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German Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 20 Minutes
Servings: 1
I haven't made these in forever but just ran across the recipe so I thought I'd share.
Ingredients:
topping
1 cup sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
1 stick butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
3 egg yolks, beaten
1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped
cookies
1 box german chocolate cake mix, pudding included
1/3 cup butter, melted
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. In saucepan, add sugar, milk, butter, vanilla, and egg yolks and cook over medium heat 10-13 minutes until thick and bubbly,
3. stirring often
4. Stir in coconut and pecans
5. Let cool to room temp.
6. Reserve 1 1/4 cups of mixture
7. In mixing bowl, add cookie ingredients and remaining topping mixture
8. Stir until moistened and combined
9. Shape dough into 1 inch balls
10. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets
11. Make indentation in center of each ball with thumb
12. Fill with 1/2 tsp. of topping mixture
13. Bake for 10-13 minutes
14. Cool on rack completely
By RecipeOfHealth.com