German Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Name: German Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 18 sandwich cookies
Ingredients: Filling; 2/3 cup sugar; 1/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter; 1 (5-ounce) can evaporated milk; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg slightly beaten; 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut; 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans; Cookie; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1/4 cup milk; 2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking soda

A German chocolate cookie that is soft and lightly flavored with a coconut-pecan filling sandwiched between the two cookies.

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Prep Time

02 hrs 45 min

Total Time

18 sandwich

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Ingredients

Filling

²/₃ cup sugar

¹/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter

1 (5-ounce) can evaporated milk

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg, slightly beaten

1 ¹/₃ cups flaked coconut

³/₄ cup finely chopped pecans

1 ¹/₂ cups sugar

³/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

¹/₄ cup milk

2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

1 ¹/₂ teaspoons vanilla extract

1 ³/₄ cups all-purpose flour

³/₄ cup unsweetened cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

How to make

STEP 1

Combine all filling ingredients except coconut and pecans in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, 8-10 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Stir in coconut and pecans. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour.
STEP 2

Heat oven to 350°F.
STEP 3

Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar and 3/4 cup butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add milk, eggs and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, cocoa and baking soda. Beat at low speed until well mixed.
STEP 4

Drop dough by level tablespoon, 2 inches apart, onto parchment-lined cookie sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until top springs back lightly when touched. Cool completely.
STEP 5

Spread 1 slighlty rounded tablespoonful filling on flat side of 1 cookie; top with second cookie, flat-side down. Press together gently. Repeat with remaining cookies.

Tip: Filling Cookies

Tip #1

Make cookies and filling ahead and assemble just before serving.

320 Calories

17 Fat (g)

60 Cholesterol (mg)

190 Sodium (mg)

41 Carbohydrates (g)

3 Dietary Fiber

4 Protein (g)

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