Description
Delicious Easter-themed cookies made with chocolate and topped with colorful Peeps and jelly beans.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups sugar
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup butter (salted or unsalted)
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups quick oatmeal (or a combo of quick oats and old fashioned oats)
- 1–2 cups coconut (shredded, sweetened or unsweetened)
- gel food coloring (one or two colors of your choice)
- 16–20 Peeps chicks
- mini jelly beans (enough for 4-5 ‘eggs’ per nest)
Instructions
- Combine 2 cups sugar, ½ cup milk, ½ cup butter, and ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder in a saucepan. Bring to a full, rapid rolling boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently.
- Once boiling vigorously, cook for exactly 1 minute without stirring. Remove from heat immediately.
- Stir in the 2 tsp vanilla extract until smooth, then pour in the 3 cups quick oatmeal and mix until thoroughly coated in the chocolate syrup.
- Drop heaping tablespoon-sized portions onto parchment paper. Use the back of a spoon to press a ‘well’ or nest shape into the center. Let set for 1 hour.
- Massage 1-2 cups coconut and gel food coloring in a zip-top bag until well coated. Spread on a baking sheet to dry.
- Fill each firm nest with coconut ‘grass.’ Top with one of the 16-20 Peeps chicks and 3–5 mini jelly beans as ‘eggs.’
Notes
- Make sure to adjust the amount of coconut and food coloring based on your desired decoration style.
- Let the nests cool completely before adding the toppings to avoid melting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg