Bird's Nest Cookies

I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend!  I spent a very relaxing weekend with my family in Columbus.  For Easter, my mom and I cooked up a delicious brunch -- I'll be sharing a few of the recipes here!  Many sweets were consumed, including these festive cookies.

Bird's Nest Cookies
Source:  Inspired by Martha Stewart

Cookie Base
Sugar Cookies, cut-out using a two-inch circular cookie cutter

Frosting
4 ounces cream cheese at room temperature

6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons heavy whipping cream
1/2 pound confectioners’ sugar, sifted

Directions
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, on low speed, cream together the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and whipping cream. Add the confectioners’ sugar and mix until smooth.

Decoration
2 cups sweetened shredded coconut, toasted
6 dozen candy-coated chocolate eggs

Directions
Frost each the cookies.  Dip each cookie, frosting-side down, into toasted coconut. Fill "nests" with candy-coated chocolate eggs, 2 or 3 eggs per nest.  Store cookies in an airtight container, refrigerated, up to 3 days.