COCONUT MACAROON NESTS

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Sizes have changed and I don't mean my dress size! So I've had to adjust some recipes because manufacturers have downsized their packages.

Provided by Rosemarie Torem

Categories     Cookies

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 4

14 ounce bag(s) shredded coconut
14 ounce sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp double strength vanilla
pkg small candy coated chocolate eggs or jelly beans

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover two cookie sheets with parchment paper and coat with non-stick spray.
  • 2. • Measure out ¼ cup of the sweeten condensed milk and reserve for another use. Mix the rest of the can with the vanilla in a medium bowl. Stir in the coconut until it's coated.
  • 3. • Drop mixture by rounded tablespoons onto cookie sheets. Poke an indentation into the "nest."
  • 4. • Bake for 8-10 minutes or until beginning to become golden.
  • 5. • Allow to cool before removing from parchment. • Insert one to three candy "eggs" in center.

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