Coconut Macaroon Nutella Nests
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Spring has sprung and Easter is right around the corner, so today I am sharing a cookie recipe for, Coconut Macaroon Nutella Nests. The cookies are easy and fun to make, Josh actually made the cookies and I decorated them. We make a great team:) The coconut nests are super cute and the Nutella center is divine!
We used our favorite coconut macaroon recipe to make the cookies. Josh shaped the macaroons into little bird nests and baked them until they were slightly golden brown. After the macaroons cooled, I got to decorate them! If you have children, get them to help you decorate the nests. It is a ton of fun. I know I had a good time playing with Nutella and candy:)
I spooned a big blob of Nutella into the centers of the nests and topped the Nutella with candy eggs. I used M&M’s Speck-tacular Eggs, but feel free to use your favorite Easter candy. Cadbury Mini Eggs or Robin Eggs would also be good. Oh, how I love Easter candy!
Make these Coconut Macaroon Nutella Nests for Easter this year. They would be a great addition to any Easter basket or a great treat to place at each place setting for Easter brunch of dinner. They are almost too pretty and cute to eat-almost:)
Coconut Macaroon Nutella Nests
Yield: 10 nests
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 17-20 minutes
Coconut cookie nests filled with Nutella and Easter egg candies. These cookies are perfect for Spring and Easter.
Ingredients:
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 large egg white
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 cups sweetened coconut
1 cup Nutella
M&M Speck-tacular Eggs (or other Easter candy)Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat mat.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the sweetened condensed milk, egg white, vanilla extract, and salt. Stir until combined. Add in the coconut and mix well.
3. With a spoon, scoop up about 2 Tablespoons of the dough and place the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Form the cookies into the shape of a bird nest. Press down the center with your thumb.
4. Bake cookies for 17 to 20 minutes, or until slightly golden brown. Remove from the oven and press your thumb down in the center of the nests again. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes or until they are firm and set. Remove with a spatula onto a cooling rack. Cool completely.
5. Place about a tablespoon of Nutella in the center of each nest. Place 3 egg candies in the center of the nest. Finish decorating the nests and serve.
Note-you can make these 2-3 days in advance. Store in an air tight container on the counter.
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Yummy, I love nutella and coconut, is delicious
wow! wow! everithing are soooo gooodd, I loved
Coconut and chocolate….Yum!
they are adorable, I LOVE macaroons!
Totally cute!
Oh my these are adorable! These are the perfect Easter cookies indeed!
these are too cute…i love macaroons. i will have to try this.
These are such a cute idea! I love that the the filling is Nutella; one of my favorite things!
This is such a creative idea! Love this spin on macaroons and Easter treats in general. I’ve never seen anything like it!
These are sooooo adorbs! Not to mention that coconut and nutella are two of my favorite foods
That is just dah-ling!!
These are too cute for words!! Oh, Nutella, how I love thee!
Anything coconut and nutella has my vote! Love this recipe for spring and easter
Alright…I DESPERATELY need these for easter! My family will go crazy for them!
Just saw these on Pinterest, beautiful!! How did I miss commenting on this earlier ?!!
How cute, this is so fun with spring and Easter coming so soon
So cute!
Oh my goodness! These are so darn cute!! This is my sons first easter..he’ll love these! (meaning..hes 9 months old so Ill eat them all!
) I can’t wait to try these out! They sound delicious too!
What a great idea as I love Easter candy too!
thanks for posting a link to my cupcakes! I’ve always loved your site =)! These coconut macaroons look amazing and so cute!
Two Peas replied: — March 21st, 2012 @ 11:11 pm
Thanks Jaclyn! Love your cupcakes! Super cute!
We are totally drinking the same water! Love how yours turned out! Nutella? Wish I had thought of that. Yum!
Got your book!! I adore it! And I adore these cute macaroon nests! Super cute!
Two Peas replied: — March 21st, 2012 @ 11:11 pm
Thanks so much Katie! I am glad you like the book!
I could eat up every single one!! Coconut + Nutella!? Yes please!
Maria, these are ridiculously cute!! And you can’t go wrong with coconut and nutella.
So pretty! These are the most festive easter cookies EVER!
I had to do a double take when I saw these on Pinterest! I made some that were very similar last week – only not using nutella (just chocolate candiquik)! Love them & will have to try will nutella too! Glad I found your cute blog.
Holy wow! Those really do look way too cute
. My problem with these types of recipes is that I always have to buy double the candy otherwise I eat it all 
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I have made something very similar to these for years at Easter! What a great way to get the candy to stick to the macaroons!
These are so adorable!!
I love this idea!! I like it a lot better than the chow mein noodle nests…these seem so much sweeter.
oh my – SO incredibly adorable!!
so cute! happy spring!
I just made these…they are so good!!!
These are so cute Maria, perfect for Easter!
absolutely anything with nutella in it has me sold! i can’t wait to make these – they look so cute! btw- you should stop over to my blog and enter my chobani giveaway!
Maria these are absolutely adorable! I will have to make these for Easter for sure!
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Absolutely darling!
These look delicious…except that (gasp) I don’t like nutella. The problem is I am an only *dark* chocolate type of girl. Do you have any ideas and what could be substitued? Melt dark chocolate and mix with hmmm…