Bird's Nest Cookies
Melted butterscotch and chocolate hold together crispy chow mein noodles in the shape of a bird's nest — with candy chocolate eggs inside.
- Prep time
- 9 min
- Cook time
- 21 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 ounces butterscotch chips (2/3 cup)
- 4 ounces finely chopped semisweet chocolate (3/4 cup)
- Kosher salt
- 5 ounces chow mein noodles (2 1/2 cups)
- 30 mini chocolate eggs/malt ball eggs
Instructions
- 1
Line a sheet tray with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
- 2
Set a medium bowl over a saucepan containing around 1 inch of water and turn heat to low. Add chocolate, butterscotch chips, and a pinch of salt to the bowl, stirring occasionally until melted and smooth.
- 3
Remove bowl from saucepan and fold in chow mein noodles until evenly coated.
- 4
Place about 2 spoonfuls of the mixture onto the sheet. With your fingers, make a divet in the middle and shape into a “nest.” Repeat with the rest of the mixture.
- 5
Set aside and let the chocolate-butterscotch coating set, then top each nest with 3 or so eggs.