I made the cookies. And #2 (correctly) pointed out that they really aren't cookies. Whatever. They taste dynamite!!!! I used three bags of semi-sweet chips. Yeah, I made a lot.
Although #3 did not help me make them (as I had planned), she did help "clean up" the spoon and spatula that I used. And her face was covered.
I'm telling you, if you are looking for an easy-to-prepare, easy-to-clean-up cookie recipe, look no further. These "haystacks" are just the ticket.
I should have made your recipe tonight. I figured I'd stick with the pralines for tomorrow. And even though I wrote in the recipe to use a big pot, I used the same medium sized pot I used last night. Last night the mixture boiled just up to the top, but not over. Well, tonight it went W-A-Y over the top. And as I was debating what to do because I didn't want the sugar mixture to get onto the glass burner, my son lifted the pot and it all flowed onto the burner. So I stood there like a dummy not knowing what to do. Finally I said, here, put it on the granite, you can't hurt granite. Which luckily, turned out to be true. So then I put it in a big pot, and it went fine after that. And I was able to scrape the burnt sugar off the stovetop, so the kitchen's not significantly worse than it was before. And I prevented my son from trying to dry the burnt sugar off the very hot burner with a towel. That could have been a disaster!
Next year, chocolate bird's nests. How much chocolate to a 12 oz. bag of noodles?
