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. From: Pillsbury America’s Bake-off, 1978.