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Easy Chewy Chocolate Easter No-Bake Nest Cookies with Cadbury Mini Eggs | Kitchen Cents
Rachel Koller

Nest Chocolate No-Bake Cookies

4.72 from 7 votes
Chewy, chocolate no-bake cookie nests filled with chocolate Cadbury mini eggs.  A quick & easy springtime Easter treat!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 18 nest cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 cups rolled oats oatmeal
  • 36 Cadbury mini eggs
  • 1 tbsp corn syrup optional, helps to avoid sugar crystallization

Method
 

  1. In a saucepan (at least a 1-quart big saucepan), add all ingredients EXCEPT rolled oats. Bring to a boil.  Boil for 2 minutes.
  2. Remove chocolate mixture from heat.  Add rolled oats. *see note*
  3. Scoop or spoon about 1 1/2 tablespoons of oat mixture onto parchment or waxed paper.  Press 2 chocolate mini eggs into the center o each cookie before they set.
  4. Chill in fridge or freezer for about 10 minutes or until cookie has become firm.
  5. Store in an airtight bag or container.

Notes

To help avoid sugar crystallization: 
  1. you can add 1-2 tablespoons corn syrup. 
  2. when boiling, avoid scrap sides as this can cause sugar crystals to stick to the side of the pan and later crystalize mixture. 
  3. To help with crystallization, you can also pour mixture over oats in a separate bowl. Don't scrape sides of the pan.
If crystallization occurs cookies will become grainy and sugar-like.  They will still taste good, the texture will just be different.

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