Thursday, January 29, 2009

Chinese Noodle Haystacks

Sorry no pics, I ate them too fast. Next time though!
This is my new favorite treat! These were served at our Relief Society meeting and she said she got the recipe out of the friend. In honor of the Chinese new year, I submit to you Chinese Noodle Haystacks (not the real name, mind you. I don't know what they are really called). Basically they are a Chinese noodles covered in chocolate/butterscotch goodness.

You will need:
3 cups chocolate chips
3 cups butterscotch chips
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup peanut butter (recipe called for crunchy but I did smooth)
Peanuts (optional)
2 1/2 cups chinese noodles

1) Melt chocolate and butterscotch in microwave or in a double broiler on stove top.
double broiler = just boil water in a sauce pan, put another on top with chocolate in it
w/lid and stir (that explanation part was for me, Emily.)
2) Take off stove top once melted, add vanilla and peanut butter and peanuts (I just skipped that peanut part, I like smooth haystacks)
3) add Chinese noodles (I add extra Chinese noodles to compensate for the lack of nuts).
4) Stir and glop onto a sheet covered in aluminum foil, make sure to glop, not plop.
5) freeze (solidifies chocolate, doesn't take very long).

Don't try to eat them right out of the freezer, they are hard and will hurt your teeth. They are the best when room temperature.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The best chocolate chip cookies ever!

Hey gals, So I know it has been a while, but today I had to make cookies for my class and I am not a cookie maker, so I searched high and low for a good recipe and I found one, so I thought I would share.

ingredients:
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups butter, softened
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla
pudding mix
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups peanut butter chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the instant pudding mix until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown.