No Bake Haystack Cookies – Easter Edition
Haystack cookies are an easy no bake cookie with butterscotch chips, peanut butter and chow mein noodles you can make in under 20 minutes! This version gets topped with Cadbury mini eggs. The perfect addition to your Easter menu!
If I’m being 100% honest, I’m not actually into BIGGG social gatherings. I like to stay in my bubble, and if the crowd gets too large I have a massive panic attack. However, one way I can be bribed into big parties is… FOOD. Typical.
Themed parties are the best kind of parties and these cute Bird’s Nest “Cookies” are perfect for any Spring/Easter parties you may have coming up.
Why? Because…
- They are super cute.
2. they take no time to make and use only 4 ingredients.
3. They’re bite-sized! The perfect party food size.
Maybe it’s just me, but I love bite-size foods. I like to graze and pick at foods when I’m at a potluck or tailgate… or anywhere I can get away with it.
I’m the weirdo reaching for the broken chunk of brownie or the reason there’s a random 1/3 of a cookie gone. I even go as far as making my boyfriend make me a “baby” pancake every time we make pancakes. I just want to try it all!
If you’re into butterscotch or have a thing for peanut butter you will adore these little guys!
Not a fan of butterscotch Sub white chocolate or peanut butter chips and get the same haystack effect since the peanut butter will turn the white chocolate a pale brown) YUM.
Festive + Delicious Bird’s Nest Cookies
- 11 oz. butterscotch chips
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 12 oz. chow mein noodles
- Cadbury Mini Eggs
- Stir the butterscotch chips in a large saucepan over low heat until melted.
- Add a little bit of the peanut butter to the chips to keep the texture smooth and from burning. (Especially if you have white chocolate which burns easily!!)
- Remove from heat, stir in the rest of the peanut butter until smooth.
- Add chow mein noodles and stir until evenly coated.
- Drop spoonfuls onto wax paper & shape into nests. Let cool until set.
- Top nests with mini eggs.
This recipe makes approximately two dozen cookies.
The amount will vary depending on the size you make them.
Happy Spring 🙂
x, elizabeth
Easter Haystack Cookies
Ingredients
- 11 oz Butterscotch Chips
- 1 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 12 oz Chow mein noodles
- 1 bag Cadbury Mini Eggs
Instructions
- Stir the butterscotch chips in a large saucepan over low heat until melted.
- Add a little bit of the peanut butter to the chips to keep the texture smooth and from burning. (Especially if you have white chocolate which burns easily!!)Remove from heat, stir in the rest of the peanut butter until smooth.
- Add chow mein noodles and stir until evenly coated.
- Drop spoonfuls onto wax paper & shape into nests. Let cool until set.
- Top nests with mini eggs.
These are so easy and fun to make! I can’t wait to try them with my daughter.
Not only are these the most adorable treat. It has the most delicious ingredients . I love the use of the chow mien noodles.
Those are super cute, and I’ll bet they’re tasty too!
Easy, cute and kid friendly! My type of treat will have to keep this in mind for the lil diva’s in the future.
This is such a cute treat for the whole family to enjoy. These would have been perfect to make for the kids for Easter today.
Ooh these look delicious! I love yummy treats like these, very simple! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I wanna try this for my daughter! Thanks for your generosity in sharing this! Indeed, they’re super cute!
Omg cutest Easter treat ever!!!!! My fighter would love to make something like this.
These are very cute…almost like you don’t want to eat them at all
Love these, I made them last year. Also love your photos- so whimsicallyx Great job!
This is so cute how these look like lil’ bird nests. I also like how you don’t have to bake this treat.
This is such a cute idea! I love that these are bite sized, and they look so cute with the colorful toppers. =) Beautiful photos!
This is a wonderful idea! I am saving this recipe into a special recipe folder
Those are seriously SO cute! And I’m a big fan of no bake anything. 🙂
These are so cute! And perfect for little helpers! I shared on my blog’s FB page.
Why does everything look sooo much cuter when it’s bite-sized?!? It also means I can eat WAY more servings than I probably should lol
I haven’t made these since my kids were little. Now you have me craving them 🙂
This is such a creative treat. LO MEIN crunchy noodles! I can’t enjoy this bc of a food allergy. But am going to make these and another fun recipe I’ve found while blogging! These should be a hit at the Easter celebration!
So cute!! I love this idea, so simple but super creative! It looks yummy too!Danielle | AccordingtoD.com
These are so cute! I love how easy they are to make- these are perfect for a dessert bar for a spring soiree.
I had no idea these were so easy to make, and that you didn’t have to bake them. I’ll have to try them with my step daughter tomorrow! We’ll take them to our in-laws with us.
What a cut idea for Easter! I’ve never heard of this before! This would be a good treat for my kids.
That is the cutest idea ever. And easy too. Sweet! I’ve never made haystacks before but the recipes always looks tempting.
I have never seen these before! They look delicious! I love butterscotch! My kids will love to make these this weekend, thanks for the recipe!
I’ve always wanted to make these – I hope I can find chow mein noodles here in Peru!
These are so stinking cute and sound so simple to make…the kids and I will be trying this weekend!
These are definitely cute. I remember my mom made something similar!
Yum, I can’t wait to try these cute Easter treats!
These are so darling! My little ones would have blast making these for Easter this weekend!
These are to cute !!! I love it and I’m definitely gonna try ASAP
Love quick and easy treats! The less prep the better!
Yummmm Love a good Cadbury recipe! xx
I made something similar without the eggs before. Didn’t know they were called hay stacks but it’s so good!
These are so cute for Easter!
I have had these before! So good! I will be saving the recipe thank you!
These are so cute and I am the same way! I get major anxiety when it comes to crowds. In very small groups, I do great but not when there are a lot of people.
well now I know what to do with the butterscotch chips sitting in my pantry! LOL I love this and looks simple enough to not take too much time making.
I have to admit… chocolate covered chow mein noodles sounds interesting.We have a cookie similar to this but it’s made out of coconut so I was sort of expecting something similar. This looks like it would be yummy thought!
Yummmm!!! I can’t wait to try these out!!
XOXO,
Angelle
http://www.dashingdarlin.com
A very creative idea for Easter theme. Looks cute and adorable.Moms and kids will have a lot of fun making this.
I am afraid if I purchased Chow Mein noodles they would never make it to the cookie making part! I love those things. These are cute and a fun project to do with the kids during Spring Break.
I’m also about “tiny” food and grazing. These look really cute (and yummy) so a great recipe to have on hand! Happy Easter!Karen | GlamKaren.com
These are just adorable and evoke nostalgia for me; I remember making them as a kid with my sister!
These look so delicious! I think I may just make these this Sunday! =D
These are so sweet! especially as an Easter snack for the kiddies after their Easter egg hunt! Anything that is no bake is a bonus as well!
Such a great idea. Adorable treat for Easter and I love the idea of not needing to bake them
So cute! I will definitely have to make these with my kids. Shared on Stumble Upon and Pinterest!
These are super cute! I will have to make these with my kids. Shared on Stumble Upon and Pinterest!
What a great idea. Totally love these. How simple to make and a fun treat to serve during the Easter festivities. Thanks so much for sharing!!
These are so darling! I think I am going to have to make these with my kiddos this weekend! How fun!
Those look and sound fabulous!
I love that these are no bake and they are super cute! I would never have thought to use the noodles. Very creative.
Omg I use to make these when I was a kid!!! They are definitely super yummy!!!
No bake is my favorite term! 😉
So cute! Just pinned this for the weekend 🙂
I am not good with crowds either; I am social but will have a bit of a meltdown if there is too many people around me i.e. a club as I feel like I cannot breathe!
I’ve wanted to make these for years! They’re always on my list and never get done, love how yours turned out!
I used to have these at home as a kid. They are fun to make and eat.
my mom made these for me when i was little though we used chocolate chips instead of butterscotch. just a personal preference 🙂
I had pinned this before…. YUM! But now I see that its made from butterscotch chips…. I am definitely making this for Easter!!
I see these all the time, and I think they are so cute. I need to make a cute treat before the weekend.
these look so delicious!
These are SO cute and I love the idea of using white chocolate with the peanut butter. I may have to make these as a treat for my toddler this weekend!
Yum, my former boss used to make haystacks for us at Christmas to share. Love these Easter versions, very cute and festive.
My mom used to make these for Christmas but we’ve never made them for Easter. I love this cute idea!
You’re adorable! I love haystacks – I never thought to add the eggs and make the Easter themed. Too cute!
These would be fun to either make with the kids or put in their Easter baskets. It is a great use of leftover Easter candy as well. Yum!
These are so cute!!! I love that they are no bake. I think I’m going to bring them to Easter. Thank you!
Simple, delicious and so adorable!! I’m definitely making these with the kids for this weekend!
My mom used to make these for us 🙂
Oh my gosh, I absolutely adore this idea. I totally want to make some of these for Sunday!