German Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

     

     

    1 cup sugar
    1 cup evaporated milk
    1/2 cup softened margarine
    1 tsp. vanilla
    3 egg yolks, beaten
    1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
    1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
    1 Chocolate Cake Mix
    1/3 cup melted margarine

     In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, combine sugar, milk, margarine, vanilla, and egg yolks; blend well.
    Cook over medium heat for 10-13 minutes or until thickened and bubbly, stirring frequently.
    Stir in coconut and pecans. Remove from heat. Cool to room temperature. Reserve 1 1/4 cups
    of topping mixture and set aside. In a large bowl, combine cookie ingredients and remaining
    topping mixture; stir by hand until thoroughly moistened.
    Heat oven to 350 degrees F.  Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased
    cookie sheets. With thumb, make an indentation in center of each ball. Fill each indentation
    with rounded 1/2 teaspoonful of reserved 1 1/4 cups of topping.

    Bake at 350 degrees for 10-13 minutes or until set. Cool for 5 minutes.
    Remove from cookie sheets.  Cool completely.
    Makes approximately 5 dozen cookies

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