These delicious Rolo Cookies are chewy and soft with scrumptious chocolate flavor and a gooey caramel center. If you love Rolos, then you are going to go nuts for these cookies.
If you love chewy chocolate cookies, then you should try these Double Chocolate Cookies (VIDEO) or Chocolate Meringue Cookies.

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I love these decadent Rolo Cookies because the chewy chocolate cookie combined with the gooey caramel center and a light dusting of sugar makes them to die for. These scrumptious cookies are perfect for holiday cookie platter or just as a sweet treat with your coffee.
- TASTE: Chocolate and caramel dominate these cookies with a buttery finish. They are rich and sweet, a real indulgence.
- TEXTURE: The cookies are wonderfully soft and chewy with a gooey center of melted caramel. The light dusting of sugar adds a tiny crunch to each bite.
- TIME: They take about 35 minutes to make.
- EASE: This recipe is nice and easy. With basic ingredients, you can whip these up in no time.
What You’ll Need
Ingredient Notes
- Egg + egg yolk- These act as binders and the extra yolk brings extra fat that gives you a super chewy cookie.
- Unsweetened cocoa powder- This will make the cookies extra chocolaty. Use unsweetened because these Rolo Cookies are plenty sweet enough.
- Butter- Use unsalted and let it come to room temperature for the best chewy texture.
- Rolos- Unwrap them and you’ll have delicious little chocolates filled with caramel for these cookies’ centers.
Add-ins and Substitutions
- Make them gluten-free- Substitute the flour for all-purpose gluten-free baking flour, 1:1, for a gluten-less version of these cookies.
- Use premade cookie dough- Save time and just place a rolo in the center of some refrigerated cookie dough that has been rolled into a ball and bake.
- Add mint- Make these Rolo Cookies chocolate mint with the addition of a little mint extract.
- Substitute other candies- Instead of Rolos, make them with mini Snickers, mini Reese’s, or Hershey’s Kisses.
How to Make Rolo Cookies
- Cream the butter and sugars together. In a large bowl, add the softened butter along with the granulated sugar and brown sugar. Use an electric hand mixer to mix everything together thoroughly on medium-high speed.
- Add the other wet ingredients. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Mix again until everything is well combined.
- Sift in the dry ingredients. Using a fine-mesh sieve, sift in the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix together.
- Scoop the dough. Use a medium-sized cookie scoop to scoop out and roll balls of the cookie dough.
- Add the Rolo. Press an unwrapped Rolo candy in the center and evenly mold the chocolate cookie dough around it.
- Dust with sugar. Roll the candy stuffed cookie ball in a bowl of sugar.
Pro Tip: Mix the dry ingredients in on low speed at first to avoid them flying everywhere.
- Bake. Place the prepared cookie dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for about 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Let the cookies cool slightly before serving.
Recipe Tips
- Sift the dry ingredients- Sifting will thoroughly combine the dry ingredients and get rid of any clumps that will dry out your cookies.
- Wrap the dough around the candy evenly- Make sure to wrap the cookie dough around the Rolo candy evenly so it doesn’t melt and seep out the sides.
- Roll the dough into a ball- These cookies will flatten out quite a bit, so make sure they are baked as candy-filled dough balls.
- Let them cool- Let the cookies cool slightly before serving since the caramel could be quite hot.
FAQs
While you can make cookies without it, baking soda is a leavening agent that gives cookies fluffiness. These Rolo Cookies spread, but they also rise just enough to give them a cushion to wrap around the candy.
Chewy cookies are made when there is the right proportion of wet and dry ingredients, as well as enough fat. In this recipe for Rolo cookies, we add an extra egg yolk to give the dough the necessary fat to create chewy, moist cookies.
Serving Suggestions
These scrumptious Rolo Cookies are the perfect combination of chocolate and caramel. Serve them with other cookies, chocolate desserts, cakes, and other sweet treats.
- Cookies: Serve these alongside some Chewy Nutella Cookies, Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Chewy M&M Cookies, or Monster Cookies.
- Chocolates: Pair these Rolo Cookies with Chocolate Creme Brulee, Chocolate Lava Cake (Video), Chocolate Bark, or Chocolate Covered Dates.
- Cakes: Enjoy them with a slice of Chocolate Mousse Cake, Tiramisu Recipe (VIDEO), New York Style Cheesecake, or Gingerbread Cake.
- Sweet treats: Enjoy these cookies with some Apricot Rugelach (VIDEO), Candied Pecans, Peppermint Bark (VIDEO), or Hot Chocolate Bombs.
Make This Recipe in Advance
Make ahead: These cookies store well and can be made a few days ahead of serving. You can also store the cookie dough in the fridge for a day or two before scooping, adding the Rolos, and baking.
Storing: Store these Rolo Cookies at room temperature for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
Freeze: You can freeze these cookies in a freezer-safe container or bag for up to 3 months.
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Full Recipe Instructions
Rolo Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup golden brown sugar
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 44 Rolo candies unwrapped
- 1/2 cup extra granulated sugar for rolling the dough
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the softened butter along with the granulated sugar and brown sugar.
- Use an electric hand mixer to mix everything together thoroughly on medium-high speed.
- Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Mix again until everything is well combined.
- Using a fine-mesh sieve, sift in the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix on low speed until everything comes together.
- Use a medium-sized cookie scoop to roll out balls of the cookie dough.
- Press 1 unwrapped Rolo candy in the center and evenly mold the chocolate cookie dough around it.
- Roll the candy stuffed cookie dough until a bowl of sugar.
- Place the prepared cookie dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Preheat the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for about 8-10 minutes. Let the cookies cool slightly before serving since the caramel could be quite hot.
Notes
- Sift the dry ingredients- Sifting will thoroughly combine the dry ingredients and get rid of any clumps that will dry out your cookies.
- Wrap the dough around the candy evenly- Make sure to wrap the cookie dough around the Rolo candy evenly so it doesn’t melt and seep out the sides.
- Roll the dough into a ball- These cookies will flatten out quite a bit, so make sure they are baked as candy-filled dough balls.
- Let them cool- Let the cookies cool slightly before serving since the caramel could be quite hot.
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