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PEEPS® Cookie Nests

Prep 35 min
Total 1 hr 45 min
Servings 20

These bright and cheerful springtime treats have a special surprise waiting for anyone who loves a sweet and tender sugar cookie! Each cookie is frosted with a brightly colored frosting "nest" with a PEEPS® chick nestled on top. But under each chick, there's even more colorful fun: a clutch of sweet jelly bean "eggs"! Make this playful cookie for your favorite spring gathering—they're sure to be the star of the show. MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated February 10, 2019

Make with

Betty Crocker Cookie Mix

Ingredients

pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix

Butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch for drop cookies

3 3/4

cups Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (from three 16-oz containers)

Betty Crocker™ assorted gel food colors

Just Born® jelly beans

PEEPS® brand marshmallow chicks

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until dough forms. Shape dough into 20 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Place balls 3 inches apart on ungreased large cookie sheets.
2

Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
3

Measure 1 1/4 cups frosting into each of 3 small bowls. Stir red gel food color into 1 bowl to desired color, stir yellow gel food color into 1 bowl to desired color, and stir blue gel food color into 1 bowl to desired color.
4

Working with 1 color at a time, transfer frosting into decorating bag fitted with star tip. Leaving 3/4-inch circle near center of cookie, pipe a continuous swirl of frosting around to within 1/2 inch of edge of cookie. Top with another swirl of frosting to build up “nest” with a small well in center of cookie.
5

Add 3 jelly beans to center well of cookie; top with PEEPS® chick. Continue for remaining cookies and frosting colors.

If desired, add a sprinkle of colored decorating sugar immediately after piping frosting nest.

Expert Tips

Tint your frosting to closely match the PEEPS® chick colors, and have fun mixing and matching looks when decorating!
Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy cream cheese frosting may also be used.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 400
Calories from Fat: 120

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 13g; 20%
Saturated Fat 7g 35% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 20mg; 7%
Sodium: 220mg; 9%
Potassium: 30mg; 1%
Total Carbohydrate: 68g; 23%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 51g
Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%; 4%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 0%; 0%
Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;