Rolo Cookies

What could be better than a chocolate cookie that has a melted Rolo candy inside?!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 52 cookies

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

Directions

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.