German Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
German Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies are as delicious as they sound! Chewy chocolate chip cookies topped with an incredible pecan-coconut frosting will remind you of German Chocolate cake.
Servings: 24
Ingredients
Frosting
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 5oz can evaporated milk
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Cookie Dough
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 cup optional semisweet chocolate chips to drizzle
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Using a mixer, cream together butter , sugar and brown sugar.
- Add eggs, one at a time and then mix in vanilla.
- In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt. Slowly add flour mixture to creamed mixture until all of the flour mixture is combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips and coconut.
- Using a tablespoon, drop cookie dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
Frosting
- In a medium saucepan, combine evaporated milk, sugar, butter and egg.
- Cook over medium-low heat for 10-12 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Once mixture has thickened, stir in coconut and pecans.
- Once cookies have cooled, spread frosting over cookies.
- Optional, melt additional chocolate chips in microwave and drizzle over frosted cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 407kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 217mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 335IU | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 3.2mg