Rolo Cookies

(from emily8260’s recipe box)

Source: twopeasandtheirpod.com

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves 36 people

Categories: cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup cocoa
  • 1 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Bag of Rolo candies, unwrapped
  • Sugar (for rolling the cookie dough balls in)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat. Set aside.

  2. In a medium bowl, sift flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa. Set aside.

  3. With a mixer, cream butter and sugars together until smooth. Add in eggs, one at a time. Next, add in vanilla extract. Mix until blended.

  4. Slowly add flour mixture to sugar mixture and blend well. Take a spoonful of chocolate cookie dough and wrap around one Rolo candy. Make sure Rolo is completely covered with cookie dough. Roll dough ball in sugar and place on prepared baking sheet. Continue until you run out of cookie dough.

  5. Bake cookies for 7-10 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit on cookie sheet for 3-5 minutes. Move to a cooling rack and cool completely.

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