Rolo Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup pecans or 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 52 chocolate-covered caramel candies (rolos, 6 rolls)
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f (it's important to make sure the oven is preheated to 350°). the cookies should be done in exactly 10 minutes.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda; mix well.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat the sugars and butter until light and fluffy.
• 4 add vanilla and eggs; beat well.
• 5 add flour mixture; blend well.
• 6 stir in 1/2 cup of the chopped nuts.
• 7 for each cookie, weigh out 3/4 ounce of dough (approximately 1 tablespoon) and shape around a rolo, covering completely.
• 8 in a small bowl, combine rest of nuts and 1 tablespoon of sugar.
• 9 roll unbaked cookie in nut/sugar mixture. place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
• 10 bake 10 minutes or until set and slightly cracked. do not overbake.
• 11 cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes, then remove and cool completely on wire racks.
• 12 note: i get exactly 52 cookies--this leaves 2 rolo candies to eat.