Quick and easy! No bake birds nest cookie recipe is formed into nests with jelly bean eggs. A super cute holiday treat! Older kids can make these all by themselves!
12ounceswhite chocolate chipsmay use butterscotch morsels
½cupcreamy peanut butter
½teaspoonvanilla
3 ½cupschow mein noodles
72jelly beansor so
Instructions
Line baking sheets with wax paper, parchment, or silpat.
Microwave white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl on 50% power for 1 minute.
Stir.
Microwave an additional 15 seconds,
Stir.
Repeat until the white chocolate is melted.
Stir in peanut butter , and vanilla until well blended.
Add the chow mein noodles and stir gently until they are coated.
Drop by rounded tablespoons onto the prepared baking sheet.
Press down in the center and form "nests".
Add 3 jelly beans in each nest.
Refrigerate to set.
Notes
Tips
Vary the flavors with different chips - chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips... they all work!
Use crunchy peanut butter for more texture if you like.
Using a lower power setting on the microwave will help ensure the candy doesn't burn as it's melting.
I like to get a cheap, plastic tablecloth to make clean up super easy for these kinds of projects. Once the cookies are made you can just gather up the plastic table cover, give it a shake outside, and save it for the next project - or, if it's really messy just throw it away!