German Chocolate Cake Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Egg yolks
  • 2 Eggs, large

• Canned Goods

  • 1 cup Evaporated milk

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 1/4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 cup Brown sugar, light
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • 1 German chocolate frosting
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 Pinch Salt
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 3 tsp Vanilla

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 1/3 cup Coconut, sweetened
  • 1 cup Pecans

• Snacks

  • 1 Chocolate cookie

• Dairy

  • 2 sticks Butter
  • 1/2 cup Butter

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Description

Ingredients

• Chocolate Cookie
• 2 sticks butter, softened
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch salt
• German Chocolate Frosting
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• ½ cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• Optional: ¼ cup chocolate candy coating, melted for drizzle

Directions

• Chocolate Cookie
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a stand mixer or large bowl using a hand mixer, blend the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla and eggs. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture into the butter mixture and blend until combined.
• Drop the dough by tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheets, 12 cookies per sheet, and bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on a baking rack.
• German Chocolate Frosting
• Add evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter and vanilla to a large pan and place on stovetop over medium heat.
• Stir so that it becomes well combined. Continue stirring until thickened, this takes approximately 11-12 minutes. I set my time for 11 minutes and 30 seconds, this seems to work every time.
• Once thickened remove from heat and add coconut and pecans. Beat until thick enough to spread.
• Spread frosting over the tops of cooled cookies.
• Optional: Drizzle with melted candy coating and let set up. Top with white chocolate heart. See note.
• Note: I melted some pink chocolate candy coating, put it into a Ziplock lunch baggie, snipped off a small corner. Then on some wax paper drew hearts with the chocolate. I let them harden, then gently placed them on top of the cookies. A great decoration for upcoming Valentine’s Day.