No-Bake Easter Bake Cookies
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Ingredients
  • 1½ c sugar
  • 5 T cocoa
  • ½ c milk
  • ½ c margarine
  • 3 c of quick oats
  • 1 c coconut (I use the unsweetened one… otherwise these are a little too sweet for my liking)
  • 1 t vanilla
  • ¼ t salt
Instructions
  1. Combine sugar and cocoa in a saucepan.
  2. Add milk slowly. Stir over low heat until the sugar dissolves.
  3. Bring to a boil, add margarine and oats stirring briskly. Cook for 1 – 3 minutes stirring constantly. (3 minutes was the magic number for me — no more or it gets a little hard)
  4. Remove from heat. Add coconut, vanilla and salt.
  5. Let the mixture cool a bit at room temperature so that you can handle it to make the nests (about 10 – 15 minutes).
  6. Using a spoon, scoop a ball of the mixture onto wax paper. Press in the middle to form a nest. Add 2 or 3 mini eggs.
  7. Refrigerate. These also freeze well!
Recipe by Food Musings at http://foodmusings.ca/food-celebrations/easter-treats/