These No Bake Birds Nest Cookies are made with oats, corn flakes, mini eggs, peanut butter and are perfect for Easter or Spring! The kids will go nuts for them! Includes step by step recipe video
It always happens this way.
I plan out my recipes (and make, photograph and schedule them) sometimes months in advance. And then at the last minute, weeks before a holiday arrives I suddenly start to feel guilty that I haven’t brought you enough cutesy holiday-themed recipes.
I start to panic. What can I possibly make?!? I don’t have time. I should just forget about it, move on. The people don’t need another birds nest cookie recipe!
And often, I do move on, and forget about it, and you get something boring like soup. Or stew. Or a one pot pasta.
But this time… I guess I changed my tune.
I figured I definitely needed an excuse to buy a giant bag of mini eggs (don’t we all?!?) and the kids would love them. And maybe I’d even let them help me make a batch for Easter (if there were any mini eggs still around by then).
I wasn’t sure how to go about making these. I thought I would use these No Bake Christmas Tree Cookies as a base, and just shape them into little nests. But then I realized that nests aren’t green, so I’d have to fill them with something brown and that seemed silly.
Brown. I can do brown. Peanut butter, chocolate and, oooo — Corn Flakes!
These cookies are a cross between my 2 favorite no bake cookies — the traditional, chocolate and oats, and those insanely delicious butterscotch corn flake cookies.
I thought I would need some glue to hold my eggs in my nest and I love the way toasted coconut looks so much like a nest, so I had big plans to make an indent, fill it with chocolate, rim with toasted coconut and THEN add my mini eggs…. but you know, life happened and I got lazy. Which makes these a pretty unoriginal version of a Birds Nest Cookie but I’m okay with that.
If you want to go all out, feel free to do the whole melted-chocolate-toasted-coconut shebang. And then send me a sample to taste test 😉
Easter No Bake Birds Nest Cookies (with Mini Eggs!) + VIDEO
written by Ashley Fehr
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter not natural
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 1/2 cups coarsely crushed corn flakes
- 72 mini eggs
Instructions
- In a large bowl, melt together butterscotch chips, chocolate chips and peanut butter.
- Stir in oats and corn flakes until combined.
- Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto wax paper lined baking sheets (you’ll need two) into 24 mounds. Immediately press 3 mini eggs into the center.
- Let cool completely before storing in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks or the freezer for up to 3-4 months.
Nutrition Information
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Emily Frazier says
Is the 20g of sugar in nutritional information per cookie or per batch?? Thank you in advance!
Ashley Fehr says
Per cookie
Sherry says
Love the bird nests! Where did you get that beautiful plate?
Sherry
Ashley Fehr says
Thank you! It is from Pier 1 I’m pretty sure!
Amanda E. says
Wow, I don’t cook very often but made these for an Easter potluck. Just finished making them and tried one… They are SO GOOD! Thank you for sharing the recipe. 🙂
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Amanda! I’m so happy to hear that!
Lorna Demedeiros says
Can you substitute the eggs for something that is no sugar added? Do they make mini eggs for diabetics?
Ashley Fehr says
They might and you can definitely substitute the eggs for any candy!
Katelyn says
Can these be made a few days in advance?
Ashley Fehr says
Yes, definitely! I would refrigerate them
Cyndy says
Do I measure the corn flakes before I crush them or after?
Ashley Fehr says
After crushing them
Ellenk says
I don’t buy much cereal but have rice Chex left from another treat. Would these work instead of corn flakes since they are crushed? Thanks!
Ashley Fehr says
Oh definitely! They’ll work great!
Rachel says
Will it work if I don’t add the peanut butter. I want to make these in my Pre-K classroom and were a nut free facility
Ashley Fehr says
You can likely substitute with some regular butter, but you won’t be able to leave it out.
Leah says
These looks great! My little girl and I will be making these this weekend! Do you think adding shredded coconut would work okay here?
Ashley Fehr says
Yes I think so! You’ll just want to leave out an equal amount of the other dry ingredients
Allie says
How long do they take to harden?
Ashley Fehr says
Not long at all! I pop them in the freezer and in 5 minutes they are set.
Delphine says
Instead of coconut can i substitute for almond meal .
Kathy says
Thanks for the recipe Ashley. I made a smaller version of these with just one mini egg.
Ashley Fehr says
I’m glad you liked it!
Heather says
Can you use peanut butter chips instead of butterscotch? These nests are super cute!
Ashley Fehr says
Yes absolutely!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
I’m so bad at making “fun” holiday recipes! These nests are so cute! Love how easy they are to make!
Britt @ Sweet Tea & Thyme says
Looks perfect for our church’s toddler groups for Easter treats! I’m sure I could substitute peanut butter for sunflower and almond butters for the littles. Thanks for the recipe!
Ashley Fehr says
Definitely! Even butter would work fine I think 🙂 Thanks!
ColleenB.~Texas says
YUM.
These would look adorable served / arranged on a pretty serving platter covered with green ‘grass’………..coconut died green; arranging the cute little nests a top of the ‘grass’
Ashley Fehr says
Yes that would be so cute!
Sarah @Whole and Heavenly Oven says
Oh my goooooosh! These cookies are so unbelievably cute I can hardly stand it! My little six year old sister would absolutely ADORE helping me make these! Can’t wait to try these, Ashley. 🙂
Ashley Fehr says
Haha thanks Sarah! My girls LOVED making them!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
The curse of working ahead…it’ horrible, isn’t it? 🙂 I never even shared a St. Patrick’s Day recipe because of working too far ahead, even though I left a spot open in my calendar for it. Oops! I’d much rather have these birds nest cookies though for Easter. It’s been WAY too long since I’ve had this kind of cookie! What a fun and pretty treat for the holiday!
Ashley Fehr says
Lol! I am so bad at just going with the flow and posting “in the moment”. I’m so focused on whatever month I’m working on I forget about all the things that are currently happening! Lol. Thanks Gayle!
barbara macrae says
love the bird nest
Ashley Fehr says
Thank you Barbara!