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These Rolo cookies have been around since the 1980’s, minimum. In fact, they were a hot product of the 80’s because my mom has been making these since I was a kid and she tended to pick up on the food trends back then and bake up a storm. In the 80’s. Don’t bother with the math, I’ll just tell you that it means I am twenty nine. Twenty nine celebrated quite a few times now.
How to Make Rolo Cookies
In all seriousness, I haven’t had them in years now, cookie trends seem to come and go and I’m a’ thinking it’s definitely time this one came back. There is so much deliciousness going on in these cookies that one can barely take it.Now we all know how much I hate ugly stuffed cookies. Ones that have lumps and bumps and look all ugly just so you can have a “stuffed” cookie.
These made me happy.
These are not ugly stuffed cookies. They are fabulous!
These Rolo cookies are a chocolate cocoa cookie dough that you wrap around an entire piece of Rolo. Then you take the ball of cookie dough and roll it around in pecans. Place it on a cookie sheet and bake away! As with all cookies, don’t over bake them or they will be hard as a rock inside!
With the caramel chocolate interior and the toasted pecan exterior, these are some seriously decadent cookies. I can’t believe I haven’t made them before this but man, did memories of my mom making these ever come flooding back!
So trust me, go back to the 80’s on a taste trip of delight with these babies!
Love,
Now If Only I Could Have My Legwarmers Back Magpie
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Rolo Cookies
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Cook Time
- 16 minutes
- Total Time
- 26 minutes
- Course
- Dessert
- Cuisine
- American
- Servings
- 24
- Calories
- 255
- Author
- Karlynn Johnston
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup of white sugar
- 1 cup of brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 cup of butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 24-36 Rolo candies depends on how big you make the cookies
- 1 cup of pecans chopped
- 2 tablespoons of white sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt together completely. Set aside.
- In a large mixer bowl with your paddle attachment, beat the sugars & butter until light & fluffy.
- Add in the eggs. Beat well, then add in the vanilla.
- Add the flour mixture slowly and blend well.
- Combine pecans & remaining sugar in a small bowl..
- Wrap about 2 tablespoons of cookie dough completely around 1 Rolo candy.
- Roll the cookie ball in the pecan mixture.
- Place on parchment paper lined cookie sheet at least 1.5 inches apart..
- Bake 14-16 minutes at 375 degrees F.
- Cool on tray for at least 5 minutes so the Rolo inside the cookie sets a bit.
- Move to cooling rack and cook completely.
Nutrition Information
All calories and info are based on a third party calculator and are only an estimate. Actual nutritional info will vary with brands used, your measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
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Rachel Danger Kurz says
I saw you make these on tv the other day! They look DELICIOUS.
The Kitchen Magpie says
Awww thank you!!
MaryC. says
I made these last year and I couldn’t find my recipe and lo and behold you posted this today! It was totally fortuitous so happy you did. These were awesome and one cookie that was definitely on my cookie list this year! Thank you!
Pauline Jong says
Karlynn, you post the BEST recipes. Just want you to know how much I appreciate all the yummy goodness you inspire us all to go into our kitchens and start whipping up. 🙂
A Girl Needs a Name says
ooh! My mom makes rolo cookies, but without the nuts. I am thinking crushed pretzels would be tasty too.
thekitchenmagpie says
A Girl Needs a Name They are so 80’s, I love them. I think this year is going to be all about classic Christmas cookies again. I love digging up the retro cookies my mom used to bake all the time.
Renee says
Just made these (without any nuts due to allergies) and while they don’t look quite as fancy they are delicious! Thx
abbeyruby says
I just made these (dec. 20, 2012) oh my they are good.
Ani Malas says
tanx – tired of makin dem choc chip cookies!!!
Judy says
I forgot how good these were! Great recipe! The only problem I had was getting the buts to stick on top, they kept falling off.
The Kitchen Magpie says
Jacque Avant follow the link to my website above! The full recipe is on there, enjoy! They are SO good!
Jacque Avant says
I don’t remember Rolo cookies.Can you possibly share the recipe?
The Kitchen Magpie says
Those are awesome too!!
Laura Scola says
made pretzel rolo”s yesterday, then put a red or green M%M on top… yummy;))
Boo_aGhost says
I think my mom made hundreds & hundreds of these for my sister’s wedding…
HipFoodieMom1 says
YUM. . Gawd, I LOVE rolos!! esp in cookies or baking with them!