1 pk Pillsbury Plus German
– chocolate cake mix
1/2 c Instant Mashed potato flakes
1 ts Cream of tartar
1 ts Cinnamon
3/4 c Butter/margarine , melted
3 tb Milk
1 Egg
1/2 c Chopped nuts
1/4 c To 1/2 c sugar
FROSTING
1 c Powdered sugar
2 ts Unsweetened cocoa
1 tb Soft margarine or butter
1 tb 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.
Yields
48 Servings