German chocolate cookies?

Hello and first-time poster on Roadfood.com! I am a long-time fan of Jane and Michael Stern and their books, and devoted to all the great restaurants, diners, etc. that keep all the great road food going.

I thought this would be a good place to post a question that has nagged me for years! Way back in the early 1970s, my mother used to buy a kind of German chocolate cookie (I think that was part of the brand name). I want to say they were made by Keebler, but I could be wrong. They were delicious, especially for a packaged cookie. A light chocolate cookie with a vanilla cream frosting, and some kind of crumble on top. As an 8-year-old kid, I could easily eat a whole bag! (The metabolism isn't what it used to be...)

Of course, they are no longer available (!) I just wondered if anyone else remembered these, who made them, etc. I have searched other places online with no luck so far.

Take care and for those of us in the Midwest in particular, stay warm!

Welcome to Roadfood!

I don't remember them, but this website does: http://www.inthe70s.com/food/keeblersgermanchocolatecookies0.shtml

Although this recipe makes a soft cookie, rather than a crunchy one, here is a super-easy recipe for German Chocolate cookies adapted from one which originally appeared on a Pillsbury cake mix box:

2 eggs, lightly mixed
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 box 18 oz. German Chocolate cake mix
1/4 cup flour
1/2-3/4 can 12 oz. to 15 oz. frosting

Heat oven to 37oF. In a large bowl combine eggs, oil and cake mix; stir until thoroughly moistened. Shape dough into 1” balls; place 2” apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten balls to about 1/4” with the bottom of a drinking glass dipped in flour. Bake at 375oF. for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are just beginning to brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Frost cookies and let frosting set. Store in tightly covered container. Makes 30 to 36 cookies.

Wow, and thanks for the welcome! That recipe looks promising and I appreciate it. I'll bet I could come up with something for the frosting...and I swear, I do remember the other packaged cookies!

Isn't it interesting how our childhood memories can be so linked to food? Proust was right on target.

Well, I finally found confirmation of my childhood memory! BTW, this is an interesting site in which to poke around:

http://www.inthe70s.com/food/keeblersgermanchocolatecookies0.shtml