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What are Chocolate Haystacks made of?
Stir oats, chocolate chips, coconut, and almonds together in a large bowl. Whisk sugar, milk, butter, and salt together in a saucepan; bring mixture to a boil, add vanilla, and remove from heat. Pour milk mixture over chocolate chips mixture; stir until well-combined.
What are haystack cookies made of?
Haystack Cookies are a no bake cookie that’s made using chow mein noodles, a variety of chocolate chips (butterscotch, semi-sweet chocolate chips, or white chocolate chips), peanut butter and sometimes an add in like peanuts, marshmallows, or other nuts.
Why are my chocolate haystack cookies dry?
The most common reason for dry no bake cookies is boiling the mixture for too long. If you overcook sugar in a recipe like this, it turns into a crumbly mess (see more on why below!).
How do you make a hay stack?
Instructions
- Melt butterscotch morsels according to package directions.
- Combine noodles and nuts in a large bowl.
- Pour melted butterscotch over noodle/nut mixture and gently combine until all noodles are coated.
- Drop heaping teaspoonfuls onto parchment or wax paper and let cool. Serve or store in airtight containers.
What is the purpose of haystacks?
The size and shape made it possible for people to pick bales up, stack them on a vehicle for transport to a storage area, then build a haystack by hand. To ease labor and increase safety, loaders and stackers were developed to mechanize the transport of small bales from the field to the haystack or hay barn.
How to make Haystacks?
How to Make Haystacks. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Melt chocolate per the directions on the package. Add chow mein noodles and nuts too (if desired) to the melted chocolate and carefully combine until they are coating well. Scoop about a tablespoon of the mixture and drop it onto the parchment paper. Allow to cool.
How to cook Chow mein noodles with chocolate?
Instructions Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Melt chocolate per the directions on the package. Add chow mein noodles and nuts to the melted chocolate and carefully combine until they are coating well. Scoop about a tablespoon full of the mixture and drop onto the parchment paper. Allow to cool. Sprinkle with sea salt, if desired.
What is the best way to make butterscotch noodles?
Combine the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in the top of a double boiler. If you don’t have a double boiler, you can do it directly over low heat in a large saucepan. Remove melted chocolate mixture from heat, then stir in noodles and peanuts. I recommend stirring in 3 cups of noodles first, then adding more as needed.
What is a good substitute for Haystacks cookies?
If you’d rather have Peanut Butter Haystacks, follow the same method but use 1 cup of butterscotch chips, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/2 cup salted peanuts and 2 cup of chow mein noodles. You can also substitute shoe string potato chips for the noodles. Chocolate Haystacks Cookie Madness