Recipe: (No Bake) Butterscotch or Chocolate Haystacks or Bird Nests

You can use this recipe and form haystack candies or tiny bird nests for Easter. Put tiny easter egg candies or marshmallow chicks in the nests before they cook completely.
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No Bake Butterscotch or chocolate haystacks or birds nests.

Approximately 24 servings

Butterscotch --

1 cup Butterscotch Chips - (Hershey's)
1/2 cup Reese's Peanut Butter Chips
1 tablespoon Shortening-(do not use butter, - margarine or oil)
1 1/2 cups Chow mein noodles -- coarsely broken

Line tray with wax paper. In medium microwave-safe bowl, place butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips and shortening. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 minute; stir.

If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 15
seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred. Immediately add chow mein noodles; stir to coat.

Drop mixture by heaping teaspoonfuls onto
prepared tray or into paper candy cups; let stand
until firm. If necessary, cover and refrigerate until firm. Store in tightly covered container in
refrigerator. About 2 dozen candies. Variation:

Chocolate Haystacks:
Substitute 1 cup Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips or Hershey's Milk Chocolate Chips for butterscotch chips. Proceed as directed above with peanut butter chips, shortening and chow mein noodles.