Springtime Sweets for Easter

If you’re looking for a fun activity for the children, both big kids and little kids, here are two recipes for sweet treats that are sure to please. The mess is minimal… good for Mom. The projects are fun… good for the kids.

The end products can be used in a variety of ways for Easter. Place a cookie pop alongside each place setting at the dinner table. Serve the bird nests on a bed of green coconut as a dessert. Both make darling hostess gifts too. And the best part is the kids will have fun preparing the sweet treats to share.

My sweet little nieces and I made the cookie pops and bird nests. We had a really fun time!

Pastel Cookie Pops

Double Stuff Oreo Cookies^®
white chocolate
cake pop sticks
parchment paper
pastel-colored M&Ms^®
cello bags
ribbon

Place stick in cookie frosting securely.

Melt chocolate in microwave safe bowl.

Dip the cookies into the chocolate.

Set the cookies on a parchment-covered tray.

Decorate the cookie pops with the M&Ms^®.

Allow the chocolate to harden. Wrap in cello bags and secure with ribbon.

Springtime Bird Nests

2 C chocolate chips
½ C peanut butter
1 pkg. chow mein noodles
¾ C roasted peanuts
parchment paper
pastel malted milk balls

Melt chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl. Add peanut butter. Microwave for an additional 30 seconds. Stir well. Add peanuts and noodles. Using a large spoon, scoop the chocolate mixture onto parchment covered trays. Set a malted milk ball in the center of the chocolate. Allow to cool before packaging on paper plates.
NOTE: Shake shredded coconut in a baggie with a few drops of green food coloring to make a base of “grass” for the bird nests on a serving tray.

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