Easter Nests
Easter Egg Nests
Recipe By : Mr Food
Serving Size : 18
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 drops yellow food coloring -- up to 4
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups flaked coconut
36 jelly beans
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 until well blended. Beat in the flour until smooth, then fold in the coconut. Drop by heaping teaspoonsful 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 minutes, or until the edges are golden. Remove from the oven and gently push 2 jelly beans into each nest. Let the nests cool slightly on the cookie sheets, then remove to wire racks to cool completely. Store in airtight containers.
NOTES : Makes about 18 small nests
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