Chocolate Haystacks

Filed under: Cookies, Bars, Etc.
By Mom

3 cups quick oats
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup coconut

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla


Combine oats, walnuts and coconut in a large bowl, set aside.

Combine sugar, cocoa, milk, margarine and salt in saucepan. Cook to barely soft ball stage (about 230F) add vanilla. Pour over dry ingredients, mix quickly. Drop from spoon onto waxed paper. If you cook it too long it will harden before you can get them onto the paper.