No Bake Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookies

• 1 12 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 (10 ounce) package peanut butter chips, divided
• 1 12 cups chow mein noodles, coarsely broken
• 12 cup quick-cooking rolled oats, divided
• 12 cup dried apricot

1. Cover tray with waxed paper.
2. Place 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 tbsp shortening in a medium microwave safe bowl.
3. Microwave on high 1 - 1/12 minutes or until chips are melted when stirred.
4. Stir in 1 1/4 cups chow mein noodles and 1/4 cup oats.
5. Drop by heaping teaspoons onto prepared tray.
6. Flatten slightly.
7. Press 2/3 cup peanut butter chips into cookies; allow to set until firm.
8. Place remaining 1 cup of peanut butter chips and remaining shortening in another medium microwaveable bowl.
9. Microwave on high 1 - 2 minutes or until chips are melted when stirred.
10. Stir in remaining chow mein noodles and oats.
11. Drop and flatten as above.
12. Press 1/2 cup choc chips into cookies; allow to set until firm.
13. Garnish with apricots, if desired.

semisweet chocolate chips, shortening, peanut butter, mein noodles, oats, apricot

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/no-bake-chocolate-and-peanut-butter-cookies-522443 (may not work)