No Bake Bird Nest Cookies are classic no bake cookies but made into cute bird nests for Easter or Spring celebrations.
It’s Springtime so why not celebrate the beautiful weather and the birds chirping outside. My husband grew up eating no bake cookies but they aren’t pretty. I wanted to make them cute so I turned them into bird nests.
No Bake Bird Nest Cookies are not made in the oven, hence the no bake in the title. They are cooked on the stove top for a very short amount of time. When I make no bake cookies, I make sure to have all the ingredients ready to go since time is of the essence.
The most important part when making the cookies is the boiling time. If you boil not enough, then it will be gooey. If you boil too long, then it will be crumbly. When it comes to a rolling boil (rapidly bubbling), set a timer for one minute. As soon as the minute is over, remove it from the heat.
Then you can stir in the oat mixture. As soon as it is combined, start spooning your cookies out onto waxed paper. A cookie dropper is great to use for this part. You can quickly scoop out the cookies into uniformed shapes and then use the back of the scooper to make an indentation in the middle of each cookie. The cookies will start setting right away. Once they are cooled down, you can add the little eggs to make it look like cute bird nests.
- 1½ cups quick oats
- ⅓ cup peanut butter
- 1 dash of salt
- 4 Tbs. butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- 40 small candy eggs
- In a bowl, add oats, peanut butter and salt (no need to mix). Set aside.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, add butter, sugar, cocoa powder and milk. Stirring occasionally, bring to a rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in oat mixture and vanilla.
- Drop by rounded spoonfuls on waxed paper, making a round indentation in the center of each cookie. Allow to cool for an hour. Add eggs to the center of each cookie
- Enjoy!
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How fun! My little boy would love these bird nest cookies!
What a great combo! I love that they are little nests…my children are gonna love these!
These are so cute! Perfect Easter treat!! Pinning for next year 🙂
These are super cute. I am pinning to my ideas for the holidays board. Sorry I didn’t get to drop by sooner since I had to unexpectedly go out of town. Hope you had a great Easter and can join in again at this week’s party.
these are so cute and look delicious.
How cute! Thanks so much for sharing it with us! Pinned to the party board. 🙂
These are too cute! Thanks so much for sharing this at the Friday Frenzy!
These are so cute and definitely pretty.
What a great treat! Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe!
I would like these so much better than the other nests I have seen. Thanks for linking up with the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board and to my Easter boards.
Thank you! I’ve seen the chow mein noodle bird nests before but it never sounded appetizing to me. A cookie is so much better 🙂
your recipe will be featured on Tell Me About It Tuesday by a hostess. Thanks for linking up
Thank you!
What a perfect Easter sweet treat! ~Tammy
Congratulations…this post was featured on Create It Thursday #52! Thanks so much for sharing such a great idea with us last week!
Thank you!