Rolo Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup brown sugar, firm pack
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped (or other nuts)
• 1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 (13 ounce) bag rolo chocolates (unwrapped)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375. in small bowl combine flour, cocoa and baking soda. mix well.
• 2 in large bowl beat 1 cup sugar with brown sugar and margarine until light and fluffy.
• 3 add vanilla and eggs and beat well. add flour mixture and blend.
• 4 for each cookie, shape about 1 tablespoon dough around 1 rolo, covering compleletly. if dough is too sticky to handle easily, refrigerate until desired firmness is achieved.
• 5 in a small bowl combine nuts and 1 tablespoons of sugar. press 1 side of each ball into the nut mixture and place, nut side up, two inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
• 6 bake for 7-10 minutes or until set and slightly cracked. cool 2 minutes on baking sheet and then transfer to wax paper to cool completely. do not cool on wire rack or caramel centers will fall through.