Haystack Cookies
These little bird nest cookies are a perfect treat for Spring! They are so yummy, easy to make and I love the fact it is such an old recipe. We call them 'Haystack Cookies'!
Ingredients
2 cups white sugar
6 tablespoons coco powder
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup shredded coconut
2 cups oatmeal (I use quick oats)
Place sugar, coco, milk and butter in a large pot. Bring to a boil. Add vanilla and remove from heat. Stir in coconut and oatmeal and mix until blended. Drop by the teaspoonful onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Allow cookies to cool completely. These cookies freeze well too!
If making bird nests once you place the cookie mixture on the wax paper take the back of a teaspoon and push down in the middle of the cookie to form a small groove. You want the cookie to look like a little nest. Allow the cookies to cool completely. Once cooled add 3 mini chocolate eggs in the middle of each nest. These haystack cookies make the perfect little bird nests and are so fun for kids! Enjoy!