German Chocolate Cake Cookies – Soft, chewy chocolate cookies with rich caramel, coconut, and pecan frosting won’t last long on the cookie plate.
These German Chocolate Cake cookies are a delicious household staple. They make a perfect snack year-round but are an incredibly excellent holiday gift! They’re a great addition to any dessert table, but they won’t last long as they’re deliciously addictive!
Today, I am featuring one of the best cookies you will ever eat! A cookie that will become so addictive you will make them in large quantities and freeze them to have them for a week or two.
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Making one of the traditional cakes, German Chocolate cake, into a cookie was one of the best recipes I have ever made. How can you go wrong with caramel, pecans, and chocolate?
My favorite thing about this recipe is that everything is from scratch. This chocolate cookie is so chewy and moist, making it the best platform for the frosting. Bake them today, as they are hands down amazing, delicious, unbelievable, out of this world, and the best cookie ever, as quoted by my friends and family who tried them.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- Light brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Eggs beaten
- All-purpose flour
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
How do you make German Chocolate Cake Cookies?
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Blend the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, and eggs in a medium bowl.
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and blend until combined.
Drop the dough by tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheets, 12 cookies per sheet, and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
Cool on a baking rack.
Add evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter, and vanilla to a large pan and place on the stovetop over medium heat to make the frosting. Stir so that it becomes well combined.
Continue stirring until thickened; this takes approximately 11-12 minutes.
Once thickened, remove from heat and add coconut and pecans. Beat until thick enough to spread.
Spread frosting over the tops of cooled cookies.
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What brings me the most joy when making this cookie is my husband. He loves these; had I made these when we were dating, I think we would have married even earlier. He loves them so much it would have created an instant proposal.
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German Chocolate Cake Cookies
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Ingredients
Chocolate Cookies
- 1 cup salted 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 powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch salt
Coconut Pecan Frosting
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- Optional: ¼ cup chocolate candy coating melted for drizzle
Instructions
Chocolate Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a stand mixer or large bowl using a hand mixer, blend the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, 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.
- Drop the dough by tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheets, 12 cookies per sheet, and bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on a baking rack.
Coconut Pecan Frosting
- Add evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter and vanilla to a large pan and place on stovetop over medium heat.
- Stir so that it becomes well combined. Continue stirring until thickened, this takes approximately 11-12 minutes. I set my timer for 11 minutes and 30 seconds, this seems to work every time.
- Once thickened remove from heat and add coconut and pecans. Beat until thick enough to spread.
- Spread frosting over the tops of cooled cookies.
- Optional: Drizzle with melted candy coating and let set up. Top with a white chocolate heart. See note.
- Note: I melted some pink chocolate candy coating, put it into a Ziplock lunch baggie, snipped off a small corner. Then on some wax paper drew hearts with the chocolate. I let them harden, then gently placed them on top of the cookies. A great decoration for upcoming Valentine’s Day.
I love german chocolate cake. These cookies were outstanding.
These are one of my favorite treats!!!
You just made my favorite dessert into a cookie! I cannot wait to bake these up!
I have been on the hunt for a new cookie to try! This is going to be baking up today!
Love this twist on the cake!
These were a must make and they turned out so delicious! So addicting and very yummy! My husband especially loves these. Definitely going on our remake list!
German cake flavor is my favorite! I am so glad I will have it in a cookie!
Thank you for your informative information about how to prepare in simple stages.
OMG these cookies amazing!!! Made some today and they were a BIG hit!! Definitely making these again! I want to freeze some for my son who will visit soon….
1. In a freezer bag or airtight container?
2. Wax paper between layers?
3. Bread slice inside?
Thank you in advance for your recommendations!!
Again, these are awesome!!!
So glad you enjoyed them! I would definitely recommend something with an airtight seal to keep them as fresh as possible. If you’re freezing them with the frosting, definitely put wax paper between just to keep them from smushing together. I haven’t tried adding a bread slice to keep them soft when freezing cookies but if you give it a try let us know how it works!
I want these for my birthda and every other day.
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These cookies are looking so delicious ,. I just wanna ask , can I make these without using Eggs. please do answer, eager to make these.
We haven’t tried this recipe without eggs and therefore don’t know if it would work. At the very least, use an egg substitute of your choice to replace the eggs as they help hold the cookie together and make them chewy.
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Love these cookies, looks so delicious, now I have Ingredients and instructions too. will surely gonna try this. Thanks for sharing this one.
Hi there, I’m making these cookies as we speak, and my icing is not thickening at all while beating. It’s very liquidy and can not be added to the cookies. Is that how it’s supposed to be?
Sorry, I’ve never had this problem before! I’m not sure what could be wrong other than your measurements or not enough heat on your stovetop. Did you double-check your ingredients? If you added too much milk or butter I could see it having a hard time thickening.
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These are absolutely moist and delicious! I followed the recipe exactly and they turned out beautifully. (I’m definitely going to use this chocolate cookie base for other cookies as well. I think the plain cookie recipe would be great dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with mint pieces.) Great recipe!
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Thank you. Made for Christmas. It was not possible to freeze the cookies, everyone ate it.
Love this German Chocolate Cake cookies, never heard about this recipe. Will love to make these , just hope my members gonna love this one . Thank you for sharing this one.
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