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Easy Coconut Macaroon Nests

These 4-ingredient coconut macaroon nests are can be made in less than 40 minutes and can be topped with your favorite egg candy.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Decorating Time 10 minutes
Servings: 20 nests
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

For the coconut macaroon nests
  • 14 ounces sweetened coconut flakes
  • 10 ounces sweetened condensed milk about ¾ of a 14 ounce can
For the topping
  • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 4 ounces of chocolate, melted
  • 50-60 Cadbury Mini Eggs

Equipment

  • 2 Mixing bowls
  • 2 rubber spatuals or spoons
  • 1 Cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
  • 1 cookie dough scoop (optional)

Method
 

To make the coconut macaroon nests
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
  3. Add sweetened coconut and sweetened condensed milk to a medium mixing bowl and stir until combined.
  4. Use a medium-large cookie dough scoop or spoon to scoop ~3-inch round nests on to the prepared cookie sheet. Leave at least ½ inch in between each macaroon.
  5. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the macaroons are golden brown.
To decorate the nests
  1. Remove the macaroons from the oven and use the back of a spoon or measuring spoon to lightly indent the center of the cookies.
  2. Place the chocolate in a medium bowl and melt it in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth.
  3. Spoon 1-2 teaspoons of melted chocolate into the indented centers of the macaroons.
  4. Place three candy eggs in over the melted chocolate, then set them aside to set (in the fridge for 30 minutes or at room temperature for 1-2 hours). Enjoy at room temperature.