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chocolate no-bake easter birds nest cookies with chocolate eggs on a pink background

Bird's Nest Cookies

Print Recipe
Melted butterscotch and chocolate hold together crispy chow mein noodles in the shape of a bird's nest — with candy chocolate eggs inside.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword birds nest cookies, birds nest dessert, butterscotch haystacks, chocolate birds nest, chocolate easter nests, chocolate haystacks, easter cookies, easter desserts, easter nest cookies, easter nests, haystacks
Active Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 10 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces butterscotch chips 2/3 cup
  • 4 ounces finely chopped semisweet chocolate 3/4 cup
  • Kosher salt
  • 5 ounces chow mein noodles 2 1/2 cups
  • 30 mini chocolate eggs/malt ball eggs

Instructions

  • Line a sheet tray with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
  • Set a medium bowl over a saucepan containing around 1 inch of water and turn heat to low. Add chocolate, butterscotch chips, and a pinch of salt to the bowl, stirring occasionally until melted and smooth.
  • Remove bowl from saucepan and fold in chow mein noodles until evenly coated.
  • Place about 2 spoonfuls of the mixture onto the sheet. With your fingers, make a divet in the middle and shape into a “nest.” Repeat with the rest of the mixture.
  • Set aside and let the chocolate-butterscotch coating set, then top each nest with 3 or so eggs.