Happy Easter!
I hope everyone has had a blessed Easter
weekend! My husband and I went to church this morning and I was in awe of how
many people came. The sanctuary sits over 2,000 people and I didn't see an
empty seat. It was amazing and humbling. Thankful that my God sent his son
Jesus to die on the cross for all of our sins so that we may have eternal life!
Today we celebrate the empty tomb. Knowing that he rose from the dead on the
third day is true evidence that one day all the saved will ascend to heaven
with our glorified bodies. What a day
that will be!
Last week I came across an Easter treat that
I thought was just too cute not to try. However, let me prep you by admitting I
am in no means a “baker.” Usually when I try out a treat they end up nothing
like the original pictures. These did not end up an exact replica as the
original picture but close enough.
Ingredients you will need:
·
½ cup butter
·
¾ cup sugar
·
1/8 tsp salt
·
3 eggs
·
6 cups
shredded coconut
·
¼ cup
Nutella
·
Mini Easter
egg candy
1.
Preheat oven
to 350 degrees. Then using an electric mixer or food processor mix the butter,
sugar, and salt.
2.
Add eggs, one at a time, until mixed thoroughly.
Mix in Coconut.
3.
Drop batter
onto cookie shoot by tablespoons. Using a scooper or a spoon shape into little
nests. Batter will be kind of hold to mold. I found that if I shaped the nests
with my fingers it worked better. Make sure if you use a scooper to make an indent
in the middle of the nest that you leave some coconut for the bottom.
4.
Bake. The recipe
called to baked to 20 -25 minutes but mine ended up taking almost 30 minutes.
Just keep watch on them until they are golden brown around the bottom edges and
top.
5.
When removing
the nests from the cookie sheet be careful! A couple of mine tried falling
apart when I was getting them up. Mine had a brown cooked edge around the
bottom. If you don’t like the brown edge you can peel this part off to make prettier
nests.
6.
Wait until
Nests are completely cooled. Spoon a little Nutella into each Nest. Instead of
using a spoon I ended up putting some Nutella in a plastic zip-lock bag,
cutting one corner, and piping a little into each nest. This will help get the
Nutella into the Nest in a less messy way.
7.
After
Nutella is in each Nest – smooth over with a spoon
8.
Top with
Easter Egg Candy
9.
ENJOY! I am
taking mine to work tomorrow so my husband and I don’t have to eat these by ourselves!
Total the recipe made about 23
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After the Sabbath, at dawn on the
first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the
tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from
heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His
appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards
were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
The angel said to the women, "Do not be
afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not
here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then
go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going
ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."
So the women hurried away from the tomb,
afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met
them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and
worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my
brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me." Matthew
28:1-10
Have faith,
Graceful Mrs.
Source Original link:
http://laurenconrad.com/blog/2014/04/edible-obsession-easter-egg-macaroon-nests/
