Gooey Rolo Cookies Recipe

5 from 20 votes

Bake gooey Rolo cookies, soft chocolate cookies with a melty caramel center, quick to make and perfect for parties, bake sales, and family treats.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Chill30

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Preheat oven to 350.
Beat butter, vanilla, egg and cream cheese until fluffy. Mix in cake mix.
Chill for 1 hour.
Scoop dough with cookie scoop into a bowl of powdered sugar. Roll around and then flatten dough, place a Rolo in the middle and fold the dough around the Rolo.
Place cookie dough on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.
Dust powdered sugar over baked cookies, if desired. Let cool.

Recipe Notes:

Chill the dough until it is easy to handle and not sticky, this helps the cookies keep their shape and the centers stay neatly tucked inside.
Flatten each dough ball, place a Rolo in the middle, and pinch the seams closed to fully cover the candy and prevent caramel leaks.
Bake just until set at the edges, then let them rest on the sheet, carryover heat keeps the centers soft without drying the cookie.
If Rolos aren’t your favorite you can get a pack of caramels from the candy aisle and use those instead. Just make sure that whatever size caramel you use that your cookie dough ball completely covers it.

STORE at room temperature, tightly covered for 3-5 days. After this time period the cookies will most likely become hard.

FREEZE in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks, thaw before enjoying!

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