Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 32 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 32 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 48 chocolate-covered caramel candies (i use rollos)

Recipe

• 1 beat butter until creamy.
• 2 gradually beat in sugar and brown sugar.
• 3 beat in eggs and vanilla.
• 4 combine flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa.
• 5 gradually add to butter mixture, beating well.
• 6 cover and chill at least 2 hours.
• 7 divide dough into 48 pieces.
• 8 start by dividing dough into four equal pieces; then divide each piece into thirds; then each of those pieces in half to make 24; and each of those in half again to make 48 pieces.
• 9 flatten each piece slightly and return to refrigerator.
• 10 working with a few at a time, and leaving the remainder in the frige, press a piece of dough around a rollo, being careful to cover it completely.
• 11 (i find the rollos easier to handle when they're pre-chilled) roll into a ball.
• 12 place 2-inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.
• 13 bake for 8 minutes in preheated 375°.
• 14 let cool for 3-4 minutes before removing from baking sheet or caramel will run out the bottom of cookie.