Title: German Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Categories: Cookie Ethnic German
Yield: 48 Servings

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.

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