BIRD'S NEST COOKIES
INGREDIENTS
1 1/3 CUPS FLAKED COCONUT
2 STICKS BUTTER OR MARGARINE SOFTENED
1 LARGE EGG
1/2 TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT
2 CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
3/4 TEASPOONS SALT
1 3/4 CUPS SPECKLED MILK CHOCOLATE EGGS (SMALL)
GUM DROPS CAN BE SUBSTITUTED OR M&M ALMOND CANDIES
DIRECTIONS
PREHEAT OVEN TO 300 F
SPREAD COCONUT ON NON-GREASED COOKIE SHEET
TOAST IN OVEN, STIRRING OCCASIONALLY UNTIL LIGHT GOLDEN ABOUT 25 MINS
REMOVE COCONUT AND SET ASIDE
INCREASE OVEN TEMPERATURE TO 350 F
IN LARGE BOWL, ADD BUTTER AND SUGAR WHIP UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY
BEAT IN EGG, AND VANILLA
IN MEDIUM BOWL, COMBINE FLOUR AND SALT
BLEND INTO CREAMED MIXTURE
FORM DOUGH INTO 1 1/4 INCH BALLS
ROLL HEAVILY IN TOASTED COCONUT
PLACE TOASTED COOKIE BALLS 2 INCHES APART
ON LIGHTLY GREASED COOKIE SHEET
MAKE INDENTATION WITH THUMB IN CENTER OF EACH BALL
BAKE 12 TO 14 MINUTES OR UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN
REMOVE COOKIES LET COOL COMPLETELY
THEN ADD YOUR EGGS TO THE NEST
MAKES 3 DOZEN COOKIES