Tuesday, April 12, 2011

No Bake Cookie NESTS

{recipe & pic from} All things heart and home
Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies…(Nests!)
1 Bag of  TINY Robin Eggs (Candy coated Chocolate-Malted eggs)
2 Cups sugar
**Less Than~1/2 Cup Cocoa (Nests turn out a lighter color if you use a little less than 1/2 cup!)
1 Stick butter (8 Tablespoons)
1/2 Cup milk
1  1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla
3 Cups Oats (Add a hand-full more if the consistency is too runny.)
3/4 Cups Peanut Butter
**2 Palm-fulls of Butterscotch Chips** (you can omit this…but it’s yummy!)
Combine sugar, cocoa, butter and milk over medium heat.
When mixture starts a roiling boil, stir and boil for one full minute.
Remove from heat…
Stir in: vanilla, oats, peanut butter, and butterscotch chips.
***Complete one nest and egg cookie at a time***
On wax paper…
Use an ice-cream scoop to make small balls and shape carefully and quickly  into little nests.
Add 2 or 3 tiny Robin Eggs…press to secure the eggs!

2 comments:

The Daily Smash said...

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Robin said...

Hey Kiristi - I loved these made them today. I've never added the butterscotch chips before and definately worth it :) I Love your blog...I always go to see what fun links you have.