Bird's Nest Tea Cakes

These cute bird's nest cookies are made with a pecan cookie dough pressed into a nest shape. The nests are then filled with chocolate chips and baked. Your kid cooks will be happy to help, and happy to eat.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 178 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• ¾ cup chopped pecans
• ½ cup sifted confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine flour, butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl to form a dough; stir in pecans.

Step 3

Shape dough into a large ball and refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.

Step 4

Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on a baking sheet.

Step 5

Make an indentation with thumb in the middle of each ball, forming a 'nest'.

Step 6

Fill each nest with about 1 teaspoon chocolate chips.

Step 7

Bake nests in the preheated oven until edges are crisp (cookies will not brown), 10 to 12 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire rack, about 15 minutes.