Bird’s Nest Cookies
If you need an easy Easter recipe that looks festive without a lot of work, these Bird’s Nest Cookies check every box. They use favorite Easter candies such as Cadbury Mini Egg or Malted Milk Robin’s Eggs candies and come together fast with no baking required. It’s the kind of treat that feels fun and seasonal while still being simple enough to make on a busy afternoon with a houseful of kids.
Bird’s Next Cookies are part dessert and part hands-on activity, which makes them great for kids or anyone who likes a quick kitchen project. The chocolate and peanut butter mixture coats the crunchy chow mein noodles to form little nests that hold candy eggs in the center. They’re sweet, lightly salty, and have a crispy texture that balances the creamy chocolate.
They’re perfect in the days leading up to Easter when you want something festive without turning on the oven. You can make them during an Easter egg dyeing party or as a last-minute addition to the dessert table. Since they set at room temperature, they’re easy to fit into a busy holiday schedule.
Bird’s Nest Cookie Ingredients
A well-stocked baking cupboard makes recipes like this effortless. Chocolate candy coating melts smoothly, peanut butter adds richness, and the crunchy base gives the nests their shape.
- chocolate candy coating
- creamy peanut butter
- chow mein noodles
- Malted Mix Robin’s Eggs OR Cadbury Mini Egg candies
You will also need:
- mixing bowl
- rubber spatula
- measuring cups
- mini muffin pan
You can swap the Malted Milk Eggs or Cadbury Mini Eggs for jelly beans, pastel M&M’s, or any small Easter candy you have on hand. If you have leftover Cadbury Mini Eggs you can make Easter Bark
If you can’t find the chow mein noodles you can swap them out, try pretzels or toasted coconut. Pretzels add a salty bite, while crispy toasted coconut gives a nutty taste.
To Store These Bird’s Nests
Once chilled these bird nests will last quite a while. You don’t need to refrigerate these when storing, the almond bark (chocolate candy coating) is perfectly fine at room temperature. Layer them in a covered container, with waxed paper between the layers, and store in a dry location.
Bird’s Nest Cookies
Equipment
- 1 mini muffin pan
Ingredients
- 16 oz chocolate candy coating
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 6 oz chow mein noodles pretzels or coconut
- 1 package Cadbury egg candies OR Malted Egg Candies
Instructions
- Spray a mini muffin pan lightly with cooking spray
- Line with plastic wrap and press into each cavity
- Melt the chocolate candy coating in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second intervals until smooth
- Stir in the peanut butter until fully combined
- Add the chow mein noodles and stir to coat
- Spoon about 1 tablespoon of mixture into each muffin cavity
- Arrange noodles to stick up slightly to create a nest shape
- Press egg candies into the center before the chocolate sets
- Let sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes until firm
- Lift the plastic wrap to gently remove the nests
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Notes
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week
- You can substitute pretzels or shredded coconut for the chow mein noodles
