Easy no bake Easter Cookies that look like adorable egg nests!
Last week I had an idea, what if I made my no bake trail mix cookies (that I can’t keep my hands off of) into egg nests? If you can’t tell, I’m definitely feeling spring, even if snow is in the forecast this weekend. Plus, I was just really craving these cookies.
I love all things sweet and salty, but the marshmallows take these no bake Easter cookies over the edge. I get the worst cravings for these cookies and they’re all too easy to whip up on a Wednesday afternoon. So, I made them into edible egg nests.
If you’re lucky, you can even find these little Cadbury miniature eggs in an array of pastels! Please take note, next year I need eggs in a pretty soft blue, okay? You can also use M&M’s in these easy no bake Easter cookies, but for Easter I decided to make them with the classic Cadbury mini eggs our baskets were always filled with growing up. These egg nests also make a great addition to a baby shower!
These egg nests are made with the most delicious mix of ingredients. In fact, it’s all I can do to form them into cookies without eating a few scoops of the mixture along the way! These Easter cookies are comprised of pretzel sticks, roasted peanuts, Chex, marshmallows, peanut butter and butterscotch chips. Topped off with Cadbury eggs they’re the most adorable Easter treat!
I have found that some are very opposed to butterscotch but would never know there was a hint of butterscotch in these craveable, addictive little egg nests. They are seriously can’t keep your hands off addicting!
How to Make Easter Cookies that Look Like Egg Nests
- The key is to use pretzel sticks. Drop the warm mixture onto a parchment lined baking sheets. Press gently on the top of it with the back of a spoon to create Easter nests.
- Immediately add your eggs lightly pressing down.
- Refrigerate until set.
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Easter Cookies Egg Nests
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups butterscotch chips {package}
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
- 3 cups pretzel sticks broken
- 1 cup Chex
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
- Cadbury mini eggs
Instructions
- Line cookie sheets/platters with parchment paper {must fit in your refrigerator}
- In the microwave, combine butterscotch chips & peanut butter 30 seconds at a time until smooth, stirring intermittently.
- In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Stir in peanut butter mixture until well combined.
- Drop mixture by the spoonful onto cookie sheets pressing in the middle with a spoon to make nests and add 3 Cadbury mini eggs to the center.
- Refrigerate until solid – about an hour or let set at room temperature.
These are the cutest no bake cookies! And the flavor is amazing! I couldn’t stop eating them!
This is a great, easy, no bake recipe!
These are so pretty and cute!
My kids love these!! I am a fan of butterscotch & wouldn’t change a thing about these! They are delicious & a great Easter treat!
Love how easy these no bake cookies are. My girls are old enough to make them on their own now!
These little nests turned out so cute! Great for spring!
These are so fun! Perfect easy and festive treat for Easter!
My kids and I had so much fun making these together!
This is such an amazing idea!! So cute!
so cute and so yummy!
My kids love these kind of treats that they can help make!
I love these!
This is such an adorable idea for Easter! Love it!
I can’t wait to make these with my kids! So fun!
I am loving these!! So cute, adorable and fun!!! Perfect for Easter Sunday!
Cute, quick and easy to make!
I just discovered your blog and everything about it looks amazing!!! And this is such an awesome idea, I’m going to try it this weekend!
You are so very kind, thank you!
I love no-bake treats, especially ones that are this charming!!