GERMAN CHOCOLATE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

GERMAN CHOCOLATE THUMBPRINT COOKIES image

Yield 5 Dozen

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup Sugar
1 cup Evaporated milk
1/2 cup + 1/3 cup butter
1 tsp. Vanilla
3 ea. Egg yolks
1 1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 pckg German chocolate cake mix

Steps:

- Combine sugar, milk, 1/2 cup butter, vanilla, and egg yolks, in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until bubbly. - Stir in Coconut, and pecans, and let cool to room temp. - Reserve 1 1/4 cup of mixture. - Combine cake mix, remaining butter, and remaining coconut mixture. Stir until moistened. - Shape dough into 1 inch balls, place on baking sheet 2 inches apart. - Make indentation in top of each cookie and fill with 1/2 teaspoon of cocnut mixture. - Bake 350* 10-13 minutes.