Caramel-Filled Chocolate Cookies

Double for Christmas

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 48
• Yields: 48 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1  cup  packed brown sugar
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 2  eggs
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 3⁄4 cup  unsweetened cocoa
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 48  Rolo chocolates, unwrapped
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 4  ounces white chocolate, melted

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine 1 cup sugar, brown sugar, and butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs; blend well.
2. In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa, and baking soda; mix well.
3. Add to sugar mixture; blend well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4. Heat oven to 375.
5. For each cookie, with floured hands, shape 1 tablespoon dough around 1 candy, covering completely.
6. Place 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake 7-10 minutes.
7. Cool for 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets and let cool completely.
8. In a small saucepan, melt white chocolate and drizzle over the cookies.