No Bake Coconut Pecan Praline Cookies

2-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup corn syrup (light)
1 stick salted butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups chopped pecans
2 cups sweetened shredded coconut

They are quite large and we used a melon baller and made smaller cookies and stacked them on top of each other like a Christmas tree while warm so as to stick to each other. Very festive and a lot less calories per cookie/candie. (It's more like a candy than cookie).

In a medium-sized bowl combine coconut and pecans. Set aside. In a heavy saucepan over medium high heat, stir sugar, evaporated milk, corn syrup and butter. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a full rolling boil. Let boil and stir for 3 minutes.

Remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla and coconut and pecan mixture. Stir off the heat from about 4 minutes until mixture starts to cool and thicken.

Drop by large spoonfuls on wax paper. Let harden completely (about an 1-1/2 hours) before serving.

Serving Size: Makes 20 large cookies

Number of Servings: 20

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAC936.