Chocolate Tidbits

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup hard margarine
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 cups oats (not instant)
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 6 tablespoons cocoa, sifted if lumpy
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine butter, milk, and sugar in a heavy bottomed saucepan and over medium-high heat bring just to the boil.
• 2 remove from heat.
• 3 add remaining ingredients to the pot and stir until completely combined.
• 4 drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper lined cookie sheets, and allow to cool for at least one hour at room temperature.
• 5 store in an airtight tin at room temperature for up to week, or freeze for up to a month, defrost at room temp for several hours before serving.
• 6 (not that they have ever lasted that long in my house).