No Bake Haystack Cookies (Buddy the Elf Cookies)

Step 1

Prepare the counter top or a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Place butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips, and shortening into a microwave safe bowl. Microwave chips at 50% power for 1 minute. Remove and stir. If needed, continue to microwave at 30 second intervals until completely smooth.

Step 3

Remove from the microwave and stir in the noodles. I add about 2 cups and stir. Then sprinkle in more and stir as needed to get a mixture of well coated noodles with a little extra mixture. You don’t want the cookies to be too dry. Stir until completely coated.

Step 4

Drop coated noodles (about a teaspoon in size) onto parchment paper, set aside to set.

Step 5

While coated noodles are hardening, microwave the milk chocolate at 50% power for 1 minute. Continue to heat at 30 second intervals until completely melted.

Step 6

Place melted chocolate into a piping bag and snip off the tip with scissors.

Step 7

Drizzle the melted chocolate onto the hardened haystacks in a random pattern.

Step 8

Top with mini marshmallows and mini M&Ms.

Step 9

Let chocolate on the haystacks harden and then serve.