German Chocolate Crinkle Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package pillsbury plus German chocolate cake mix
1/2 cup hungry jack instant potato flakes
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup margarine or 3/4 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons milk
1 egg
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/4 - 1/2 cup sugar
Frosting
1 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons unsweetened hershey cocoa
1 tablespoon soft margarine or 1 tablespoon butter
1 -2 tablespoon milk

Preparation

Heat oven to 350*. Combine first 7 ingredients; blend well. Stir in nuts. Let stand 5 minutes. Drop by rounded teaspoonsful into sugar; gently toss until sugar coated. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. 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.