german chocolate cookies

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup butter plus 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 1 pkg german chocolate cake mix

Preparation

Step 1

in a heavy 2 quart saucepan, combine sugar, milk, 1/2 cup butter, vanilla, and egg yolks;blend well. cook over mediium heat for 10-13 minutes or until thickened and bubbly, stirring frequently. stir in coconut and pecans.

remove from heat and cool to room temperature. reserve 1 1/4 cups topping mixture, set aside.

preheat oven to 350. combine cake mix, remaining 1/3 cup butter and remaining topping mixture;stir by hand until thoroughly moistened.

shape dough into 1-inch balls. place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

with thumb, make an indentation in the center of each ball. fill each indentation with mounded 1/2 tsp of reserved topping.

bake for 10-13 minutes or until set. cool 5 minutes;remove cookies from cookie sheets.

cool completely. makes 5 dozen cookies.