Sunny’s German Chocolate Cake Cookies
Sunny's German Chocolate Cake Cookies
Ingredients
- 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 such as Hershey's
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut such as Baker's Angel Flake Coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
Preheat Oven and Line Baking Sheets
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Mix Cookie Dough
- In a stand mixer or large bowl using a hand mixer, blend the butter, both sugars, 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.
- Stir in the chocolate chips, coconut and pecans.
Cook
- Drop the dough by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets, 12 cookies per sheet, and bake 8 to 10 minutes.
- Cool on a baking rack.
Notes
Found online at: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sunny-anderson/sunnys-german-chocolate-cake-cookies-recipe-1924842
Note: To make bars, press the dough into a buttered 8 by 8-inch square baking pan and bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cut into squares when cooled.