Butterscotch Leaf Piles Haystack Cookies
Traditional butterscotch Haystack Cookies made with corn cereal and crunchy chow mein noodles get a Fall glow-up with leaf sprinkles.
Baking with kids is a wonderful disaster. You know there are going to be broken eggs and flour in every nook and cranny for years to come. So sometimes making a traditional no-bake cookie is the way to go.
These Butterscotch Haystacks are all dressed up to look like a pile of Fall leaves thanks to the addition of these leaf sprinkles.
Is there anything more fun to watch than a kid jumping in a pile of leaves? I wanted a way to celebrate that joy and these little scotchies do just that.
Haystack Cookies Substitutions
You can make Traditional Haystack Cookies by swapping cinnamon flavored chips for peanut butter flavored morsels or even caramel flavor morsels.
Try adding Frosted Flakes or Chex cereal to the mix.
Omit the leaf sprinkles if you don’t have any on hand.
Swap out crunchy chow mein noodles for chopped miniature stick pretzels.
Butterscotch Haystack Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 Cup butterscotch morsels
- 1/2 Cup cinnamon morsels, or peanut butter morsels
- 1 Tablespoon shortening
- 2 Cups Corn Flakes cereal, or Frosted Flakes
- 1/2 Cup crunchy chow mein noodles, coarsely broken
- sprinkles leaf shaped, optional
Instructions
- In a small, microwave safe bowl combine butterscotch morsels, cinnamon morsels, and shortening. Heat through until melted (first for 60 seconds then tapering to 30 second increments until combined).
- In a separate bowl combine cereal and broken up chow mein noodles. Pour butterscotch mixture over and stir. Drop by heaping tablespoons. Add sprinkles if desired. Once firm store in airtight container up to 1 week.
More Festive Fall Recipes
While you’re making cute food try these quick and easy Pie Slice Cookies. You don’t even need to turn on the oven!
These White Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Candy Cups are a Thanksgiving tradition in our family.
If you’re looking for ways to use up those cute leaf sprinkles try these Fall Tree Cookies.
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Okay. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE these!! My son is going to FLIP out when he sees these!!! I cannot wait to show him. I mean, I really can't. I might take a picture to school and tap on the window at lunch just so he knows what fun he gets to come home to today!!
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I really love the fall colours! So pretty with the browns, reds, oranges, yellows… so nice!
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these cookies are so you! You're so creative and the photo os your son in the pile of leaves is precious
What a yummy fall treat and the photo of your liitle guy in the leaves is adorable!
These are some of my mama's favorite cookies! I love that you gave them a fun fall twist 🙂
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Oh yes, baking with kids is always an adventure. I must admit, however, that they often come up with things far more creative than I do. These are so cute!
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that is such a cute picture of your son!!! he looks so happy 😀
and my mom makes something very similar but she doesn't add chow mein noodles… i gotta tell her about these next time i talk to her! hehe
I adore these. Love how you made them "leaf piles!"
I want to put on my big sweatshirt and make these as soon as I finish my cup of coffee! Ana would looooove these!
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I haven't seen anything like this ever…might be my next favorite thing 🙂
We made a chocolate version in middle school. OMG the memories lol. And seriously the epic battles in your kitchen and random taste testing… freaking hilarious!
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These are adorable!!!!
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I think the cinnamon chips in place of the peanut butter sounds great with the butterscotch! I have had those baking moments with my kids too…crazy but so fun!!! Love these leaf piles!!!
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These are so cute!
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