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overhead shot of easter nest cookie with coconut and egg shaped candies

Easter Nest Cookies

Kara
Soft cream cheese nest cookies topped with coconut and egg shaped candies. A perfect cookie for Easter!
4.84 from 12 votes
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert: Cookies
Cuisine American
Servings 30 cookies
Calories 208 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter softened to room temperature
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ¼ tsp coconut extract
  • ¼ tsp almond extract
  • 3 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ⅓ cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • Green food coloring
  • 90 Cadbury mini eggs or other egg shaped candies

Instructions
 

  • Beat together butter and cream cheese in a large bowl 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 or silpat lined cookie sheets. Make an indentation in each one using the back of a teaspoon.
  • Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Cookies won't brown. Remove from oven and use the spoon to press down the indentation again.
  • Remove to cooling racks and let cool completely.
  • Mix coconut with a couple of drops of green food coloring in a pint sized mason jar with a lid. Cover and shake till coconut is tinted green.
  • Fill nests with coconut, and add a few egg candies.

Notes

You may need more or less candies depending on size.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 208kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 94mgPotassium: 33mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 307IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg
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