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UK Walker's Mini Egg Shortbread Nest Bites
These charming Easter bites are as joyful to make as they are to eat! Made with Walker’s Mini Shortbread Eggs, each layer brings a perfect balance of buttery crunch and creamy sweetness. These treats are topped with Mini Shortbread Eggs and colorful mini candy eggs for the ultimate Easter-inspired look. Easy to assemble and irresistibly cute, they’re perfect for spring gatherings, dessert tables, or a fun baking activity with loved ones.
Ingredients
Cookie Base
1 cup crushed Walkers Mini Shortbread Eggs
Filling Layer
1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter
1 cup milk chocolate melted
Frosting Nest
1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temp)
1 cup powdered sugar
1–2 tbsp heavy cream or milk
½ tsp vanilla
green food coloring
Topping
12 whole Walkers Mini Shortbread Eggs
mini candy eggs (yellow, blue, white)
Method
Make the cookie cup: crush 1 cup Walkers cookies into fine crumbs.
Mix with 1 1/2 tablespoon melted butter until it looks like wet sand.
Press 1-2 tablespoons of the mixture into each mini muffin cavity.
Push crumbs to the sides.
Bake at 325°F / 160°C for 8 minutes. Cool 15 minutes.
Spoon 1 tsp melted chocolate into each cup.
Spread thinly & let set for 10 minutes
Make the frosting: add butter, sugar, vanilla, cream and Add 1 drop green food coloring until you get the soft pastel mint green.
Pipe the nest: use a large star tip (Wilton 1M) and pipe a spiral nest on top of each cup.
Decorate: Press 1 Walkers Mini Egg cookie upright and 2-3 candy eggs into the frosting.
