I found the recipe for these delicious German Chocolate Chip Cookies on the blog of Lesley's Eats. The story she wrote about having lunch with her Mom and sharing one of these cookies, then recreating the recipe with her made me lonesome for my daughter, who moved away to Dallas last summer, and my Mom, who shared many restaurant desserts with me.
I decided on the spot to make them, and needing a chocolate fix to cheer me up, off to the kitchen I went to soften the butter. About an hour later I was eating my first cookie.
I had semi-sweet instead of milk chocolate chips on hand, and they were still amazing, but I would like to try them with milk chocolate chips. The rich dough produced a tender, uber-chocolate cookie with a delicate brownie-like crust, with coconut lending a nice chewy quality and pecans providing a toasty crunch. I have to agree with Lesley that these cookies are at their best warm and gooey, straight out of the oven, but they were darned good two hours later when I shared them with my husband.
German Chocolate Chip Cookies
slightly adapted from the blog of Lesley’s Eats
3-4 dozen
1-3/4 cups unbleached flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups milk chocolate chips
1 cup toasted chopped pecans
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Prepare cookie sheet for baking and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Cream butter and sugars; add eggs and vanilla and mix on medium speed about 1 minute. Fold in flour mixture and mix on low speed just long enough to fully incorporate. Fold in chocolate chips, pecans, and coconut. Drop or scoop onto prepared baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Cool in pan until set, then remove to wire rack.
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A Well Seasoned Life's Sweet Indulgences Sunday
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26 comments:
I'm so glad you liked them! Thanks for the write-up!
Thanks for sharing your recipe, Lesley!
These are gorgeous! I know they have to be delicious, too. Thanks for sharing on Sweet Indulgences Sunday.
Thanks for hosting, Kim!
What a beautiful blog, recipe, and photos! I could just lick the screen :)
Nicole, thank you so much! I couldn't lick my screen - it's too dirty all the time! :)
These are gorgeous cookies...and my mom's favorite flavor. I will have to make these for her!
Thanks Shelby, I hope your Mom enjoys them. :)
These are good looking cookies! I have a chocolate weakness, I'll have to try them.
Hi Anita - my chocolate weakness is what led me to try them. :)
German chocolate COOKIES?! Yes, please. These look AMAZING...and a little dangerous.
Lucie, thanks! And I dare you to try them. :)
My dad is crazy for German Chocolate Cake. My mom makes him one every single year for his birthday. I want to try these on him - thanks for sharing!
German chocolate cake is one of my favorites so these HAVE to be good. I can imagine they are best hot out of the oven. Anything chocolate is almost always better when warm in my opinion.
I agree,Paula. ;)
Brenda, let me or Lesley, the originator of the recipe, know what he thinks!
---Smashing looking cookies!
Hope you feel better. Sometimes chocolate works. If not, try some red wine w/ a cookie.
Thanks for the recipe.
Thanks, Inner Chick! I'll try your suggestions. :)
Hi Linda,
This is a great cookie, I have bookmarked it so I can try it. It looks delicious. Hope you have a great week end and thanks for sharing with Full Plate Thursday!
Come back soon,
Miz Helen
Hm...these cookies sound and look delicious! You've got me craving for some (about a dozen, to be exact). Yum!
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Miz Helen, I hope you enjoy it!
Amy, I'll check out your giveaway - thanks!
Thank you for linking up to Tasty Tuesday at Nap-Time Creations. I really hope you can come back and link up again this week! http://nap-timecreations.blogspot.com/
These look and sound so good! Added to my never-ending list of cookies I want to make!
Emily, thanks for hosting, and yes I will. :)
Dish, I hope you enjoy them. We enjoyed them too much! ;)
These look wonderful! I just love German Chocolate Cake but won't ever make one. I'd have to eat the entire thing by myself and that would not be good =o) But these??? I'm so making them!!!
Erin, I understand that problem! Hope you enjoy them.
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