No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Nest Cookies
Updated March 05, 2020
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Nest Cookies-these easy no-bake cookies are perfect for spring and Easter! They look just like bird nests!
Every year, I make coconut macaroon nests for Easter. I make Coconut Macaroon Nutella Nests and Coconut Lemon Macaroon Nests. I can never pick a favorite, so I just make them both. Well, this year I am making a new nest cookie because Caleb informed me that he doesnโt like coconut anymore, even though he just devoured a stack of Toasted Coconut Pancakes. Kids:)
I am kind of glad Caleb is hating on coconut right now because it forced me to make No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Nest Cookies. I love my coconut nests, but I am crushing on these chocolate peanut butter nests BIG TIME!
No-bake cookies have always been one of my favorite cookies. They come together in minutes and the chocolate peanut butter combo is pretty much the best thing ever.
I used my favorite no-bake cookie recipe, but instead of doing the plain old cookie drops, I made nests! I use pretzels in my no-bake cookies, which made the nests even better because they looked like little sticks.
The nests were easy to form and it was actually kind of funโฆtherapeutic even. I think the chocolate peanut butter aroma was very soothing, my kind of stress management:)
I added little chocolate pastel eggs to the nests when they were dried and showed them to Caleb. He LOVED the nests. He said they were perfect because they are the same color as real birdieโs nestsโฆand they didnโt have any coconut. Ha!
And how did they taste? Amazingโฆdid you even need to ask? Chocolate peanut butter no-bakes with chocolate candy eggs? Yassssss!
These No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Nests are perfect for spring and Easter. They would be a super cute addition to your Easter brunch or dessert tableโฆor you could put a nest at each place setting on your dinner table. How Martha Stewart is that? So fun! Enjoy!
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Nest Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups quick-oats or old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup chopped pretzels
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chocolate Easter egg candies
- Note-you can make these gluten-free by using gluten-free oats and pretzels!
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add milk, sugar, and cocoa and stir to combine while bringing to a boil. Boil for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove pan from heat. Add in peanut butter and vanilla, and stir until smooth. Stir in oats, chopped pretzels, and salt.
- Drop mixture by spoonfuls onto waxed paper and form into bird nest shapes. Press down the center with your thumb so there will be a place for the candies. Let the nests cool completely. Place egg candies in the center of the nests. Serve.
- Note-you can store the nests on in an air-tight container on the counter for up to 4 days. Add the egg candies when you are ready to serve.
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I love this PB twist on a classic nest! Also, those pastel eggs get me Every. Single. Time.
These are so fun and I love that this is a no bake recipe
I need a no bake cookie, due to my oven is not working at the moment.
SO adorable!!!
these are the sweetest, cutest things ever! my kids would be so happy to see these!
Perfect for Easter and I love that they are no-bake!
hey girl these would be so delish!
It looks lovely. Exactly like a nest with eggs. Hatsoff to the creativity. I always love no-bake recipes.
These are so fun for Easter!!
So cute! Great for Easter!!
My daughter lost her tooth the other night and got Easter egg candies as a part of her treat from the Tooth Fairy. I know, the Tooth Fairy giving away candyโฆ but she lost it unexpectedly and the tooth fairy wasnโt prepared! But we were looking for something fun to do with her eggs and I think we are going to have to make these this weekend. Itโs perfect because she can do so much of the recipe on her own. Canโt wait!
Those candy eggs get me every time also!!! Darn I hate this of year!!! So tempted with all the wonderful goodies!! LOL!! cookies are so cute and wonderful idea! Thank you for always sharing all the goodies!!
I tried this recipe! So cute. However, my nests were very runny. They did not firm up(like in your picture). Can you help me? Where did I go wrong?
Thanks!
Did you cook them long enough? That is probably the problem.
Definitely need to cook these for at least 3 minutes. 1-2 minutes is not enough time for the sugar to boil and youโll end up with a gooey mess =|
I cooked mine for 2 minutes; however, they were very dry and wouldnโt even drop. They were a big crumbly mess. Did I not stir the oats and pretzels soon enough? I couldnโt even form a nest. In stead it looks like a pile of dirt on the wax paper.
Mine did the sameโฆI added a little more milk.
Can I freeze these. So I can send in mail? Thank you. Very cute!