Chocolate Caramel Cookies                                       Internet

1 cup butter (no substitutes                                        2 ½ cups flour

1 Cup white sugar                                                      ¾ cup baking cocoa

1 cup packed brown sugar                                         1 tsp. baking soda

2 eggs                                                                        1 cup chopped pecans, divided

2 tsps. Vanilla extract                                                 1 13 oz. pkgs. Rolo candies

In a mixing bowl, cream butter, 1 cup sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla, mix well.  Combine flour, cocoa and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture and beat just until combined.  Stir in ½ cup pecans.

 

Shape dough by tablespoonful around each candy.  In a small bowl, combine remaining pecans and 3 Tbsp. sugar, dip each cookie halfway.  Place with nut side up on ungreased baking sheets.  Bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes or until top is slightly cracked.  Cool for 3 min – remove to aluminum foil.