So I wouldn’t say that I am one of those people that LOVE chocolate but I do like it from time to time! I actually am not even a huge chocolate cake person. Honestly…95% of the time I will choose vanilla over chocolate! That other 5% is normally because there is a German chocolate cake somewhere and I will hands down choose that over vanilla! So why not have my favorite cake on the go with these German Chocolate Cookies!
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I absolutely LOVE these Cookies despite my only “Like” toward chocolate!! 🙂 Actually I may even like them better than the cake! They are a super moist, cake like cookie only with a little but of a chew! OH… and the the caramelized, coconut, pecan glaze.. .literally the icing on the cake.. or “Cookie”. 😉
The icing may be why I like German chocolate cake so well! I also discovered that I must like coconut a lot as you can see with my other post…Italian Cream Cookies, Samoa Cheese Pie, and some of my favorite Coconut balls I hope to bring to you this spring sometime! Just keep your eye out for those if you like coconut as well as I Do!
Making the German Chocolate Cookies…
- Cream your butter and sugar together
- Add eggs and vanilla
- Sift Together all remaining dry ingredients
4. Using a medium Size Cookie scoop; Scoop out dough onto large Cookie sheet and bake 8-9 minutes!
5. Once all cookies are baked; then make your glaze and coat your cookies!
One bonus with these cookies is that you can stack them Since it is made with a glaze vs. a gooey icing! I love that I can stack these and store in my cookie jar; that is if we don’t eat them all first! :0
German Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
Chocolate Cookies
- 10 Tablespoons Salted Butter Softened 1 Stick + 2 T.
- 3/4 C. Brown Sugar
- 1/4 C. Granulated
- 1 Eggs
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
- 1 1/4 C. Flour
- 1/2 C. Coco Powder
- 1/8 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Baking Soda
Caramelized Coconut Pecan Glaze
- 6 T. Butter
- 3/4 C. Brown Sugar
- 2 1/2 T. Milk
- 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
- 1 C. Powder Sugar
- 1/2 C. Coconut flakes
- 1/4 C. Finely chopped Pecans optional
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350
- Using a mixer; mix your butter and both sugars to light and fluffy. Add in your egg and vanilla.
- Sift together your remaining dry ingredients; then gradually add to your batter until well Incorporated.
- Using a medium size cookie scoop or your hands to roll out into about 1 in. balls; spreading a couple in. apart onto your cookie sheet.
- Place in oven and bake for 8-9 minutes.edges will start to look crisp and middle should look slightly soft. (Mine take right at 8 min)
- Allow to set on cookie sheet for a couple minutes then remove onto wire rack for cooling.
- Bake ALL cookies before making your glaze! This will keep your glaze from firming up on you.
Glaze
- Using a medium size saucepan; melt your butter over medium heat.
- Add your Brown sugar and bring to a boil. Lower heat to a medium low heat and continue to cook for 2 min.
- Stir in your milk and vanilla and heat thru 1 more minute. Remove from Heat.
- Slowly whisk in your powder sugar; then stir in your coconut and pecans if using.
- Frost your cookies; if glaze starts to harden before you are finished, you can melt again over a low heat or add tiny bit of milk.
Amazing! My husband loves German chocolate cake with coconut pecan frosting. I made these as his birthday treat. He immediately paired the cookies with a cup of coffee!
Glad to hear you like these and that they got His approval as well! Thank you soo much for your feed back and Best Birthday wishes to your husband!
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I found your recipe last year and we have 3 German chocolate cake fans in the family. I made these with our other Christmas cookies and they were a hit. I’m making again this year and family members are already asking for these again! They will forever be apart of our Christmas cookie repertoire. Thank you!!
Love this soo much! Thanks for stopping in and letting us know! Merry Christmas to you and your family!