Mike's Coconut Macaroons aka No Bake Coconut Macaroon Cookies

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 5 tablespoons cocoa
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup shortening or butter
• 3 cups rolled oats
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup shredded coconut

Instructions

• 1 Mix sugar and cocoa in a large saucepan over low heat. Add milk slowly. Stir
  until sugar dissolves. This should take a few minutes.
• 2 Bring to a low boil then add shortening (or butter) and rolled oats, stirring
  quickly. Cook for 1-2 minutes then remove the saucepan from the heat.
• 3 Add the salt, vanilla and coconut and stir (wooden spoon works well) until mixed
  well.
• 4 Use a tablespoon or a cookie scoop to scoop up cookie mixture and drop into
  small stacks on a parchment lined cookie sheet or cutting board.
• 5 Allow the cookies to cool down completely.
• 6 Serve.

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