Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookie

By á-830

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 48 Rolo Chewy Caramels in Milk Chocolate, unwrapped (9oz package)
• 1 tbs sugar
• 4 oz vanilla flavored candy coating, if desired

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa and baking soda; blend well.

In large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar, brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs; beat well. Add flour mixture; blend well. Stir in 1/2 of the pecans. For each cookie, with floured hands, shape about 1 tbsful dough around 1 caramel candy, covering completely.

In small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup pecans and 1 tbs sugar. Press one side of each ball into pecan mixture. Place, nut side, 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake at 375 degrees for 7-10 minutes or until set and slightly cracked. Cool 2 minutes.

Melt candy coating in small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.