German Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
chocolate, cookies
1 pkg pillsbury plus german chocolate ca; ke mix
1/2 cup instant mashed potato flakes
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup butter/margarine , melted
3 tablespoon milk
1 egg
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/4 cup to 1/2 c sugar
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1 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
1 tablespoon soft margarine or butter
1 tablespoon to 2 tb milk
Heat oven to 350. Combine first 7 ingredients; blend well. Stir in nuts. Let stand 5 minutes. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls into sugar; gently toss until sugar coated. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes. (Cookies will be soft in center.) Cool 1 minute; remove from pans.
If desired, frost cookies. Combine frosting ingredients; blend until smooth. Spread on cooled cookies. Yield: 4 to 5 dozen. HIGH ALTITUDE ~- above 3500 feet: bake at 375 for 10 to 12 minutes. From: Pillsbury America's Bake-off, 1978.
Yield: 48 servings