Shelly's Recipe

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CRINKLE COOKIES

Category: Cookies

1 pkg German chocolate cake mix
1/2 cup instant mashed potato flakes
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup butter , melted
3 tbsp milk
1 egg
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar

Frosting
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 tsp unsweetened cocoa
1 tbsp softened butter
1 to 2 tbsp 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.