BONNIE'S EASTER NEST COOKIES
By
BonniE !
@ReikiHealsTheSoul
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Ingredients
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1 1/2all purpose flour
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1teaspoon baking powder
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1/2teaspoon salt
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1/2shortening
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1/3sugar
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1egg white
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1teaspoon mexican vanilla
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2tablespoons milk
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2cups shredded sweetened coconut
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6ounces of jelly belly jelly beans, assorted colors, (the small shiny jelly beans)
How to Make BONNIE'S EASTER NEST COOKIES
- This recipe makes 30 cookies.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Sift together the dry ingredients in a small bowl. Using a hand mixer, mix the shortening, sugar, milk, egg white and the vanilla in a large bowl until well blended. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Add the coconut and mix well. Form into 30 one-inch balls. Place the balls on an ungreased cookie sheet. Depress the center with your thumb, leaving a thumbrint in the center of the cookie. (that is the nest that holds the eggs) Bake in a pre-heated oven for about 10 or 12 minutes, depending on your oven, just until the bottoms start to brown and a hint of brown reaches the tops of the cookies. Remove from the oven and place the Jelly Belly beans, 4 or 5 to a nest. Return the cookies to the oven and bake 5 minutes more. Watch them carefully the last couple of minutes to make sure they don't melt. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Happy Easter!