Rolo Cookies
Masquerading as a traditional chocolate cookie on the outside, these are the surprise-inside Rolo Cookies that will make you famous! One bite is all it takes for a flood of gooey caramel to give your taste buds the thrill they didn't know was coming! Plus, with just 4 ingredients, these soft and chewy cookies are crazy easy to make!
Servings: 32 cookies
Ingredients
- 13.25 ounces Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix (if using a 15.25 oz. box, increase butter to 1/2 cup)
- 1/3 cup Melted Butter (Vegetable Oil or Canola Oil can be substituted)
- 2 large Eggs
- 32 Rolos (one 10.6 oz. bag will be plenty)
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- Combine Cake Mix, Melted Butter (or oil), and Eggs in large mixing bowl, and mix with hand mixer or stand mixer until well combined.
- Cover dough and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Unwrap Rolos and set aside.
- After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Wrap 1 heaping tablespoon of cookie dough around 1 Rolo, until it is completely covered with dough. Repeat process to form cookie dough balls, then place on cookie sheet.
- Bake for 7 - 13 minutes, or until done. (Note: Bake on the shorter end of the time range for non-stick cookie sheets & longer end of the time range for aluminum cookie sheets.)
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to wire racks to finish cooling, and ENJOY!
Notes
- Butter: When it comes to Cake Mix Cookies, salted or unsalted butter can be used, as the cake mix will have a little salt in it. However, I've found that salted butter will result in superior flavor.
- Make Ahead Tips: These cookies are SO easy to prep ahead of time! Your chocolate Rolo cookie dough can be made ahead of time and stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking.
- Storage Tips: With this recipe, your cookies will last well at room temperature, stored covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
- FAQ's: For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
