Baby Bird Nest Cookies
by RetroRuth | Apr 1, 2020 |
From Pillsbury Festive Spring Recipes, 1982
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1 cup butter or margarine, softened
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs, seperated
1 tsp vanilla
2 ¼ cups flour
½ tsp salt
1 cup finely chopped coconut
¾ cup finely chopped nuts
Corn syrup
Jelly Beans or tiny candies
1Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar. Stir in egg yolks and vanilla; mix thoroughly. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in flour and salt. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. In a small bowl, slightly beat egg whites. In a small bowl, combine coconut and nuts. Dip balls in egg white, then Into coconut-nut mixture. Place 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheet. Make an indentation in the center of cookies with the end of a wooden spoon or thumb.
2Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet. Remark indentations; cool completely. Brush indentations lightly with corn syrup. Fill cookies with jelly beans or candies.
Yield: 54 cookies.
Ingredients
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs, seperated
1 tsp vanilla
2 ¼ cups flour
½ tsp salt
1 cup finely chopped coconut
¾ cup finely chopped nuts
Corn syrup
Jelly Beans or tiny candies
Directions
1Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar. Stir in egg yolks and vanilla; mix thoroughly. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in flour and salt. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. In a small bowl, slightly beat egg whites. In a small bowl, combine coconut and nuts. Dip balls in egg white, then Into coconut-nut mixture. Place 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheet. Make an indentation in the center of cookies with the end of a wooden spoon or thumb.
2Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet. Remark indentations; cool completely. Brush indentations lightly with corn syrup. Fill cookies with jelly beans or candies.
Yield: 54 cookies.
AuthorRetroRuth