Candy Recipes
Rolo Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 48 Rolo candies
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 4 ounces white chocolate
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa and baking soda. Blend well.
- In a large bowl, beat 1 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract and eggs; beat well.
- Blend in flour mixture. Stir in 1/2 cup of the pecans. For each cookie, with floured hands, shape about 1 tablespoon dough around 1 Rolo candy, covering it completely.
- In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup nuts and 1 tablespoon sugar. Press one side of each ball into pecan mixture. Place nut side up, 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 7 to 10 minutes or until set and slightly cracked.
- Remove and cool.
- Melt white chocolate in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Drizzle over top of cookies when melted.