These easy bird’s nest cookies are the perfect treat for Easter. Simple and quick to make, crispy noodles are coated in chocolate and decorated with chocolate eggs.
Easy Bird Nest Cookies Recipe
This Easter, be sure to make up a batch of these adorable chocolate bird’s nest cookies!
These no bake cookies come together quickly and easily for a sweet and crunch snack the whole family will love.
Be sure to check out my other Cookie Recipes!
Why You’ll Love this Bird’s Nest Cookies Recipe:
- Easy: Super simple to make with just a few ingredients. The hardest part is waiting for the chocolate to set!
- No bake: Any desserts that don’t require the oven to be turned on are a bonus in my book!
- Kid friendly: Kids not only love to eat these cookies, but they’ll have a great time helping you to make them too.
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How to Make Bird’s Nest Cookies
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Melt together the butterscotch, chocolate, peanut butter and butter.
- Stir in the vanilla.
- Pour the chocolate mix over the noodles.
- Spoon the mix onto parchment paper.
- Add the chocolate eggs and allow to set.
Bird’s nest cookies are a fun confection made of chocolate-and-peanut-butter-dipped chow mein noodles. They’re salty, sweet, and irresistibly crunchy!
These are obviously great cookies for Easter, but you can easily adapt them to enjoy any time of the year. Swap the chocolate eggs for Reese’s pieces for Halloween, or add some gummy sweets to serve them for kids’ birthdays.
Once your bird’s nest cookies have fully set, transfer them to an airtight container. They will keep well for up to 1 week at room temperature. I like to separate the layers with parchment so that they don’t stick together. They will still be good to eat after this time, but the noodles will start to get a bit soft.
Yes, these cookies freeze really well, so be sure to make a double batch! Simply place the set cookies into a Ziplock bag or airtight container and they will keep for up to 3 months. Let them thaw in the fridge before enjoying.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Melt the chocolate slowly so it doesn’t burn. The best way to do this is in a double boiler so you have full control. You can do it in a microwave, but heat in in small increments, stirring in between.
- Spoon the chocolate noodles onto parchment so that they are easy to remove.
- Your chocolate bird’s nest cookies will take around 45 minutes to set in the fridge.
These bird’s nest cookies are so simple and easy to make and they make such a fun treat for kids of all ages!
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Bird Nest Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 11 ounces butterscotch chips
- 9 ounces dark chocolate chips
- 6 ounces white chocolate chips
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons salted butter (¼ stick)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 10 ounces chow mein noodles (2 (5-ounce) tins)
- 9 ounces candy-coated chocolate mini eggs like Cadbury
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- Baking Sheet
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Set a heat-proof bowl over a saucepan filled with 1½-2 inches of water. Set over medium heat. Melt the butterscotch chips, dark chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, peanut butter, and salted butter.11 ounces butterscotch chips, 9 ounces dark chocolate chips, 6 ounces white chocolate chips, 1 cup creamy peanut butter, 2 tablespoons salted butter
- Once melted, add in the vanilla extract and stir until combined.1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pour the melted chocolate mixture into a large bowl with the chow mein noodles and stir until the noodles are fully coated.10 ounces chow mein noodles
- Scoop the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet and place it in “nest-like” clumps on the sheet pan. Add three chocolate eggs to each nest and then let sit until the chocolate hardens, about 45 minutes to an hour.9 ounces candy-coated chocolate mini eggs
Notes
- Melt the chocolate slowly so it doesn’t burn. The best way to do this is in a double boiler so you have full control. You can do it in a microwave, but heat in in small increments, stirring in between.
- Spoon the chocolate noodles onto parchment so that they are easy to remove.
How much butter? Not mentioned in the recipe
Hi, I see it in the ingredient list. I’m sorry if there’s some bug not showing it. It’s 2 tablespoons.