German Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°.
• 2 to toast coconut: spread coconut in even layer on baking sheet and bake 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden.
• 3 for cookies: combine flour, sugar, butter, cocoa, baking soda, salt, 2 eggs, milk and vanilla in large bowl.
• 4 beat at medium speed of mixer until blended (batter will be stiff).
• 5 stir in pecans.
• 6 shape batter into 1-inch balls using slightly floured hands.
• 7 place on ungreased cookie sheet; flatten slightly.
• 8 bake 9-11 minutes or until almost set.
• 9 cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
• 10 cool completely.
• 11 spread about 1 tablespoon coconut pecan filling onto bottom of one cookie.
• 12 top with second cookie to make sandwich.
• 13 serve warm or at room temperature.
• 14 note: cookies can be reheated in microwave.
• 15 microwave at high (100%) 10 seconds or until filling is warm.
• 16 for coconut pecan filling:.
• 17 melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat; add brown sugar and corn syrup.
• 18 stir constantly, until just bubbly.
• 19 do not overcook, it makes filling to hard to spread.
• 20 remove from heat; stir in coconut, pecans and vanilla.
• 21 use warm for spread-ability.
• 22 about 2 cups filling.