Rolo Chocolate Cookies
- 2-1/4 cups flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2 tsps. vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 48 Rolo Caramels, unwrapped (9-oz. pkg.)
Heat oven to 325. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off . In small bowl, combineflour, cocoa; blend well. *In large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar, brown sugar, and margarine until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs; beat well. Add flour mixture; blend well. Stir in 1/2 cup of the pecans Chill dough for a little while to stiffen. For each cookie, with floured hands, shape about 1 tablespoonful dough around 1 carmel candy, covering completely. In small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup pecans and 1 TBSP sugar. Press one side of each ball into pecan mixture. Place, nut side up, 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 325 for 10 minutesor until set and slightly cracked.Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely on wire rack.