The Humpherys Family

ZZ Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookies

Recipe Added:  3/14/2012
2 1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 cup firmly brown sugar
1 cup softened butter
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup chopped almonds, or pecans
48 Rolo, unwrapped
1 Tbsp sugar
4 oz vanilla candy coating (optional)
Heat oven to 375F. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup and level off. In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa and baking soda; blend well. In a large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar, brown sugar and butter until light. Add vanilla and eggs; beat well. Add flour mixture, blend well. Stir in 1/2 cup of the pecans.

For each cookie with floured hands, shape about 1 Tbspful dough around 1 Rolo, covering completely. In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup pecans and 1 Tbsp sugar. Press one side of each ball into pecan mixture. Place nut side up, two inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until set and slightly cracked. Cool 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet to cool on wire rack. Melt the vanilla flavored candy coating in a saucepan or in a baggie in the microwave. Drizzle over cookies.
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