Easter Egg Nests Cookies

Easter Egg Nests Cookies

1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 drops yellow food color
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups flaked coconut
36 jelly beans

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium bowl, beat the sugar, egg, vanilla, and food color until well blended. Beat in the flour until smooth. Fold in the coconut. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheets. Flour your thumb. Press an indentation into the center of each cookie to create a nest. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are golden. Remove from the oven. Gently push 2 jelly beans into each nest. Let the nests cool slightly on the cookie sheets. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Store in airtight containers. Yields about 18 small nests.