No-bake Easter Cookies (Gluten-free, Vegan, Paleo)
These delicious Easter Cookies Nests require no baking and take less than 30 minutes to make. Your kids will love the sweet chocolate cookies, topped with coconut and chocolate covered almonds!
Melt chocolate slowly in a bowl over simmering water (double boiler).
After chocolate has melted, remove from heat and mix in the cacao powder, coconut oil, honey, almond butter, chopped almonds and shredded coconut. Mix until everything is coated in chocolate.
Using a small cookie scoop (about ½ tablespoon), scoop 12 cookies onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Shape cookies by placing a small piece of parchment paper on the top and pressing to flatten cookie.
Refrigerate until cookies harden.
Nest:
Melt chocolate slowly in a bowl over simmering water (double boiler).
Dip almonds in the melted chocolate, a few at a time, and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate until chocolate hardens.
Add about 2 teaspoons of melted coconut butter to the top of each cookie, then sprinkle top with shredded coconut.
Place 2-3 chocolate-dipped almonds in the center of each cookies and serve.
Notes
Tip: To melt a jar of coconut butter, place the jar in a pot of simmering water, until melted, covering ¾ of the jar. This may take a few minutes. Use the same method to melt the coconut oil.Recipe makes 12 2-inch cookies. Store in the refrigerator.