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Robin's Nests
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Robin's Nests

12 ingredients 30 min + 12 min 36 cookies openrecipes
Robin's Nests

"Tasty cookies made with walnuts and fondant. The title suggests what cookies will look like when finished, little nests with eggs in them...cute! Got the recipe from my aunt, don't know where it originated before that!"

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

806
Calories
23g
Protein
22g
Fat
126g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Syrup not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups walnuts, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 2 drops blue food coloring
  • 1 drop green food coloring
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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