Easter Nest Cookies

These Easter Nest Cookies are an easy, festive Easter dessert recipe that will look so cute on your table this year! They are a fun alternative to the no bake birds nest cookies and are made using a cake mix, frosting, coconut, and Cadbury eggs.

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Easter Nest Cookies

How darn cute are these birds nest cookies!?

I just love the combination of the chocolate cookies frosted with shredded coconut and mini Cadbury eggs.

These cookies are a perfect option for those of you that are serving a decorate your own Easter Cookie Board this year.

Easter Nest Cookies: Table of Contents

  1. Ingredients
  2. Equipment
  3. Instructions
  4. Recipe Card

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Easter Nest Cookies: Ingredients

  1. Cake mix
  2. Eggs
  3. Vegetable oil
  4. Vanilla frosting
  5. Shredded coconut
  6. Cadbury eggs
  7. Green food coloring gel

Easter Nest Cookies Recipe Ingredients

Easter Nest Cookies: Equipment

  1. Mixing bowls
  2. Spatula
  3. Measuring cups
  4. Cookie scoop
  5. Small sauce dishes
  6. Cooling rack
  7. Frosting spatula
  8. Parchment paper

How To Make Easter Nest Cookies

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe Collage of Instructions

Step 1: Bake The Cookies

  • First, combine cake mix, eggs, and oil in a large bowl.
  • Then, chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  • Next, using a cookie scoop, shape the dough into one-inch round balls and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, about 2″ apart.

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  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Bake for 9-11 minutes.
  • Next, remove the cookies from the oven and let them rest on the baking tray for 2 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Step 2: Decorate The Cookies

  • Transfer the coconut from its package to a mixing bowl.
  • Next, add the food coloring gel and mix well.
  • Once the cookies have cooled completely, frost them with vanilla icing and top with coconut and 3 Cadbury eggs.

I hope you enjoy these Easter Nest Cookies made from a cake mix.

They are a fun twist on the classic birds nest cookie and are also perfect inspiration for those of you serving a decorate your own Easter cookie board this year.

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Easter Nest Cookies

These Easter Nest Cookies are an easy, festive Easter dessert recipe that will look so cute on your table this year! These cookies are made using a cake mix, frosting, coconut, and Cadbury eggs.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chill & Decorating Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Spatula
  • Measuring cups
  • Cookie scoop
  • Small sauce dishes
  • Cooling rack
  • Frosting spatula
  • Parchment paper

Ingredients
  

Cookies

  • 1 Box chocolate cake mix
  • 2 Large eggs
  • 1/2 Cup vegetable oil

Toppings

  • 1 Cup shredded coconut
  • 3 Drops green food coloring gel
  • 1/2 Container vanilla frosting
  • 72 Cadbury eggs

Instructions
 

Bake The Cookies

  • First, mix the cake mix, eggs, and oil in a large bowl.
  • Then, chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  • Next, using a cookie scoop, shape the dough into one-inch round balls and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, about 2" apart.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Bake for 9-11 minutes.
  • Next, remove the cookies from the oven and let them rest on the baking tray for 2 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Decorate The Cookies

  • Transfer the coconut from its package to a bowl mixing.
  • Next, add the food coloring gel and mix well.
  • Once the cookies have cooled completely, frost them with vanilla icing and top with coconut and 3 Cadbury eggs.
Keyword Cadbury, Cake Mix, Cookie, Cookies, Easter


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Samantha is the founder of the lifestyle blog, Lifestyled By Sam. She has been cooking and baking since her childhood and now loves hosting family and friends for the holidays. Lifestyle By Sam is dedicated to being your one-stop-shop for recipes and hosting your favorite holidays and events.

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