Currently Featured Amish Recipes

2 cups sugar

1/3 cup cocoa

1/2 cup milk

1 stick butter (1/2 cup)

pinch of salt

1 cup flaked coconut

1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In a 2 quart saucepan, place sugar, cocoa, milk and butter.  Bring mixture to a boil, stirring to combine.  Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients.  Drop by heaping teaspoons onto waxed paper.  Allow to cool before removing from paper.  You may cool Haystacks quickly by placing in refrigerater.

1 cup nuts

1 1/4 cup flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup coconut

1 eight ounce package cream cheese

1/3 cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 can cherry pie filling

Combind flour, brown sugar and butter and blend to fine crumbs.  Add coconut and 1/2 cup nuts.  Set aside 1/2 cup crumbs and pack the rest into a 9 x 13 greased baking dish. Bake at 350^o for 15 minutes.

Soften cream cheese and add sugar, egg and vanilla.  Spead over hot baked layer and bake for 10 minutes.

Spread cherry pie filling over top and sprinkle with remaining nuts and reserved crumbs.  Bake 15 minutes longer.