Chocolate Haystack Cookies | No Bake Cookies Chews | Chow Mein Noodles

Always a favorite during the Christmas Holiday Season, these Chocolate and Butterscotch No Bake Cookies with Chow Mein Noodles were always a favorite during childhood that my mom made.

With all the hustle and bustle goings on, they're easy to make; can be made ahead and refrigerated; and even the kids can help!

Every generation had their name for them - some called them by Chews made with Chow Mein Noodles - my kid's generation called them Bird's Nests, and now they can be known as Haystack.

Combine your favorite flavors and decorate!

Haystack Cookies | Birds Nest Cookies | No Bake

Chocolate Butterscotch Haystack Cookies

Ingredients:

12 oz. Semi Sweet Chocolate chips (any brand will work, but to be indulgent, try Ghiradelli for a richer cocoa flavor)

12 oz. Butterscotch Chips

12 oz. Chow Mein Noodles

Sprinkles, Jimmies or Shots to decorate

Place chocolate chips and butterscotch chips into a microwave safe bowl, and melt on high power in 30 second intervals, stirring to mix. Continue microwaving in 30 second intervals until smooth and creamy
Add Chow Mein noodles and mix gently until fully covered
Spoon about 2 Tbl. of mixture on to parchment lined cookie sheets
Decorate with sprinkles while cookies hasn't set up yet
Refrigerate until firm

Can be kept in refrigerator in an airtight container for up to about 6 days

Easy clean up in the kitchen with Handmade Cotton Dish Cloths from Moomettes Crochet Shop!

Merry Christmas!

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Macaroon Coconut Anisette Cookies | Cake Mix Cookies | Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you're in a pinch and limited for time, Cake Mix Cookies are easy to make. The combination of ingredients are up to your imagination! Macaroon Coconut Anisette Cookies were a big hit in Macaroon Coconut Anisette Cookies our house this Christmas Season, but can be made any time of year.

To celebrate the Christmas Season, my friend from way back in middle school (junior high to us) and I went to a new Italian Bakery to get together, catch up on the latest news, and exchange gifts.

Coconut Macaroon Anisette Cookies Cake Mix Cookies

The selection of Italian cookies, ricotta cakes, cheesecake and pastry were calling our names! We had a light lunch of Aranicini rice balls (risotto balls) and a not so light desert of Tiramisu. The Aranicini had a filling of meat, peas, rice and marinara sauce! Delicious !

Speaking of Tiramisu, I found a wonderful recipe for Tiramisu Poppers from Rita on FB that I'm going to try next, and place in some pretty Christmas wrappers for some upcoming holiday parties !

I decided to go home and bake up my own version of a batch of those anisette cookies, and packaged them up to send off to my brother in upstate New York. He misses these Italian Bakeries back home in Connecticut.

The Anisette Coconut Cookies came out delicious!

Anisette Cookies Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies

Easy clean up with Handmade Dish Cloths from Moomettes Crochet Shop:

Anisette Chocolate Chip Coconut Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

1 box (18.25 oz) Yellow or White Cake Mix (I have picked up several from Aldi or Walmart)
2 eggs
1/3 to 1/2 c vegetable oil
1 c Shredded Coconut Flakes
1 tsp Anise
White or Dark Chocolate Chips

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Line cookie sheets with parchment paper
Mix eggs, oil, coconut, anise and cake mix ingredients together with a wooden spoon
Mix in chocolate chips additions
Form dough into 1 inch balls
Place 1 inch apart on parchment-lined cookie sheet
Bake 9-13 minutes. (I found 10 minutes to be good for my oven, I like the cookies somewhat browned, but still chewy. I eyeball for doneness.

Remove and let cool completely.

Can be frozen.

Happy Baking!

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Pumpkin Ice Cream Recipe | Fall | Holiday Desserts

Serve this tasty homemade Pumpkin Ice Cream recipe to your family and guests for fall and winter holiday desserts.

Fall Desserts

Everyone enjoys decorating pumpkins for Halloween, they come in so many cute shapes and sizes ! We even enjoy roasting pumpkin seeds once the holiday is over.

Here's an easy recipe for Pumpkin Ice Cream that can be made in an ice cream machine. You can make your own squash or pumpkin puree or use canned pumpkin as the base.

When entertaining this Fall season, whether for Halloween parties, Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday, your festive table will be complete with this creamy sweet dessert flavored and flecked with cinnamon and nutmeg.

Easy clean-up with my handmade Kitchen Dishcloths from Moomettes Crochet Shop

Check out my Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars recipe too!

Pumpkin Ice Cream Recipe

3/4 c. sugar
1 Container Evaporated Milk (canned, not sweetened condensed) (1-3/4 cups)
1-1/2 c. heavy cream
3/4 tsp. ground or freshly grated Nutmeg
3/4 tsp. ground Cinnamon
/2.2 tsp, ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
(or a total of Pumpkin Pie Spice to equal the above spices)

1 tsp.pure vanilla extract
Pinch of Salt
1 c. Libby's Pumpkin Puree

1.2 c. crushed Graham Crackers (optional)

Combine ingedients except for Graham Crackers.

Over medium heat, combine in pot and simmer. Remove from heat and transfer mixture into a bowl in refrigerator to cool.

Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions.

If you don't have an ice cream maker, place into a metal cake pan, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze until desired consistency. (About 4 hours). Remove, from freezer a bit ahead of time, and serve.