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.
Delicious cookies Sandra. It was easy to make and everyone loved it. I love cooking bakery dishes. And I really enjoyed preparing these chocolate cake cookies. Keep sharing recipes like this.
i made them.. made them as sandwich cookies… oh my, these were amazing and everyone loved them.. you can only eat one.. similar to a whoopee pie, but better.. will be making these again. thank you for the recipe
I love this idea of the sandwich cookie!!!!
If caramel, coconut, pecan frosting is wrong, I DO NOT want to be right! This is one doozy of a cookie!
Thank you! Enjoy!
These Chocolate Cake cookies are mouth watering!
Thank you!
These are my all time favorite cookies!
I’m happy to hear that!
This was everything that I needed to cure my sweet tooth! Easily, a new family favorite treat in our home! Yum!
So glad to hear that your family enjoyed these!
Oh my, these German chocolate cake cookies are amazing!! I can’t wait to try this recipe!
Thank you! Enjoy!
My family loves these!
So glad to hear that, Cathy!
Hi Sandra, what is 2 sticks of butter? I’m use to grams
Hi! 2 sticks of butter is equal to 227 grams. It’s also equivalent to 1 cup or 1/2 a pound if that helps!
Extremely useful post and additionally actually insightful many thanks for the post
Thank you!
That chocolate drizzle is NOT an option in our house, haha! So delicious and they go quickly.
So glad to hear that!
Oh my goodness I’m so excited to make these for the holiday! These are going to be gone in a matter of seconds! So excited!
I hope you enjoy them!
These German Chocolate Cake cookies are sound delicious right about now!
Thank you!
Yum! These cookies look so heavenly! Can’t wait to try them. Pinning!
I hope you enjoy them!
These are always a hit at my house! An all-time favorite!
So glad to hear that!
What a great tasting treat this was! Easily, a new favorite dessert and a great cure for my sweet tooth!
Thank you!!
Yum! All the flavors that I love! A must try!
Enjoy!
These are my favorite! I could make them everyweek!
I’m glad you enjoy them!
Absolutely stunning! Thank you on a detailed recipe!
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