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NO-BAKE FUDGY COCONUT COOKIES

My daughter works at a summer camp, so I send treats. Instead of a cookie jar we use a coffee can and call it the Wrangler Feeding Trough. Campers ask for this no-bake treat every summer.

—SUE KLEMM RHINELANDER, WI


PREP: 30 MIN. + CHILLING • MAKES:1/2 DOZEN

1/2 cups sugar

2/3 cup 2% milk

1/2 cup baking cocoa

1/2 cup butter, cubed

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup creamy peanut butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups quick-cooking oats

1 cup flaked coconut

1/2 cup white baking chips

1 teaspoon shortening

1. In a large saucepan, combine the first five ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 3 minutes.

2. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter and vanilla until blended. Stir in oats and coconut. Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper-lined baking sheets.

3. In a microwave, melt baking chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies; refrigerate until set. Store in airtight containers.