Chocolate cookies
Description
Perfectly pairs with tea and coffee. A recipe for festive cocoa cookies with peanut butter, oat flakes, and candy shaped like nests with eggs. This dessert will be a great decoration for your Easter table. Serve with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter or margarine. Add sugar, milk, and cocoa powder, and stir until smooth. Bring to a boil and cook for 1–1.5 minutes. Be precise with timing, as it plays a crucial role in the texture of your cookies—undercooking will result in soft, sticky cookies, while overcooking will make them dry and crumbly.
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Step 2
2. Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in the peanut butter and vanilla. Once the peanut butter has melted, add the oats and mix well. Use a spoon to drop the mixture onto wax or parchment paper, and let it stand for 5 minutes.
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Step 3
3. After that, form bird's nests and use your thumb to make small indentations in the center of each cookie. Be careful, as the cookies may still be very hot inside. Let cool for at least 1 hour.
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Step 4
4. Then place about 3 egg-shaped candies into the indentation of each nest.
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Step 5
5. Let the cookies harden for at least 1 hour before serving.