Combine the chow mein noodles and dry roasted peanuts in a large bowl.
Melt the butterscotch chips in the microwave or over a double boiler.
Pour the melted butterscotch over the noodles and peanuts. Use a spatula or your clean hands to stir the mixture, making sure the noodles and peanuts are completely coated in butterscotch. (If the mixture seems too dry, add more melted butterscotch.)
Drop by spoonful onto wax paper or parchment and allow to cool.
Notes
Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
Variations
Feel free to omit the dry roasted peanuts if you have allergies or don't like the taste
Try making these with other nuts, such as pecans or walnuts.
Try adding mini marshmallows to a batch. You may need to use additional melted butterscotch as you add ingredients to the recipe.
Instead of butterscotch morsels, try making these haystack cookies with white chocolate chips, semisweet morsels, milk chocolate chips or peanut butter chips.