Birds Nests

Makes about 6

4 cups chow mein noodles
3 cups miniature marshmallows
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
small jelly beans

Line a cookie sheet with foil and grease with spray-on cooking oil. Pour noodles into a large bowl. Melt the butter and marshmallows over medium heat, stirring until smooth. Pour marshmallow mixture over noodles, stirring until well coated. Rub some butter on hands and form noodle mixture into six round balls. Place balls on prepared cookie sheet. With the back of a teaspoon, press the center of each ball to make a
hollow indentation. Let nests set until they are firm. Fill each with small jelly beans. (Other small candies of your choice may be substituted, such as M & M's, small gumdrops, chocolate covered raisins, chocolate covered peanuts, etc.)

Reviews of Birds Nests:

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  A cookie baker in leighrenee198@yahoo.com  Dec 22, 2009
Would make this again.
Great idea and very yummy. Only thing I did different was form into much smaller balls.Very sticky when forming but i put a lil warm water on hands instead of butter and made it much easier to form four stars

  Melody in Indiana  Dec 4, 2009
Would make this again.
I'm no baker and this was perfect for a last minute Christmas cookie party! Made one batch in 30 minutes. I made 24 small nests and put holiday M&M's in them. All this was under $10.00. Call me cheap and lazy but I call it frugal! They were a great hit! five stars

  A cookie baker  Dec 24, 2007
Would make this again.
never knew it was so good five stars

  sally in Pennsylvania  Dec 9, 2007
Would make this again.
NEAT IDEA.
I added some peanutbutter and it tasted kind of blah. Maybe I should have left recipe alone. Will try again with out adding to it. These are really cute. I wrapped them each individually in colored cling wrap and they are ready to be sent out to family. five stars

  Chris in Indiana  Jan 30, 2004
Would make this again.
Very fun and tasty. I've made these before using coconut in place of the noodles. For Easter try placing little peeps on the nests :). five stars

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