{"id":800,"date":"2010-12-13T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-13T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheerykitchen.com\/2010\/12\/13\/truffled-bird-nest-cookies\/"},"modified":"2015-10-09T02:14:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T08:14:07","slug":"truffled-bird-nest-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheerykitchen.com\/truffled-bird-nest-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Truffled Bird Nest Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"
Truffles, la-la-la…my Christmas gift to you, amazing Truffled Bird Nest Cookies!<\/div>\n
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Yeah, this cookie recipe made my family and friends sing.<\/div>\n

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Truffled Bird Nest Cookies<\/h2>\n
While growing up my Grandmothers, Grandma Dora and Great-grandmother Mamie made the most beautiful cookie platters for our Christmas dinner parties. \u00a0They frosted sugar cookies and trimmed them with colored, shimmering, sugars and silver balls. \u00a0Snowball cookies, were rolled in powdered sugar, shortbread cookies were covered with caramel and topped with chocolate glaze and nuts, and my favorites were always Bird Nest Cookies. \u00a0Grandma filled them with raspberry jam and they were a heavenly combination of shortbread, toasted nuts, and jam. \u00a0Memories of these holiday delights were my inspiration for Truffled Bird Nest Cookies.<\/div>\n
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Have you seen these fabulous chocolate truffles at your local Costco? \u00a0You can make your own, but why would you when you can get these well priced goodies all ready to go? \u00a0I cut each truffle in half, so one box will make a lot of cookies. \u00a0They are lovely just in a candy dish too!<\/div>\n

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and brown sugar in a food processor if you\u2019ve got one, otherwise a mixer works just great. Add flour. Cut the dough into 16 equal pieces. Roll each into a ball and then dip in the beaten egg white. Then roll in crushed walnuts or pecans. Press center with your finger.<\/div>\n
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Bake in a 35-degree oven for 8 minutes. \u00a0Take out of the oven and press center again. \u00a0I like to use a measuring teaspoon for this hot project. \u00a0Bake 10 minutes more. \u00a0Take out of the oven and gently press a half of a truffle into the middle.<\/div>\n
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Return it to the warm oven for about 5 minutes to melt the truffle. With the back of a spoon smooth the truffle out to fill \u201cyour nest.\u201d Cool and let truffles set back up while you make the Pecan-Coconut Topping.<\/div>\n
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Toast 1 \u00bc cup chopped pecans in a 350-degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Oven temps vary, so keep an eye on those nuts! Combine sugar, milk or cream, egg yolks, butter, and salt over medium heat in a saucepan. Cook, stirring until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat and let it cool. It will thicken as it cools. Spoon topping over the truffle rounding out your nest.<\/div>\n
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I like to melt 1\/2 cut of white chocolate chips in a ziplock bag int the microwave. \u00a0I simple let them soften in 10 second intervals. \u00a0I flip it over until it’s all melted, and then I snip the corner of the bag, start small, and then drizzle the cookies with the melted chocolate.<\/div>\n
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Truffled Bird Nest Cookies<\/div>\n
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Recipe Type<\/span>: Dessert<\/span><\/div>\n
Cuisine: American<\/span><\/div>\n
Author: Ren\u00e9e<\/span><\/div>\n
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