Easter cookies nest

Source : Gather All The Ingredients You Will Use Sift The Flour And The Baking Powder In A Bowl Add The Salt Beat The Butter And Sugar With A Mixer Until They Be...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : April 9, 2026

Step:

  1. Gather all the ingredients you will use.

    Easter cookies nest recipe step 1 photo
  2. Sift the flour and the baking powder in a bowl.

    Easter cookies nest recipe step 2 photo
  3. Add the salt.

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  4. Beat the butter and sugar with a mixer until they become creamy.

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  5. Add the eggs one by one while beating.

    Easter cookies nest recipe step 5 photo
  6. Add the vanillin powder...

    Easter cookies nest recipe step 6 photo
  7. And the zest.

    Easter cookies nest recipe step 7 photo
  8. Carry on with the milk

    Easter cookies nest recipe step 8 photo
  9. And the juice.

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  10. Gradually add the flour and work the dough by hand until you get a soft dough that just unsticks from your hands.

    Easter cookies nest recipe step 10 photo
  11. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and leave in the fridge to rest for about 30 minutes.

    Easter cookies nest recipe step 11 photo
  12. Wrap the exterior of the bowl in aluminum foil and form long thin strings with the dough. If it sticks don't add any more flour, just dust the surface you are working on.

    Easter cookies nest recipe step 12 photo
  13. Place them in horizontal and vertical lines so as to form a grid. Make sure they are about half a centimeter apart.

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  14. Beat the egg and brush the strings. Bake for about 20 minutes at 180°C.

    Easter cookies nest recipe step 14 photo
  15. Remove from the oven, let it cool, carefully remove the aluminum foil, and bake again, this time with the base of the nest on the baking tray, for an additional 5 minutes so that it gets golden brown on the inside as well.

    Easter cookies nest recipe step 15 photo
  16. Fill it with anything you like...

    Easter cookies nest recipe step 16 photo

Ingredients

  1. 1 kg cake flour
  2. 3 tsp baking powder 
  3. 1/2 tsp salt 
  4. 250 g butter, cubed
  5. 400 g sugar 
  6. 4 eggs + 1 for brushing 
  7. 4 vanillins (powder) 
  8. zest of one orange 
  9. 100 ml freshly squeezed orange juice
  10. 100 ml fresh milk 

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