Last Updated December 16th, 2020 at 12:50 pm by Lisa
Coconut Macaroon Easter Egg Cookies are easy to make ahead or at the last minute. Decorate with jelly beans or mini malted milk chocolate eggs!
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How To Make Coconut Macaroon Easter Egg Cookies:
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 large egg white
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 3 ½ cups sweetened coconut
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- Chocolate Easter egg candy (I used mini malted milk eggs)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat mat.
- In a large bowl, stir together the sweetened condensed milk, egg white, vanilla extract, and salt. Stir until combined. Add in the coconut and mix well.
- With a spoon, scoop up about 2 tablespoons of the macaroon mix and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Form the cookies into the shape of a bird's nest and leave the edges a little jagged. Press down the center with a measuring teaspoon sprayed with non-stick coconut spray to make a little dimple.
- Bake cookies for 20 to 25 minutes, or until edges are slightly golden brown. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes or until they are firm and set. Remove with a spatula onto a cooling rack. Cool completely.
- On the stove, place a pan with a couple of inches of water, and then a heatproof bowl over the pan with ½ cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips. Stir and melt the chips, add ½ teaspoon vegetable oil and stir until mixed. Place about a tablespoon of melted chocolate in the center of each cookie. Place 3 egg candies in the center of each cookie. Set in the fridge to fully set the chocolate.
Note-you can make these 2-3 days in advance. Store in an airtight container on the counter or in the fridge.
What Is Sweet Condensed Milk?
It is canned milk that has been condensed and sweetened.
What Can You Substitute For Sweet Condensed Milk?
One other option for a homemade sweetened condensed milk is to add ½ or ⅔ cup unrefined sugar to a can of evaporated milk (like this or this). You may need to heat to fully dissolve.
More Easter Dessert Recipes:
- Chocolate Easter Bunny Cupcakes are so easy and made with store-bought ingredients!
- Fresh Strawberry Cake (with the BEST Strawberry Buttercream Frosting has no artificial colors or flavors!
- Cute Cottontail Cupcakes are adorable!
Easter Breakfast & Dinner Recipe Ideas:
Wondering what to make for Easter breakfast/brunch or Easter dinner? Well, here you go! Here you will find Dinner, Entree, & Main Dish Recipes for family and friends, easy make-ahead holiday meals, and desserts, and decorating ideas Easter entertaining.
For Easter or spring breakfast or brunch recipes, you don't want to miss Parmesan Baked Hash Browns, one of our most popular recipes! Other favorites include Pancake Muffin Bites, Mini Brie and Bacon Quiche, and Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole.
When you need an Easter or spring side dish or appetizer recipe, choose from delicious options like Macaroni Pasta Salad (Dot's Original Family Recipe), Spicy Pickled Eggs, and Garden Crudités in Light Green Goddess Dip.
Easter Party Appetizers: Garden Crudites with Light Green Goddess Dressing, Crostini with Edible Flowers and Garden Herbs
For an Easter Dinner or spring main dish, how about serving some creamy Oven-Baked Easy Parmesan Artichoke Risotto? Or perhaps One Pan Gorgonzola Leek Stuffed Chicken or Cabernet Rosemary Grilled Rack of Lamb + Watermelon Skewers? For more casual fare, try Picnic Basket Pressed Sandwiches while the egg hunt in on!
Delicious Kahlua Pineapple Glazed Ham is a classic ham dinner to serve a crowd, and has an amazing Kahlua brown sugar glaze!
Looking for a lamb main dish? Serve Grilled Lamb Chops, Peaches, and Mint Pesto, or Cabernet Rosemary Grilled Rack of Lamb and serve with gorgeous Pull-Apart Dinner Rolls!
And if you're looking for a festive Easter decor idea, try these easy Easter Table Carrot Flower Centerpieces!
What to do with all those Easter Eggs?
Make Spicy Pickled Eggs or Chili Pepper Pickled Eggs! They are easy and last for a few weeks in the fridge.
I have been cooking up all I could think of for you this Easter, and if you need me I might just be out by the pool with a chilled beverage...relaxing! Wishing you a wonderful fun and Happy Easter! Bye for now...
All The Best Dishes,
Lisa
XO
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Coconut Macaroon Easter Egg Cookies
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 large egg white
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 3 ½ cups sweetened coconut
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- Chocolate Easter egg candy your favorite. (I used mini malted milk eggs)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat mat.
- In a large bowl, stir together the sweetened condensed milk, egg white, vanilla extract, and salt. Stir until combined. Add in the coconut and mix well.
- With a spoon, scoop up about 2 tablespoons of the macaroon mix and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Form the cookies into the shape of a bird nest and leave the edges a little jagged. Press down the center with a measuring teaspoon sprayed with non-stick coconut spray to make a little dimple.
- Bake cookies for 20 to 25 minutes, or until edges are slightly golden brown. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes or until they are firm and set. Remove with a spatula onto a cooling rack. Cool completely.
- On the stove, place a pan with a couple inches of water, and then a heatproof bowl over the pan with ½ cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips. Stir and melt the chips, add ½ teaspoon vegetable oil and stir until mixed. Place about a tablespoon of melted chocolate in the center of each cookie. Place 3 egg candies in the center of each cookie. Set in fridge to fully set the chocolate.
- Note-you can make these 2-3 days in advance. Store in an airtight container on the counter or in the fridge.
The macaroon nests were easy and fun to make and they came out looking just like the picture! I made 1.5 times the recipe which used up all the coconut and candy eggs, and most of the sweetened condensed milk and chocolate chips. No waste - I know the cookies won't go to waste! Thank you for sharing so many wonderful recipes!
Martha, thank you so much for making the Coconut Macaroons, your rating, and for letting us know that they turned out great. Glad they looked like the picture, what a bonus you used up all your ingredients. We are so happy to have you here, and for making our recipes!
My daughter and I gave these a trial run as a dessert idea for our upcoming Easter brunch. They turned out so cute and were lots of fun to make. Not only are they a great treat, but they are going to be fun decoration too. Thanks for posting these!