Haystack Cookies

5 from 3 votes

Delightfully chocolatey with a satisfying crunch, these easy chocolate haystack cookies are a favorite no-bake treat that you can whip up in minutes.

Prep Time15

Chill Time15

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chocolate Haystacks Recipe

Servings: haystacks

Calories: 173kcal

Place the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in a medium microwave-safe bowl.
Heat in 30-second increments, stirring between each, until chips are mostly melted.
Stop heating and continue stirring until the mixture is fully melted and smooth.
Stir in a full container of chow mein noodles. Stir gently until all the noodles are fully coated in the chocolate mixture.
Use two spoons to scoop small piles of the “haystack” mixture onto a sheet of parchment paper.
Allow the haystacks to set and solidify before serving.

This recipe makes 12 haystacks and uses a whole single container of chow mein noodles. You can easily double or triple the recipe.
Don’t heat for more than a 30-second interval at a time and stir well between each heating so that your chocolate and your butterscotch chips don’t scorch (if they scorch, they solidify and clump together, and there’s no saving them, you’ll have to start over).
Some of the chow mein noodles tend to be really long. Stir gently because the noodles will break apart, but it’s okay if they break a little bit so that they don’t stick out every which way when you spoon them out.
If the haystack mixture gets too hard to work with, microwave for 15-30 seconds and restir.
Make sure to use parchment paper or wax paper when spooning out the haystacks. They’ll lift easily off of the paper. You can place the paper on a baking sheet for ease, moving the haystacks around while they are setting (like if you wanted to pop them in the fridge or freezer to firm up more quickly.)
If you want more of a wet look to the haystacks, crunch down the chow mein noodles into smaller pieces.