Name: Chinese New Year Cookies
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 22 oz Nestles Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels (chips); 11 oz Nestles Butterscotch Morsels (chips); 2 5 oz Cans of Chinese Noodles (Cruncky Chow Mein Noodles); 1 cup Cocktail Peanuts

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A cherished family tradition, Chinese New Year Cookies have become a beloved part of our Christmas celebrations. An avid baker, my mother discovered this recipe years ago in a cookbook or magazine. We’d spend countless hours in the kitchen, baking these cookies together and creating lasting memories. These cookies are more than just a treat; they are part of our family’s history.

This holiday cookie is an easy no-bake recipe. It takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. It’s sure to please the holiday guests on the dessert tray.

Melt the morsels together in a double boiler. I made my own double boiler by putting water (1/4 of the pot with some water) and a smaller pot on top. The pot on top is deeper than how it appears in the photo. I will stir over low heat until the chocolate and butterscotch morsels are melted.

Stir in the Chinese noodles, one can at a time, until they are well coated. Add the next can and mix well. I tend to push down on the noodles to smash them some. It breaks them up a little more.

Next add the cocktail peanuts. Normally, I buy the ones without any skins. They were fine, like in the photo. Sometimes you have to use what is on hand in the stores. Stir the peanuts into the cookie mixture until well coated.

Now, the cookie mixture is ready to be dropped on wax paper, parchment paper, or aluminum foil to cool. The size of the stacks is your preference. I tend to drop a tablespoon of cookie mixture at a time onto the aluminum foil. The chocolate will darken as it cools.

Allow the cookies to cool for 45 minutes to one hour. Remove them from the aluminum foil or paper and store them in Ziploc bags or airtight containers. You can freeze these cookies. Remove them from the freezer for approximately 15 minutes before serving.

These cookies are easy to make for your family and friends. I hope you enjoy them! Let me know if you make them.

For my White Lilac Farmhouse Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe, you can find it here.

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Chinese New Year Cookies

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Total Time 15

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Equipment

Double Boiler
Wooden Spoon

Ingredients

22 oz Nestles Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels (chips)
11 oz Nestles Butterscotch Morsels (chips)
2 5 oz Cans of Chinese Noodles (Cruncky Chow Mein Noodles)
1 cup Cocktail Peanuts

Instructions

Melt Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels and Butterscotch Morsels (Chips) together in the top pot of the double boiler.
Once the morsels have melted, stir in one can at a time of the Chinese Noodles. I will smash the noodle slightly with my wooden spoon to break them while stirring into the chocolate mixture. Add the next can of Chinese Noodles and stir until will coated.
Add one cup of cocktail peanuts and stir into the cookie mixture until will coated.
Remove pot from double boiler.
Drop by tablespoons to form stacks onto either waxed paper or aluminum foil to cool.
Let cool for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Place cookies in sealed containers or Ziploc Freezer or Storage bags. Cookies can be placed in the freezer. Just remove 15 minutes before serving.