These Rolo stuffed cookies not only have bits of Rolo pieces mixed straight into the dough, but also includes a whole Rolo candy stuffed right into the middle. The results? Rich and soft caramel oozing out from the center of these delicious cookies!
Why You'll Love These Cookies
- They're soft and chewy.
- A whole Rolo is stuffed into the middle of the cookies before baking.
- They taste like a butter cookie that just melts in your mouth with each bite.
- This recipe requires just 10 simple pantry ingredients!
Rolos have a caramel center that is wrapped around sweet milk chocolate, so I wanted to highlight that creamy texture inside of a brown sugar cookie dough. The Rolos melt so nicely in the center of the cookies that when you break the cookie in half, the caramel just oozes out!
With each bite including a soft chocolate wrapped piece of caramel, these cookies are soft, buttery, and the perfect treat for caramel-lovers everywhere!
Looking for more caramel recipes? Then check out these: chocolate caramel cupcakes, caramel cinnamon rolls, and vanilla caramel cheesecake.
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Ingredients For Easy Rolo Cookies
- All-Purpose Flour: Unless otherwise stated, I like to use all-purpose flour for my recipes.
- Corn Starch: Helps the cookies to be soft and tender.
- Butter: This recipe calls for the butter to be melted, which makes the cookies super soft and chewy. Be sure to use unsalted butter.
- Brown Sugar: Makes the cookies more tender and chewy while providing sweetness. You can use either light or dark brown sugar.
- Rolos: 30 Rolos are needed for these cookies. 22 are used to stuff the cookies and the other 8 are cut up into pieces and folded into the dough.
See the recipe card for the full ingredients list and the exact amounts.
How To Make Rolo Cookies
Step 1: In a microwaveable-safe bowl, melt the butter and let it cool on the counter for at least 5 minutes.
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, corn starch, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Step 2: In a large bowl, whisk together the melted and cooled butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until fully combined.
Step 3: Add the flour mixture and use a rubber spatula to gently fold into the wet ingredients until combined. Then fold in the 8 Rolo pieces that have been cut into fours.
Step 4: Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop out the cookie dough. Use your thumb to press into the dough and place a whole Rolo into it.
Step 5: Place 8 cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 10-13 minutes.
Step 6: Allow the cookies to rest on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes before transfering them over to a wire baking rack to finish cooling.
Storing & Freezing
Storage: Keep any leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Freezer: Place the cooled cookies onto a baking pan and freeze until solid. Then place them in a freezer-safe container or bag. They can stay frozen for up to 2 months.
Karissa's Home Baking Tips
- Baking Sheet: I recommend this specific baking sheet because it perfectly fits 12 cookies on the pan. I use them for all of my cookie recipes!
- Measuring Flour: To help ensure you don’t add extra flour, follow these three simple steps: 1) Fluff up the flour using a fork. 2) Spoon the flour into your measuring cup. 3) Scrape a knife across the top of the measuring cup to level out the flour.
Recipe FAQs
Keep any leftover cookies in an airtight container on the counter for up to 5 days.
If you would like, you can add a ½ cup of chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, or even white chocolate chips. The choice is yours!
Yes you can! If you'd like another cookie recipe that you could stuff a whole Rolo into, try these soft peanut butter cookies or these double chocolate sprinkle cookies.
📖 Recipe
Rolo Stuffed Cookies
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Mixing Bowls
Ingredients:
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon corn starch
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 30 Rolos 22 to stuff into each cookie, 8 cut into fours and folded into the dough
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a microwaveable-safe bowl, melt the butter and let it cool on the counter for at least 5 minutes (do not skip this step!).
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, corn starch, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the melted and cooled butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until fully combined.
- Add the flour mixture and fold together just until combined (be careful not to overmix!). Then fold in the Rolo pieces (the 8 that you cut into fours).
- Use a medium cookie scoop (I used my #24, which is 2.7 tablespoons) to scoop out the cookie dough. Use your thumb to press into the dough and place a whole Rolo into it. Take the cookie dough ball out and gently use your hands to form around the Rolo (keep the Rolo on top).
- Place 8 cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 10-13 minutes. Allow the cookies to rest on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes before you transfer them over to a wire baking rack to finish cooling. *The cookies will spread a bit, so use a round cookie cutter to gently rotate around the cookies immediately after baking to get that perfect cookie shape.
- Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container on the counter for up to 5 days.
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This recipe looks awesome and I love your pics. I can't wait to try it.
Thank you, Tracey! Enjoy 🙂
I love Rolos, but never thought to use them in cookie dough. Great idea!
Great Christmas treat!
Oh wow, these sound and look amazing. I definitely need to try making them.
YUM! These look so good! I made a batch recently stuffed with Twix but these look so much more gooey with the rolo instead!
I bet Twix are good too!
Rolos are one of my favorite candies, so I am excited about this recipe. It looks so delicious! 😋
I’m am so going to make these! Perfect for Christmas time. Thanks for sharing!
The perfect cookie! YUMMY!
Oh my goodness!! These cookies look amazing!
These look so yummy! I am definitely going to have to try these out with the little ones 🙂
Enjoy, Sarah!
These look heavenly. Great attention to detail on the instructions!!!
Rolos are one of my favorite chocolate candies, but I've never had them in a cookie. I'm sure these are delicious! Can't wait to try! 🙂
Thank you, Alyssa!
Wow, I just had a delicious diner and was rummaging for something sweet. I'm seriously craving right now but too tired to bake this late in the evening. Your recipe goes on the TO MAKE pile on my fridge!😀
Hope you get to enjoy them really soon!