I am making excellent progress for my baking day plans. I already have four loaves of Banana Bread finished, and one batch of Haystacks finished and in the freezer. I have started on the Bon Bons, and Peppermint Bark. I did a little prep work for the Peppermint Bark before my son took his afternoon nap, by smashing the peppermint to tiny pieces, so that I could finish those while he was sleeping. The Bon Bons and pretty labor intensive so I’m waiting for my daughters to arrive home from school to help out a little.

My finished haystacks.

About four years ago when I was still working, a lady from work made Haystacks as part of her gift to everyone. I immediately fell in love with them! They can be made dozens of ways, but these are made using the following recipe:

HAYSTACKS

• 1 cup Butterscotch Chips
• 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
• 1/2 cup Peanuts
• 2 1/2 cups Chow Mein noodles

Melt the butterscotch chips and peanut butter over low heat until completely melted. Add peanuts and Chow Mein noodles to butterscotch and peanut butter mixture. Once all noodles and peanuts are completely coated, drop the mixture by spoonfuls onto waxed paper. These can sit at room temperature to set up, or placed in the freezer for faster set up time.

I put mine in the freezer, and after they were completely set, I then placed them in a Ziploc bag until I need them next week. I will be making a second batch of Haystacks, but in place of the peanuts I will be using miniature marshmallows. The trick with the marshmallows though is to allow the peanut butter and butterscotch to cool enough so that the marshmallows don’t melt when you mix them in.

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