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Almond Macaroon Nests
TYMEGJUS3
"This is a tradition at Easter in our family! A delicate butter cookie, decorated with colored coconut to look like a little nest and filled with chocolate covered almonds or peanuts."
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Ingredients
1 h servings 146 calsOriginal recipe yields 36 servings (3 dozen)
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Directions
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- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese, and sugar until smooth. Stir in the vanilla, then gradually beat in the dry ingredients.
- Divide the coconut into three separate containers (see Cook's Note). Color one portion red, one yellow, and leave one plain. Toss the colored coconut together with the plain.
- Roll cookie dough into walnut-sized balls, then roll the balls in the coconut mixture. Place them 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet. Press 1 candy into the center of each cookie.
- Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven, then remove from the oven and press 2 more candies into the center of each cookie. Return to the oven to continue baking for another 4 to 5 minutes, until golden brown. Cool cookies on the baking sheet for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Footnotes
- Cook's Note:
- I like to color the coconut by placing it into a jar with the food coloring. Just close the lid and shake until colored. No messy hands!
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 146 calories; 8.5 g fat; 16.1 g carbohydrates; 1.8 g protein; 17 mg cholesterol; 117 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
4/2/2001
These cookies were a hit with my family. They liked my use of mini jelly beans in place of the chocolate nut, too.
Most helpful critical review
4/11/2017
There isn't any Almonds in the recipe!!!
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4/2/2001
These cookies were a hit with my family. They liked my use of mini jelly beans in place of the chocolate nut, too.
4/14/2001
So clever! They taste great! I used M&Ms chocolate covered peanuts, and they work marvelously, without falling out of the nests.
3/26/2016
I made these today and followed the recipe exactly except I used 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and 1/4 tsp almond extract. I didn't color the coconut which I wish I would have. They taste fine but th...
3/23/2016
Great recipe but these are not Almond macaroons - they are coconut butter cookies.
4/16/2017
Yummy, yummy, yummy! well-received at Easter dinner. The only small change I made was I added a bit of almond flavoring with the vanilla (1/2 tspn Vanilla, 1/4 tspn almond) . So attractive - so ...
4/16/2017
I made these for Easter and they turned out cute- like little nests with peanut M&Ms for the eggs, but they weren't as sweet as I was expecting. Too plain for me, I wouldn't make them again.