Coconut-apricot haystacks

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       Title: Coconut-Apricot Haystacks
  Categories: Cookies
       Yield: 44 servings
  
   1 1/2 c  Sugar
     1/2 c  Margarine; not diet
     1/2 c  Milk
       1 ts Vanilla extract
     1/2 c  Unsweetened cocoa powder
   3 1/2 c  Rolled oats; quick-cooking
     1/2 c  Dried apricots; minced
       1 c  Dried coconut; shredded
     1/2 c  Nuts; chopped
  
   Recipe by: Jo Anne Merrill
   Preparation Time: 0:15
        Combine the sugar, margarine, milk and cocoa powder in a saucepan.
   Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil 30 seconds; remove
   from heat. Blend in remaining ingredients, using a wooden spoon to mix
   well. Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper; cool completely.
        Store with sheets of waxed paper between layers in an airtight
   container.
   
   Yield: 40-50 "haystacks".
  
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