Recipe

September 30, 2009

Rolo Cookies Recipe

Recipe:

Step 1: Combine flour, cocoa and baking soda.

Step 2: In separate bowl, beat sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs.

Step 3: Stir in flour/cocoa mixture.

Step 4: Chill dough for 1 hour.

Step 5: Shape about 1-1/2 tsp of dough around a Rolo, making sure Rolo is completely covered.

Step 6: Place on ungreased cookie sheet and chill for 1 hour.

Step 7: Bake 7-8 minutes at 375ºF.

Step 8: Cool on wire rack.

Makes 75 cookies

Ingredients

2-1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup white sugar
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
75 Rolo chewy caramels
White chocolate and walnut halves for garnish (optional)

Directions

Yield:

Step 1: Combine flour, cocoa and baking soda.

Step 2: In separate bowl, beat sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs.

Step 3: Stir in flour/cocoa mixture.

Step 4: Chill dough for 1 hour.

Step 5: Shape about 1-1/2 tsp of dough around a Rolo, making sure Rolo is completely covered.

Step 6: Place on ungreased cookie sheet and chill for 1 hour.

Step 7: Bake 7-8 minutes at 375ºF.

Step 8: Cool on wire rack.

Makes 75 cookies

Photographer:

©istockphoto.com/Alasdair Thomson