Rolo Cookies
Published on December 10, 2021
Quick Summary
Rolo Cookies- soft and chewy chocolate cookies with a Rolo candy inside! Everyone loves biting into the chocolate caramel surprise! These cookies are fun and delicious!
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Pin ItLast week, I bought Rolo candies to make Rolo Pretzels. I didn’t use all of the Rolos so I decided to use the leftover candies to make Rolo Cookies.
These cookies look like plain chocolate cookies, but there is a surprise inside.
The chocolate cookie dough gets wrapped around the Rolo candy. The Rolos melt in the oven and create a chocolate caramel center that is to die for.
I love especially love the cookies when they are still a little warm because the center is ooey, gooey, and divine.
Josh wasn’t going to try a cookie because he thought they were plain chocolate cookies, but I told him to trust me and take a bite. He did and he immediately grabbed a second cookie and a glass of cold milk. He loved the chocolate caramel surprise.
If you want to create an extra sweet treat, try these chocolate cookies with a Rolo candy center. You can’t go wrong with cookies and candy!
Rolo Cookie Ingredients
- Flour– all-purpose flour is perfect! To measure, fluff, spoon, and level!
- Cocoa powder– use regular unsweetened cocoa powder!
- Baking soda– make sure it is fresh!
- Salt– always salt in baked goods!
- Butter– use unsalted butter for this recipe! Make sure it is at cool room temperature and not too warm or greasy! If your butter is too warm, your cookies will be flat!
- Sugar– you need granulated sugar and brown sugar!
- Eggs– I always use large eggs for baking.
- Vanilla extract– so good in cookies!
- Rolo candies– you can find Rolos at most grocery stores in the candy aisle.
- Flaky sea salt– I like to add a little flaky sea salt on top!
How to Make Rolo Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients and set aside.
- With a mixer, cream butter and sugars together until smooth. Add in eggs and vanilla extract. Mix until blended.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix on low until just combined.
- Take a spoonful of chocolate cookie dough and wrap around one Rolo candy. Make sure Rolo is completely covered with cookie dough. Roll dough ball in sugar and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake cookies for 8 to 10 minutes or until the cookies are starting to crack. Don’t over bake.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire cooling rack.
How to Store Rolo Cookies
Store the cooled cookies in an airtight container on the counter for up to 3 days. You can also freeze the baked cookies for up to 3 months in a freezer bag or container.
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Rolo Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Rolo candies, unwrapped
- Granulated sugar, for rolling the cookie dough balls in
- Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling on cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- With a mixer, cream butter and sugars together until smooth. Add in eggs and vanilla extract. Mix until blended.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix on low until just combined.
- Take a spoonful of chocolate cookie dough and wrap around one Rolo candy. Make sure Rolo is completely covered with cookie dough. Roll dough ball in sugar and place on prepared baking sheet. Continue until you runout of cookie dough.
- Bake cookies for 8 to 10 minutes or until the cookies are starting to crack. Don’t over bake. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire cooling rack.
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Made these cookies yesterday and they are great! It was hard to find the Rolo candies but I found the only package of minis with 50/pkg after going to 2 places (I think other cooks beat me to them). I did use cinnamon sugar to roll cookies, as I had it leftover and I was tempted to omit the sea salt – but so glad I used just a touch. It is a really good cookie!! Thanks
Love the dough and finished cookies….one question. What is the trick to baking these without the caramel oozing and and creating a fall apart gooey cookie?
Thanks.
Make sure you completely cover the Rolo with cookie dough, so there is no part of the candy peaking out.
The trick to The caramel issue, is to not overcook them, make sure you’re also using enough dough around them. But if the caramel is leaking out that’s a good sign that you’re over cooking it.
if the caramel is leaking out that’s a good sign that you’re over cooking it.
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Did you know that you can let your dough age for a week or two in the fridge. I did this the last time I made cookies and they were amazing. I can’t explain what happened, but they were incredible. Letting the cookie dough age like that really did something to it.
Can you freeze the dough and then bake as needed?
Yes!
My favorite cookies.
SO good!
Have made these cookies so many times and they are always a hit. Easy to make and delicious!
Yay! Glad you love them!
These cookies were a flop. Flat as a pancake. I’m a seasoned baker and my butter was not warm in the slightest. I was going to take these to work and now I can’t. Two thumbs down.
I make them every year and have never had them turn out flat. They are a favorite of my family and friends.
These are incredible! So delish! I put extra flaky sea salt on top after baking and they are beyond. Thank you for this!
You are welcome!
Hi Maria! I know you said you could freeze the baked cookies. If I roll the cookies into balls, could I also freeze them unbaked?
yes!
Question…I am that rare female who doesn’t really like chocolate…do you think I could leave out cocoa to make less chocolate-y? If I do should I up flour?
If you don’t like chocolate, I wouldn’t recommend this recipe for you:) Maybe try my easy sugar cookie recipe instead.
What a great cookie. Moist, soft with a delicious filling. Easy to make. Love it. A perfect treat. Will make again
Always a favorite!
Wow! Loved these cookies.
They are so good!
What size cookie scoop do you use?
Thanks in advance!
1 1/2 tablespoons
I didn’t make these last year at Christmas time and my family made sure I knew that was a mistake. Just made them tonight.
They are a MUST make! I am glad you had time to make them this year.