Robin's Nests

These cute robin's nests are made out of a butter cookie rolled in chopped walnuts. They're filled with homemade fondant eggs and perfect for Easter.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 160 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 drop green food coloring
• 2 drops blue food coloring
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1.5 cups walnuts, finely chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes.

Step 3

Beat together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks until incorporated, then stir in vanilla. Add flour and mix well. Set dough aside.

Step 4

Whisk egg whites in a shallow dish, such as a pie pan, until foamy. Spread walnuts on a plate or waxed paper.

Step 5

Roll 1 teaspoon dough into a ball; roll in egg whites, then in walnuts. Place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough. Make a depression in each ball with your thumb.

Step 6

Meanwhile, beat 2 tablespoons butter with corn syrup, almond extract, and blue and green food coloring. Gradually stir in confectioners' sugar until incorporated. Roll 1/2 teaspoon fondant mixture into egg-shaped balls. Repeat with remaining fondant mixture.

Step 7

Place fondant eggs into the hollows of baked cookies.