No-Bake Haystack Cookies

haystack cookie recipe with peanuts, dried cranberries, and chow mein noodlers

4.93 from 13 votes

Made with just four ingredients and ready in 10 minutes + cooling time, these salty-sweet haystack cookies, filled with white chocolate, dry roasted salted peanuts, and dried cranberries, are sure to be a holiday (and every day) hit!

Prep Time10

Additional Time1

Total Time1 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 24 cookies

Author: Tara Kuczykowski

Ingredients

▢ 1 (11-ounce) package white chocolate chips
▢ 1 (5-ounce) can chow mein noodles
▢ 1 cup dry roasted salted peanuts
▢ ¾ 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.

Recipe 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 ½ minutes. Stir until bowl no longer feels warm. Continue heating at 15-30 second intervals, stirring until smooth.

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