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Thumbprint Rolo Cookies

The sweetness of a shortbread thumbprint cookie is matched with a caramel Rolo candy and dusted with sea salt! These Rolo Thumbprint Cookies will be your new favorite cookie exchange member!

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Rolo Cookies

I love baking cookies!

Not only are they sweet and loved by just about everyone, they are so versatile!

So many flavor and texture combinations to make.

I am a sucker for a sweet and salty combination and seeing all those Rolo candies in my son’s Halloween bag got me thinking…

Why You’ll Love These

  • sweet & salty
  • easy to make
  • travel well
  • make a great cookie for the annual cookie exchange!
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Ingredients Needed

  • salted butter
  • sugar
  • egg yolks
  • vanilla
  • flour
  • sea salt
  • Rolo candies

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How to Make Rolo Cookies

First: Cut each Rolo candy in half horizontally. Set aside until cookies are baked.

Second: Cream together the butter, sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla. Slowly add 3 cups of all-purpose flour. Mix to combine. Remove dough and shape into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator until ready to bake or at least 1 hour.

Third: When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375F. Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and press flat slightly. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 7-10 minutes or until the edges start to brown slightly. Remove from oven and let set on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.

Fourth: Remove to a cooling rack and press the Rolo candy in the center (cut side down to contain the caramel). In a few minutes, the candy will be slightly melty. Dust with sea salt. Cool completely.

Store in an air-tight container until ready to eat. Should last 1 week if they don’t get eaten before then.

For the full recipe and detailed instructions, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

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Tapas Tips & Tricks

  • make the dough a few days before you bake them and stash it in the fridge.
  • when you are ready to bake, just roll into 1 inch balls, press flat slightly (using your thumbprint to make the cavity), and bake until the edges turn slightly brown.
  • let them rest on the pan for a few minutes after baking before trying to move them.
  • when you pull them off to place them on a cooling rack and gently pressed a half a Rolo candy into the center.
  • after the Rolo starts to melt a little, that is when I dust them with sea salt. That slightly melted surface makes it easy for the salt to stick to the cookie.

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Thumbprint Cookies with Salted Rolo Candy

Yield: 60 cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes

The sweetness of a shortbread thumbprint cookie is matched with a caramel Rolo candy and dusted with sea salt! Meet your new favorite cookie exchange member!

Ingredients

For the cookies

  • 1 1/3 cups salted butter (I used olive oil and sea salt butter - feel free to use regular salted butter but make sure it's salted)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 yolks
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups flour

For the tops

  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 30 Rolo candies (sliced in half horizontally)

Instructions

Prep the Rolo candies

  1. Cut each Rolo candy in half horizontally.
  2. Set aside until cookies are baked.

Make the thumbprint cookie dough

  1. Cream together the butter, sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla.
  2. Slowly add 3 cups of all-purpose flour.
  3. Mix to combine.
  4. Remove dough and shape into a ball.
  5. Wrap in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator until ready to bake or at least 1 hour.

Bake the thumbprint cookies

  1. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375F.
  2. Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and press flat slightly.
  3. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 7-10 minutes or until the edges start to brown slightly.
  4. Remove from oven and let set on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
  5. Remove to a cooling rack and press the Rolo candy in the center (cut side down to contain the caramel).
  6. In a few minutes, the candy will be slightly melty.
  7. Dust with sea salt.
  8. Cool completely.
  9. Store in an air-tight container until ready to eat.
  10. Should last 1 week if they don't get eaten before then.

Notes

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 30 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 180Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 148mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 0gSugar: 11gProtein: 2g

This nutrition information was generated via a third party. I can not be held liable for any discrepancies in the information provided.

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Andrea

Monday 20th of August 2018

Rolo candy is one of my favorites. Putting it in the center of a beautiful shortbread cookie, is pure genius.

jane @ littlesugarsnaps

Sunday 11th of December 2016

Oh my. These would vanish in minutes over at my house where there is a slight salted caramel addiction taking place amongst all of the household. I just love the sprinkly of salt, it turns them something very special indeed.

Tamara

Saturday 10th of December 2016

Sweet and salty is my favorite combination! Your Salted Rolo Thumbprint Cookies look and sound amazing! I love the idea of the cookie exchange... What fun! Merry Christmas <3

chubcheeks@bellsouth.net

Monday 2nd of January 2017

Thanks so much Tamara!

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