Robin's Nests

This robin's nests recipe is 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 1 cup butter and brown sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks until incorporated, then stir in vanilla. Add flour; mix well. Set dough aside.

Step 4

Whisk egg whites in a shallow dish 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 on a cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough; space 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Press thumb into each ball until makes an indentation.

Step 6

Meanwhile, beat corn syrup, 2 tablespoons butter, almond extract, and food colorings together; gradually stir in confectioners' sugar until fondant mixture incorporated. Roll ½ teaspoon into an egg-shaped ball; repeat with remaining fondant mixture.

Step 7

Place fondant eggs into cookie indentations.