Robin's Nests

These were cute and the fondant like eggs really looked the color of a robin's egg. The cookies were easy to make and using a standard cookie scoop, did yield the suggested amount. I just made a 1/2 recipe to test them. The cookies I had to leave in a little longer than suggested and a minute or so before removing I had to repress the centers as they had puffed up some. The cookies kind of tasted like a soft pecan sandy. Where I had trouble with was the eggs. They actually taste good with the cookie because eaten with the cookie it is like added frosting. However, I mixed the dough and it wasn't coming together completely. Then, I ended up adding about 1/4 tsp. of water. That made them too soft and flatten some after shaping. I think, next time I would just keep kneading or even try some jelly beans with a little icing to make them stick to change it up. After finishing the cookie I put them on a tray with plastic wrap in the fridge and they held up nicely. They were fun to make and were a nice and different Easter treat.

I made these for Easter. They turned out super cute and are fairly good as far as taste. The only substitution I made was pecans vs walnuts. The cookie is a pecan sandy type texture. The fondant eggs are actually very good - they taste like frosting - and add sweetness and temper the dryness of the cookie. I had been very tempted to use jelly beans or other egg shaped candies for the eggs and I'm very glad I didn't! The fondant eggs were easy to make and were a perfect compliment to the cookie.

I love this recipe. The cookies turn out so cute! I'll post a picture of the batch I made. I greased the cookie sheet, but there's a lot of butter in the dough so it may not be necessary. The recipe says to make the dough balls 1 teaspoon size, but I recommend at least a tablespoon of dough per nest. The dough and fondant were easy to work with so I suppose you could make the nests and eggs any size you like. They taste like a shortbread cookie rolled in walnuts, and the almond flavored fondant eggs are a perfect flavor match. I made three tiny eggs per nest, by rolling little pieces of fondant in a ball. I'll definitely make this recipe again!