Colourful Easter Nest Cookies

Colourful Easter Nest Cookies
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 15
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 153.0
  • Total Fat: 7.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 23.2 mg
  • Sodium: 13.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 22.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
  • Protein: 2.4 g

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Introduction

Miniature candy-shelled chocolate eggs nestle in rich cocoa batter nests studded with colourful candies and chocolate chips. Miniature candy-shelled chocolate eggs nestle in rich cocoa batter nests studded with colourful candies and chocolate chips.
Number of Servings: 15

Ingredients

    1/4 cup butter
    1/2 cup brown sugar
    1 egg
    2 tsp vanilla
    1/2 cup cocoa
    1/2 cup flour
    1/4 cup Kamut flour
    1/2 tsp baking powder
    1/4 tsp salt
    1/3 cup jumbo semisweet chocolate chips
    1/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
    1/4 cup miniature M&M's
    15 chocolate "Mini Eggs"

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a large cookie sheet.
Cream butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl.
Add egg and vanilla, beating well.
Add cocoa, flours, baking powder and salt, stir in gently.
Fold in the chocolate chips and mini M&M's.
Drop 1 1/2" balls of dough onto the sheet, leaving about 1 1/2" of space.
Lightly press a Mini Egg into the centre of each ball of dough.
Bake the cookies for 10 minutes.
Cool completely on the sheets.

Number of Servings: 15

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.