Bird's Nest Cookies - Recipe

How adorable are these Bird's Nest Cookies? I'll be the first to admit that I have a bit of a sweet tooth, (and a slight obsession with colored eggs) so when I was flipping through my big cookie cookbook and came across these I just had to make them. If you wanted to, you could substitute small jelly-beans as the "eggs" as well.  


Bird's Nest Cookies
Recipe adapted from: The Great American Cookie Cookbook

1 1/3 cups flaked coconut

1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened

1 large egg

½ cup granulated sugar

½ tsp real maple syrup

2 cups all purpose flour

¾ tsp salt

1 ¾ cups mini M & M's candies (divided)

Preheat oven to 300*F. Spread coconut on ungreased cookie sheet. Toast in oven, stirring occasionally until lightly golden. Remove coconut from cookie sheet and set aside. Increase oven temperature to 350*F. In large bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in egg and maple syrup. In medium bowl combine flour and salt; blend into creamed mixture. Stir in 1 cup mini M&M's. Form dough into 1 inch balls. Roll heavily in toasted coconut. Place 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Make indentation in center of each cookie with thumb. Bake 12-14 minutes or until coconut is golden brown. Remove cookies to wire racks and fill indentations immediately with remaining mini M&M's using a small amount for each cookie. Cool completely and enjoy!

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