Half Cup German Chocolate Cookies

2009 September 4

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My grandfather loved German Chocolate cake, so it was made many times in our house. When I was searching for vegan cookie recipes, I found a German Chocolate cookie recipe on RecipeZaar that is made using a cake mix. For all my vegan friends…did you know that many of the Duncan Hines cake mixes are vegan? Visit VeganBob to see the complete list of the 12 cake mix flavors that are vegan. This recipe was extremely easy to prepare. I named it Half Cup German Chocolate Cookies, because it calls for 1/2 cup of every ingredient. Easy to remember! I did something a little different with the cookies. Instead of dropping them by teaspoonfuls, I rolled the dough into balls, and then rolled the balls in coconut. Just a warning….these cookies are very dangerous! The texture is amazing. They are crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, and full of chocolate and coconut flavor.

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Half Cup German Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients:

1 package German chocolate cake mix

1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (non-dairy)

1/2 cup rolled oats

1/2 cup flaked coconut

1/2 cup canola oil

1/2 cup applesauce

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Directions:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and blend well.
  2. Drop dough as rounded teaspoonfuls onto un-greased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
  3. Bake at 350*F for 8-10 minutes, or until set.

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25 Responses leave one →
  1. 2009 September 4

    These sound great. My dad loves German Chocolate Cake! Maybe I’ll have to make these for him this weekend.

  2. 2009 September 4

    German chocolate cake in a portable cookie form – love it!!

  3. 2009 September 4

    These cookies sound so good. Thank you for sharing the recipe.

  4. 2009 September 4

    oh YUM!! These sound like something I’d totally make :) love it! I need to write this down now!!

  5. 2009 September 4

    These would be a hit at our house. Sometimes I just eat the frosting from the cake!

  6. 2009 September 4

    Those look like a lot of fun – I am going to share this recipe with a few vegan chocolate loving friends!

  7. 2009 September 4

    Irresistible! Those choco cookies are exactly to my sweet liking :)

    Cheers,

    Gera

  8. 2009 September 4
    a german guy permalink

    I’m curious, what makes the German chocolate cake mix german?

  9. 2009 September 4

    holy cow those cookies look amazing. i bet you they taste just as good! :)

  10. 2009 September 4

    These sound fantastic!!!
    <3 jess

  11. 2009 September 5

    The recipe looks yummy. Thanks. Have a great Labor Day weekend.

  12. 2009 September 5

    Those cookies look awesome!! I’ll have to try that recipe!

  13. 2009 September 5

    Megan, you had me at ‘German Chocolate Cake’ — but in a cookie? Wow! I can usually resist over-doing sweets, but I have minimal to zero will power about cookies. I’m making these today!

  14. 2009 September 5

    what an amazingly easy recipe!

  15. 2009 September 5

    Wish I could just grab one of those through the screen..yum!

  16. 2009 September 5

    yummmmm!! german chocolate cake is one of my favorites!! i love how simple this recipe is. these look very dangerous! i bet you could use coconut oil instead of canola oil to make them a little more coconutty :)

  17. 2009 September 6

    That IS very easy to remember! YAY! i don’t really like recipes, so this is the recipe for me! :D

  18. 2009 September 6

    Ooh, yum and what great looking cookies!

  19. 2009 September 6

    Another brilliant creation :) My mom is obsessed with german chocolate cake so I might whip some of these up to send her!

  20. 2009 September 6

    this is great – my husband’s fave is german chocolate cake!

  21. 2009 September 6

    I’m not too crazy about the cake, but I think I can go for these cookies :)

  22. 2009 September 6

    Mmmm chocolate and coconut… what a fabulous flavor combination!

  23. 2009 September 8

    Such a simple cookie recipe, and it contains all of my favourite flavours.

  24. 2009 September 10

    I love German Chocolate anything! Great recipe!

  25. 2009 September 14

    I tried this cookies last week and they were so delicious!!! I have since made the recipe three more times at the request of extended family and friends. I even added a half cup of wheat germ to attempt bumping up the nutrition content. It changed the texture only slightly… made it a little more dry but the cookie was still delicious.

    Thanks for sharing. This one will be a favorite in our house for a long time to come.

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