easter chocolate nest cookies
Chocolate nest-shaped Easter cookies filled with mini chocolate eggs
Ingredients
unsalted butter
115 g (4 oz)
fine granulated sugar
100 g (3 1/2 oz)
demerara sugar
100 g (3 1/2 oz)
eggs
2
vanilla extract
1 tsp
dark chocolate (melted)
2 tbsp
cake flour
200 g (7 oz)
Dutch-process cocoa powder
2 tbsp
baking soda
1/4 tsp
salt
a pinch
shredded coconut
90 g (3 1/4 oz)
rolled oats
75 g (3 oz)
mini chocolate eggs (for filling nests)
200 g (7 oz)
Instructions
1
Preheat preparation
Preheat oven to 160°C, grease two baking sheets.
2
Mix butter and sugar
Cream butter and sugar.
3
Add wet ingredients
Add eggs, vanilla extract, and melted chocolate, beat until smooth.
4
Add dry ingredients
Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt, then add to the butter mixture.
5
Add coconut and oats
Add shredded coconut and rolled oats to the mixture, stir to combine.
6
Shape and bake
Scoop dough into balls about 5 cm in diameter, press a 2 cm indentation in the center of each with a floured thumb, bake for 10-12 minutes.
7
Fill
Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely, then fill the indentations with mini chocolate eggs once cooled.
