These Easter Bird Nest Macaroons are the perfect dessert to add to your Easter Sunday fare! Not only are they super cute but these cookies come together super easily as well. It just makes my heart happy when easy AND cute are thrown together in the same batch of sweets. 
 

Now, let’s talk macaroons for a minute. Is there anything worse than a dry, crusty macaroon? I can only think of one thing. You guessed it- a dry pan of funeral potatoes! That’s a different story for another time though. This recipe produces a moist and luscious macaroon. I promise! A can of sweetened condensed milk can make about everything moist and that happens to be a large part of what makes up the coconut cookie base. 
 

Now, let’s talk coconut. If there are any coconut-haters reading just sit tight for a second. I have always enjoyed toasted coconut, but until the last year or so, I despised coconut any other way. The first time I ever had these was over ten years ago, way back in my coconut-hating days. My sister Jessie made them for an Easter trip we spent visiting their family.  I had one bite and was a goner. These Easter Bird Nest Macaroons had me hooked!
 

Plus, they are dipped in a chocolate ganache. Chocolate ganache can make everything better. 

 
Lastly, these bad boys are topped with Cadbury Mini’s and drizzled in white chocolate. I simply adore Cadbury Mini’s, but you could use other chocolate candies, like M&M Eggs, Robin’s Eggs, or Hershey Eggs. In my non-negotiable opinion though Cadbury chocolate is the tastiest 🙂 

Happy Easter! 

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Easter Bird Nest Macaroons

2017-04-11 10:47:53

A moist and luscious macaroon dipped in chocolate ganache, topped with Mini Cadbury Eggs, and drizzled in white chocolate!

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Ingredients

1. 5 1/2 cups sweetened coconut flakes
2. 2/3 cup flour
3. 1/4 teaspoon salt
4. 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
5. 1 teaspoon vanilla

For the ganache

1. *2 cups chocolate chips
2. 1 cup heavy cream
3. 1 teaspoon vanilla

Topping

1. 60-65 Mini Cadbury Eggs
2. 2 tablespoons white chocolate chips

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat oven @ 350 F. Combine flour, coconut flakes, and salt in a medium sized bowl.
2. 2. Place sweetened condensed milk and vanilla in separate bowl and mix until combined. Add dry coconut mixture and mix well.
3. 3. Shape mixture into about twenty balls. Make the "nest" in the middle of each ball by moistening the back of a spoon, by dipping it in water, and shaping the nest with it. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake for 12 minutes.
4. 4. Let cool completely on cookie sheet. To make the ganache, pour chocolate chips in a small-medium size bowl. Microwave the cream for one minute then pour over the chocolate chips. Whisk until chocolate chips melt and thoroughly combine. Add vanilla and whisk. Dip each macaroon in the chocolate ganache. Completely cover the entire cookie with the ganache. Place on a greased cookie sheet, or a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Let set until cooled and the ganache has hardened up a bit.
5. 5. Place three Cadbury Mini Eggs in each nest. Drizzle with melted white chocolate chips if desired.

Notes

1. *The original recipe calls for semi-sweet chocolate chips. We prefer more of a milk chocolate taste, so I used about 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips and 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips. Use whatever chocolate chips or mixture of chocolate chips you prefer.
2. Yields: 20 macaroons

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