Yield: 24 cookies
No-Bake Haystack Cookies
Made with just four ingredients and ready in 10 minutes + cooling time, these salty-sweet haystack cookies, filled with white chocolate, salted dry roasted peanuts, and dried cranberries, are sure to be a holiday (and every day) hit!
Prep Time
10 minutes
Additional Time
1 hour
Total Time
1 hour 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 (11-oz.) pkg. white chocolate chips
- 1 (5-oz.) can chow mein noodles
- 1 cup salted dry roasted peanuts
- 3/4 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Melt the white chocolate chips in the microwave or in a double boiler on the stovetop until smooth.*
- Add the chow mein noodles, peanuts, and dried cranberries. Stir to mix well.
- Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Cool for at least one hour before removing the haystack cookies from the parchment paper.
Notes
*How To Melt White Chocolate
1. Stovetop -- heat the white chocolate chips in a double boiler (try this double boiler diy) over gently simmering water, stirring until smooth.
2. Microwave -- heat white chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl at medium power (50%) for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Stir until bowl no longer feels warm. Continue heating at 15-30 second intervals, stirring until smooth.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1 haystack cookieAmount Per Serving: Calories: 137Total Fat: 7.7gSaturated Fat: 3.4gCholesterol: 0.0mgSodium: 76.7mgCarbohydrates: 16.2gFiber: 1.0gSugar: 12.4gProtein: 2.5g