No-Bake Chocolate Cookies

This sounds like a simple and good recipe. i found it in a land o lakes cookbook, titled treasury of country heritage meals & menus

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 24 COOKIES

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1⁄2 cup flaked coconut
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped walnuts (or pecans )
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine
• 3  tablespoons  unsweetened cocoa

Directions

1. In mediun bowl, combine oats, coconut and nuts,.
2. set aside.
3. in a 2 quart saucepan, combine sugar, milk, butter and cocoa.
4. cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture come to a full boil ( 3-4 minutes ).
5. remove from heat.stir in oat mixture.
6. quickly drop mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper.
7. cool completely.
8. store in refrigerator.