Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Almond Macaroon Nests

Category: Easter

Ingredients and Directions

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup butter, softened

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

1 cup white sugar

3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups flaked coconut

2 drops red food coloring

2 drops yellow food coloring

1 cup chocolate coated peanuts

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Sift

together the flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese, and sugar until

smooth. Stir in the vanilla, then gradually beat in the dry ingredients. Divide

the coconut into three separate containers.

Color one portion red, one yellow, and leave one plain. Toss the colored

coconut together with the plain. Roll cookie dough into walnut sized balls, roll

the balls in the coconut mixture, then place them 2 inches apart onto the

prepared cookie sheet. Press 1 candy into the center of each cookie.

Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven, then remove from the oven and

press 2 more candies into the center of each cookie. Return to the oven to

continue baking for another 4 to 5 minutes, until golden brown. Cool cookies

on the baking sheet for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to

cool completely. Makes 3 dozen.