German Chocolate Cake Cookies

A very easy, fun spin off the original cake! If desired, lightly dust with confectioners’ sugar.

Original recipe makes 2 dozen

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package German chocolate cake mix
2 eggs, beaten
2/3 cup shortening
1 (16 ounce) container prepared coconut pecan frosting

  • PREP

    10 mins

  • COOK

    10 mins

  • READY IN

    20 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together the cake mix, eggs and shortening until well blended. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheet.
  3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Match up evenly sized cookies and sandwich them with the coconut pecan frosting.

Nutrition

Calories: 215 kcal
Carbohydrates: 26.4 g
Cholesterol: 18 mg
Fat: 11.6 g
Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 2 g
Sodium: 191 mg

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