Two of my favorite treats are haystack cookies and Halloween candy pumpkins. These cute pumpkin haystack cookies combine both treats into one delicious recipe that will be the star of your Halloween party table.
My mom used to make these for us when we were children and it’s always a recipe that is nostalgic for me.
These Halloween cookies look like a fall image of pumpkins sitting near hay bales. Even though they look impressive, this no-bake recipe is so easy the kids could help make it.
It would be a fun recipe to take to a Halloween cookie swap or to make as a snack for our pumpkin carving day!
Ingredients for these pumpkin haystack cookies
All that you need for these Halloween haystacks are the five ingredients listed below, and a few minutes! How easy is that?
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- 11 ounce bag of butterscotch morsels
- ¾ cup of creamy peanut butter
- 10 ounces of crunchy chow mein noodles
- 1 cup of flaked unsweetened coconut
- 24 small candy pumpkins
How to make these Halloween haystacks
Start by putting the peanut butter and butterscotch morsels in the microwave and heating them in 30 second intervals until the mixture is smooth. It took me about 2 minutes in all.
Be careful on the last heating. The mixture can harden up if heated too long.
Stir in the noodles and coconut and mix well so that the butterscotch mixture is well incorporated.
Forming the pumpkin haystacks
I used a small cookie scoop to take just the right amount of batter and put it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Then I used my fingers to pull up the top of the cookie to make it more haystack looking in shape. As soon as I did this, I added the small pumpkins to make sure they would stick to the batter.
Work quickly since the batter hardens before you know it. I found it easiest to make them one or two at a time, including the pumpkin.
TaDa! A whole sheet of pumpkin haystack cookies in minutes! Into the fridge they go to harden.
What a great looking cookie to serve to your party guests!
These amazing little Halloween treats are sweet and crunchy with just a hint of peanut butter. They will be a hit at your Halloween party and the platter will be empty in a flash.
I love the crunch of these cookies. Who would have thought that something used in savory Chinese food could make such a delightful sweet treat?
The cookies look just like little haystacks. And the addition of the pumpkin will bring a delight to the faces of young and older guests.
I got 24 good sized haystacks out of this recipe.
These cookies come together to quickly, you can easily make a batch of them when your family gets a yen for something to tempt their sweet tooth!
I use candy pumpkins in recipes a lot this time of the year. Check out these Thanksgiving teepee dirt cups and Halloween pumpkin patch dirt cups for other fun dessert ideas with candy pumpkins.
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Pumpkin Haystack Cookies - Halloween Butterscotch Haystacks
These cute Pumpkin Haystack Cookies combine both butterscotch and peanut butter into one delicious recipe that will be the star of your Halloween party table.
Ingredients
- 11 ounce bag of butterscotch morsels
- ¾ cup of creamy peanut butter
- 10 ounces of crunchy chow mein noodles
- 1 cup of flaked unsweetened coconut
- 24 small candy pumpkins
Instructions
- In a large microwave safe bowl heat the butterscotch morsels and peanut butter in 30 second intervals until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Stir in the chow mein noodles and flaked coconut being sure to incorporate the butterscotch mixture well.
- Use a small cookie scoop to drop scoops of the mixture onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- With your fingers, mold the mixture into haystack shaped lumps and press one candy pumpkin to the side. Pull the haystack mixture around it slightly to make it adhere.
- Place in the fridge until the haystacks are firm.
- Store in and air tight container in the fridge.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1 pieceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 209Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 232mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 1gSugar: 19gProtein: 3g
Nutritional information is approximate due to natural variation in ingredients and the cook-at-home nature of our meals.