This easy Rolo Cookies recipe makes rich, soft chocolate cookies stuffed with Rolo candies. It is the best cookie recipe for the holidays, Christmas and Valentine’s day!
These little sweet treats are such a favorite among family and friends, and are loved by both children and adults alike. On the outside they look like ordinary chocolate cookies, but inside there is a chocolate caramel surprise that everyone is going to love!
This recipe begins by whipping up a simple chocolate cookie dough, which gets wrapped around Rolo candies into cookie dough balls. I like to roll the cookie dough balls in a mixture of sugar and chopped pecans to make them look prettier and more presentable. However, if you want to skip this step (in case of a nut allergy or otherwise), that is totally fine.
While the cookies are baking in the oven, the dough balls spread and the Rolos melt and create a chocolate caramel center that is absolutely divine. The cookies are best served fresh and warm from the oven, while the caramel center is still ooey and gooey.
More Chocolate Dessert Recipes to Try
- Double Chocolate Muffins
- Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Fudgy Brownies
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Balls
For This Rolo Cookies Recipe, I Recommend:
- Hand Mixer – For a simple baking job like this, a small hand-held mixer is really all you need. It costs a fraction of the price of a traditional stand mixer and it works great for making cookies and cakes.
- Mixing Bowls – This is a 3-piece set that is great for combining ingredients. I love how easy they are to store and clean.
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Rolo Cookies
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 24 Rolo chocolate candies, unwrapped
For rolling:
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup crushed pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375ºF (190ºC). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, using a hand-held mixer or a stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream together the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until combined. Beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and slowly mix until combined.
- Measure about 1 tablespoon of dough and wrap around a Rolo candy into a ball shape. Repeat with remaining dough and Rolo candies.
- In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar and crushed pecans. Roll each dough ball in the mixture until coated on all sides. Place dough balls on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 8 - 10 minutes until set and slightly cracked. Allow cookies to cool on the tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly before serving.
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I love the idea of the rolls in the middle – I imagine you could put several types of candies in the middle! Thanks for the inspiration – a great ideal for Valentine’s Day!
Hi Laura! Thanks! Yes you could definitely stuff the cookies with almost any type of chocolate! Although I love the way the caramel inside the rolo melts while the cookies are baking. You’re welcome! 🙂
Of course I love the idea of chocolate + caramel! Yes please! Bet these are absolutely fabulous warm right out of the oven 🙂
Hello Dawn! Aww thanks! ♥ Yes they taste the best fresh out of the oven, but you can also store a batch for later and then just microwave them for a few seconds to get the chocolate and caramel all melty and gooey again. 😉
Alia this looks just soooo good. I love rolo and the idea of it wrapped in a chocolate cookie….even better and yummier. This is a great recipe that I cannot wait to try 🙂
Hi Ashika! Aww thanks so much! ♥ You should definitely make these cookies sometime! 🙂
These cookies are so cute and addictive! Love the idea of stuffing rolos in these chocolate cookies! That caramel center is so yummy!
Aww thanks so much Deepika! ?
These are not only super fudgy, easy to make cookies that are ready to eat about 15 minutes after pulling them out of the oven (being careful NOT to burn yourself) full of melted chocolate lava chunks throughout, they are absolutely incredibly fudgy the next day! AND the day after that, and even stay fudgy after freezing them OR eating them cold out of the refrigerator up to a week later.
Hi Schwerti! Thanks so much! I’m so happy you liked the cookies!! 🙂
These look so yummy! Love the idea of having a surprise inside. 🙂
Thank you Sarah! Oh yeah…the hidden rolo inside is the best. 🙂