I haven't made these in a few years, and I've lost the original recipe I had (I think it might have been on the back of a bag of noodles or possibly a bag of chocolate chips), but I remember that they were surprisingly good, considering it's a cookie whose main ingredient is chow mein noodles.
Declalicious has a recipe that's pretty similar to what I used to do, if I remember correctly. I used to form them into rounder balls than what that site has. The recipe is after the jump, and you can try a variation on the recipe too, by adding nuts or butterscotch bits.
Chocolate Chow Mein Noodle Cookies
12oz bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips
12 oz bag chow mein noodles
1 tbsp butter
Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler. Add in chinese noodles, stir until well mixed. Remove from heat. Drop by large tablespoonfuls onto a cookie sheet covered in wax paper. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
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12-03-2007 @ 6:31PM
Neko said...
Ah, Haystacks. I grew up eating those, but mine were made with butterscotch and peanut butter... I REALLY wish I still had that recipe.
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12-03-2007 @ 7:31PM
Janis said...
Loved these years ago---we need to find the recipe--mine had butterscotch chips, too.
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12-04-2007 @ 9:37AM
kathiemoffat said...
I remember making these in Home Ec years ago.
Melt in microwave or on stovetop (stirring frequently):
1 package Nestle semisweet chocolate chips
1 package Nestle butterscotch chips
(If using microwave, melt chips in 30 second intervals and stir after each until smooth. Chips will not look melted at all until stirred.)
Add 1 1/2 cups of chow mein noodles and 1 cup of mini-marshmallows. Stir until noodles and marshmallows are covered in chocolate. Drop by spoonfuls on wax paper lined cookie sheet and refridgerate until set.
**It's important to use Nestle brand chocolate and butterscotch chips. I've tried other brands in the past, and none of them melt as smoothly or as evenly as Nestle.
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12-04-2007 @ 12:25PM
RobynT said...
i feel like i've done this with pretzels instead of chow mein too.
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12-05-2007 @ 4:27PM
Laura said...
Thanks for the reference! It's great to hear all these variations.
This really is a great recipe - super fast, delicious, and kid friendly!
- Laura (http://www.Declalicious.com)
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12-11-2007 @ 8:59AM
Fyre said...
I was looking for the chocolate cookie recipe and this came up in my search....I hope it is the recipe you were looking for :)
INGREDIENTS:
* 1 cup butterscotch chips
* 1/2 cup peanut butter
* 1/2 cup peanuts
* 2 cups chow mein noodles
PREPARATION:
Microwave the butterscotch chips and peanut butter on 50 percent power for 3 to 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and blend to coat noodles thoroughly. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper.
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12-17-2007 @ 5:40PM
Winsome said...
Wow, it took me 15 minutes to perform a Google search to find this recipe! I love these and heard they were pretty easy to make (as I'm not much of a baker). My mom used to make these and add mini-masrhmellows and peanut butter. Mmm... So good! I can't wait to start making these this afternoon. Let's hope I don't eat them all before the party this evening! haha
:-)
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