German Chocolate Cookies

Name: German Chocolate Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 60 cookies, 1 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1 cup evaporated milk; 1/2 cup butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 3 beatened egg yolks; 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped; 1 1/2 cups coconut; 18 ounces pillsbury German chocolate cake mix; 1/3 cup butter, melted

Submitted by red white kitchen

"Pillsbury bakeoff. Best to refrigerate dough overnight, after rolling into balls."

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Ready In:: 1hr 20mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 60 cookies
Serves:: 1

ingredients

Topping
1 cup sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
¹⁄₂ cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 beatened egg yolks
1 ¹⁄₂ cups pecans, chopped
1 ¹⁄₂ cups coconut
Cookie Dough
18 ounces pillsbury German chocolate cake mix
¹⁄₃ cup butter, melted

directions

In medium saucepan, combine sugar, evaporated milk, 1/2 cup butter, vanilla and egg yolks. Blend well.
Cook over medium heat 10-13 minutes (after butter melts) or until thickened- stiring constantly.
Remove from heat, stir in pecans and coconut. Cool to room temperature.
Reserve 1 1/4 cups topping, to use for filling later.Refrigerate.
In a large bowl add remaining topping, cake mix and melted butter.
Blend with mixer until thoroughly moistened.
Shape dough into 1 inch balls and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 350.
Place dough balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
With thumb make an indentation in center of ball.
Fill with 1/2 teaspoon of topping.
Bake 10-13 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet, then remove to cool completely.