Name: No-Bake Chocolate Bird's Nest Cookies (Kid Friendly)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 12 ounces milk chocolate chips; 12 ounces butterscotch chips*; 12 ounces Chow Mein noodles; 1 cup M&M's, Jellybeans, Chocolate eggs, or any other kind of "egg-shaped" candy

These No-Bake Chocolate Bird's Nest Cookies are perfect for Easter! They make a great activity to put together with your kids, too!

No-Bake Chocolate Bird’s Nest Cookies (Kid Friendly)

These No Bake Chocolate Bird Egg Nest Cookies are so fun for Easter and the PERFECT kid friendly recipe!

They are one of our favorite Easter treats and show up to our yearly Easter dinner.

Recipe Ingredient Notes

To make No-Bake Chocolate Bird Egg Nest Cookies, you will need the following ingredients:

12 ounces milk chocolate chips
12 ounces butterscotch chips*
12 ounces Chow Mein noodles
1 cup M&M’s, Jellybeans, Chocolate eggs, or any other kind of “egg-shaped” candy

Equipment Needed

For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:

How to make No-Bake Chocolate Bird Egg Nest Cookies

Dump your two bags of chips into a microwave-safe bowl.
Melt in the microwave on 50% power for 60 seconds.Stir and repeat until all chips are smoothly melted.
Add bag of chow mein noodles to the melted chocolate and stir until all noodles are coated.
Lay out wax paper and drop a large tablespoonful of chocolate noodles onto wax paper. Mold into a “bird nest” shape. Warning- your hands will get messy.
Place a couple of “egg” candies on top of the chocolate nest. Let harden (if you can resist eating it! They are good when they are warm and gooey too!) and place in the fridge if you want them to set-up faster.

*Don’t like butterscotch chips? You can switch them out for a second bag of chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, or peanut butter chips. I have tried all of those combos and think that they are delicious!

Storage Suggestions

If you manage to not eat the whole tray of cookies immediately, these No-Bake Chocolate Bird’s Nest Cookies store well. Once cookies have completely cooled, here is how you can store them:

Counter: Store in an airtight container in a single layer for up to 4 days at room temperature.
Refrigerator: Store in an airtight container in a single layer for up to 7 days in a refrigerator.

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No-Bake Chocolate Bird’s Nest Cookies (Kid Friendly)

5 from 6 votes

These No-Bake Chocolate Bird's Nest Cookies are perfect for Easter! They make a great activity to put together with your kids, too!

12 Cookies

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 0

Total Time 10

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Ingredients

▢ 12 ounces milk chocolate chips
▢ 12 ounces butterscotch chips*
▢ 12 ounces Chow Mein noodles
▢ 1 cup M&M's, Jellybeans, Chocolate eggs, or any other kind of "egg-shaped" candy

Equipment

Instructions

Dump your two bags of chips into a microwave-safe bowl.
Melt in the microwave on 50% power for 60 seconds.Stir and repeat until all chips are smoothly melted.
Add bag of chow mein noodles to the melted chocolate and stir until all noodles are coated.
Lay out wax paper and drop a large tablespoonful of chocolate noodles onto wax paper. Mold into a "bird nest" shape. Warning- your hands will get messy.
Place a couple of "egg" candies on top of the chocolate nest. Let harden (if you can resist eating it! They are good when they are warm and gooey too!) and place in the fridge if you want them to set-up faster.

Notes

Nutrition

Calories: 299 kcal · Carbohydrates: 57 g · Protein: 5 g · Fat: 5 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 5 mg · Sodium: 300 mg · Potassium: 1 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 34 g · Vitamin A: 67 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 21 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Cuisine: American

Cost: $10

Author: Steph Loaiza

Course: Dessert

Did You Make This Recipe?We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a review or a question in the comment section below the post.

Questions & Reviews

Aimee says:

MMm, we call these spiders in our house. We mix the milk chocolate chips with butterscotch and peanut butter chips. Yummers!

Hayley says:

These are always SO messy to make but so darn good and easy, it's hard not to make them as spiders or birds nest cookies during the respective holidays :) a great cookie to engage the kids in making, that's for sure!

Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says:

So delicious! Makes me hungry just looking at them. Love the butterscotch in there!

Chandra Wood says:

I love those! My nieces and nephews would love these! thanks for sharing.

taylorandchandra.blogspot.com

Reannah @ {Shaped by Grace} says:

How fun!!! You had me at "No-Bake!" :) I just pinned and shared on my page! Have a great weekend!

Jocelyn says:

We love to make a similar version of these too!!! Gotta love no bake recipes:-)

Sugarr2518 says:

These look like soo much fun to make:)

Zainab says:

Hey its my first time here!! Lovely space!!! I m
Trying to B a follower I just cant do it i dont know y!!!
Anyway the eggs are sso colOurful and so tempting!!
No bake are always welcome... !!

Raysha says:

I made these once and the kids loved them. The recipe I used was a little different. Yours looks like it might be a bit more tasty!

Gluten Free and Loving It says:

How cute! I love the "eggs" in the nest.

Sara says:

I love this!! Hope you can link up at my turquoise lovin' party!! (Accept all projects)

Vanessa Hughes says:

I made these today. They are very yummy and perfect for the chocolate lover. Super cute idea, Thnx so much for sharing!

sunday's child says:

Instead of Chow Mein Noodles I use Fiber One Cereal :P

April Tuell says:

I love this! I'd like to invite you to link up on Saturday Spotlight @ Angels Homestead tomorrow. I'll be featuring Easter treats and crafts soon, and would love to include this in the collection.

http://angelshomestead.com/

Hope to see you there :)

April

Naila Carnagua says:

I'd love to make these for my daughter's bird-themed birthday party - how many does one batch make? These are adorable!

Cindy says:

Any other choices instead of using chow mein noodles?

Cyd says:

You can also use rice krispies or plain special K cereal.

AMIE says:

Has anyone ever tried these with broken pretzels? I have them on hand, so thought they might work and still be yummy...

Kelli says:

Has anyone tried making these by putting them in mini-muffin tins? That's how I'm planning on making them, but didn't know if they come out ok. I've never made this recipe

Lisa says:

I've made them with potato sticks instead of the chow mein noodles. I also used white chocolate with the potato sticks....yummy.

Doreen says:

I just made them by useing pretzels and they are very yummy....

Kim says:

I'm just curious if you have any idea how long these are good for not refrigerated? Do the noodles get soggy? I want to make them for the tops of cupcakes a day or two before I make the cakes.

Momma Cyd says:

You'll be fine making them a day or two ahead of time. Just keep in an airtight container.

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Aimee says:

MMm, we call these spiders in our house. We mix the milk chocolate chips with butterscotch and peanut butter chips. Yummers!
Hayley says:

These are always SO messy to make but so darn good and easy, it's hard not to make them as spiders or birds nest cookies during the respective holidays :) a great cookie to engage the kids in making, that's for sure!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says:

So delicious! Makes me hungry just looking at them. Love the butterscotch in there!
Chandra Wood says:

I love those! My nieces and nephews would love these! thanks for sharing.

taylorandchandra.blogspot.com
Reannah @ {Shaped by Grace} says:

How fun!!! You had me at "No-Bake!" :) I just pinned and shared on my page! Have a great weekend!
Jocelyn says:

We love to make a similar version of these too!!! Gotta love no bake recipes:-)
Sugarr2518 says:

These look like soo much fun to make:)
Zainab says:

Hey its my first time here!! Lovely space!!! I m
Trying to B a follower I just cant do it i dont know y!!!
Anyway the eggs are sso colOurful and so tempting!!
No bake are always welcome... !!
Raysha says:

I made these once and the kids loved them. The recipe I used was a little different. Yours looks like it might be a bit more tasty!
Gluten Free and Loving It says:

How cute! I love the "eggs" in the nest.
Sara says:

I love this!! Hope you can link up at my turquoise lovin' party!! (Accept all projects)
Vanessa Hughes says:

I made these today. They are very yummy and perfect for the chocolate lover. Super cute idea, Thnx so much for sharing!
sunday's child says:

Instead of Chow Mein Noodles I use Fiber One Cereal :P
April Tuell says:

I love this! I'd like to invite you to link up on Saturday Spotlight @ Angels Homestead tomorrow. I'll be featuring Easter treats and crafts soon, and would love to include this in the collection.

http://angelshomestead.com/

Hope to see you there :)

April
Naila Carnagua says:

I'd love to make these for my daughter's bird-themed birthday party - how many does one batch make? These are adorable!
Cindy says:

Any other choices instead of using chow mein noodles?
Cyd says:

You can also use rice krispies or plain special K cereal.
AMIE says:

Has anyone ever tried these with broken pretzels? I have them on hand, so thought they might work and still be yummy...
Kelli says:

Has anyone tried making these by putting them in mini-muffin tins? That's how I'm planning on making them, but didn't know if they come out ok. I've never made this recipe
Lisa says:

I've made them with potato sticks instead of the chow mein noodles. I also used white chocolate with the potato sticks....yummy.
Doreen says:

I just made them by useing pretzels and they are very yummy....
Kim says:

I'm just curious if you have any idea how long these are good for not refrigerated? Do the noodles get soggy? I want to make them for the tops of cupcakes a day or two before I make the cakes.
Momma Cyd says:

You'll be fine making them a day or two ahead of time. Just keep in an airtight container.