Coconut-apricot Haystacks
Author/Submitted by: Jo Anne Merrill Servings: 44 Categories:
Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1 1/2
cups
sugar 1/2
cup
margarine,
not diet
1/2
cup
milk 1
teaspoon
vanilla extract 1/2
cup
unsweetened cocoa powder 3 1/2
cups
rolled oats,
quick-cooking
1/2
cup
dried apricots,
minced
1
cup
dried coconut,
shredded
1/2
cup
nuts,
chopped
Directions:
Combine the sugar, margarine, milk and cocoa powder in a saucepan.
Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil 30 seconds; remove
from heat. Blend in remaining ingredients, using a wooden spoon to mix
well. Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper; cool completely.
Store with sheets of waxed paper between layers in an airtight
container.
Yield: 40-50 "haystacks".
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