OLD FASHIONED HAYSTACKS! NO BAKE, 4 INGREDIENT VINTAGE HAYSTACK COOKIE RECIPE!

butterscotch chips

🥗Healthier: caramel sauce

💰Cheaper: butterscotch pudding mix

Caramel sauce provides a similar flavor with fewer calories.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: chocolate bars

Dark chocolate chips are healthier, while chocolate bars can be more economical.

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter is healthier, while sunflower seed butter is often less expensive.

crispy chow mein noodles

🥗Healthier: baked rice noodles

💰Cheaper: potato sticks

Baked rice noodles are healthier, while potato sticks can be a lower-cost alternative.

Melt 1 cup of butterscotch chips and 1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring in between until smooth and liquidy.

Add 2 cups of chow mein noodles to the melted mixture.

Eyeball and add 1/2 cup of salted peanuts to the mixture.

Mix everything together until evenly coated.

Scoop the mixture onto parchment paper, forming clusters about the size of a tablespoon.

Let the hay stacks harden at room temperature or refrigerate for about 1 hour.

Check after 40 minutes to see if they have set and can be lifted off the parchment.

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