwave in 15 second intervals and stir until thoroughly melted.
3. To make the colored nests, add 2-4 drops of your desired food coloring to the vanilla candy coating mixture. Skip this step if you are making plain vanilla or chocolate nests.
4. Add 1 cup of chow mein noodles and 1/4 cup rice krispie cereal to the melted candy coating and stir.
5. Form nests in a muffin pan lined with wax paper.
6. Repeat this process with 8 oz of chocolate candy coating. Mix in chow mein noodles and rice krispies and form the chocolate nests in the muffin pan.
7. Allow to dry completely on the counter, or place in the refrigerator for quicker drying.
8. Place a few mini shimmering Cadbury eggs, plain mini Cadbury eggs, jelly beans or small Robin's eggs in each nest.
9. Serve & enjoy!

Notes:

I start by adding 1-2 drops of food coloring to the vanilla candy coating, and then add in more food coloring by 1 drop increments to darken the color to my liking.

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