Microwave Chinese Chews

Chef Patience's Note:

Easy, yummy cookie. I make these for the holiday cookie exchange, but I felt so guilty for making such an easy cookie, I didn't make them one year. The next year I was asked to please make them again, people were asking for them.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 36

• 1 (10 ounce) bag of crispy chow mein noodles
• 1 (16 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 (16 ounce) bag butterscotch chips or 1 (16 ounce) bag peanut butter chips (my variation)

Directions:

1. Make a clear space on your counter or table.
2. Using clean newspaper, cover the space with paper.
3. Melt chocolate and butterscotch (or peanutbutter) chips in a microwave safe bowl in the microwave for about 2 minutes, until smooth.
4. Check and stir the chips about every 30 seconds, as needed.
5. While the chips are melting, dump the whole bag of chowmein noodles into a large mixing bowl.
6. When the chips are ready, quickly mix them into the chowmein noodles.
7. Working quickly, place teaspoon fulls of the mixture onto newspaper to dry.
8. Cookies are ready when they are dry and set.
9. Enjoy.

Reviews

[Chef cmpinco]

My family usually devours sweets within a day or two. These stayed around so long I had to throw some out. Easy? Yes. Tasty? Nothing special.

[Oolala]

I've made these for Halloween as spiders and let them dry on waxed paper-kids love them!

[texasjenny]

Made this for Christmas get-together. My husband never guessed it was chow mein noodles. Left all of it at the gathering so he wants another batch just for him. Thank you.