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.
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
Directions:
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and blend well.
- Drop dough as rounded teaspoonfuls onto un-greased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
- Bake at 350*F for 8-10 minutes, or until set.
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These sound great. My dad loves German Chocolate Cake! Maybe I’ll have to make these for him this weekend.
German chocolate cake in a portable cookie form – love it!!
These cookies sound so good. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
oh YUM!! These sound like something I’d totally make
love it! I need to write this down now!!
These would be a hit at our house. Sometimes I just eat the frosting from the cake!
Those look like a lot of fun – I am going to share this recipe with a few vegan chocolate loving friends!
Irresistible! Those choco cookies are exactly to my sweet liking
Cheers,
Gera
I’m curious, what makes the German chocolate cake mix german?
holy cow those cookies look amazing. i bet you they taste just as good!
These sound fantastic!!!
<3 jess
The recipe looks yummy. Thanks. Have a great Labor Day weekend.
Those cookies look awesome!! I’ll have to try that recipe!
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!
what an amazingly easy recipe!
Wish I could just grab one of those through the screen..yum!
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
That IS very easy to remember! YAY! i don’t really like recipes, so this is the recipe for me!
Ooh, yum and what great looking cookies!
Another brilliant creation
My mom is obsessed with german chocolate cake so I might whip some of these up to send her!
this is great – my husband’s fave is german chocolate cake!
I’m not too crazy about the cake, but I think I can go for these cookies
Mmmm chocolate and coconut… what a fabulous flavor combination!
Such a simple cookie recipe, and it contains all of my favourite flavours.
I love German Chocolate anything! Great recipe!
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.