You need this Rolo Cookies Recipe in your life! You can’t go wrong with delicious chewy cookies filled with a Rolo chocolate caramel. Great for your holiday cookie exchange, too!
We love how easy they are to make. The hardest part is unwrapping all of the Rolos!
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Rolo Cookies, you will need the following ingredients:
- Devil’s Food Cake Mix (1 box)
- Eggs
- Vegetable Oil
- Rolo’s Caramels, individually wrapped
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to make Rolo Cookies
- Mix cake mix, oil, and eggs.
- Take a small ball of dough and form a ball around the rolo. (Only use enough dough to cover the Rolo and spread evenly around the cookie dough ball)
- Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 ℉ for 7-8 minutes.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Storage Suggestions
If you manage to not eat the whole tray of cookies immediately, these Rolo Cookies store well. Once cookies have completely cooled, here is how you can store them:
- Counter: Store in an airtight container in a single layer for up to 4 days at room temperature. If you want to try and get the cookies to last even longer without becoming crumbly cookies, add a slice of bread into the container of cookies. The bread will give the cookies something to draw moisture from.
- Refrigerator: Store in an airtight container in a single layer for up to 7 days in a refrigerator.
- Freezer: You can freeze precooked cookie dough for cookies later. Just roll out and freeze for 30 minutes, and then transfer to an airtight, freezer safe bag for up to 3 months. To store cooked cookies, let them cool completely before you put them in a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months.
How to keep dough from sticking to your hands
We have made Rolo cookies many times and haven’t had a problem with the dough sticking to our hands.
But some of our readers have said they had a sticky problem.
Lightly spray your hands and fingertips with non stick cooking spray. This should help with any stickiness. You may have to reapply a few times as it comes off after each cookie.
Another trick for sticky dough that won’t roll into a ball is refrigerating it. Place the entire large bowl of cookie dough in the fridge for about 15 minutes until you feel it has set up a little bit.
We have always used a name brand cake mix when making these Rolo cookies and haven’t had a hard time with the dough. But it is a cake mix that you are using as cookie dough. Remember that it will be a slightly different texture than regular cookie dough.
This dough is mixed with a spoon. We do not use a hand mixer. You may even want to use your hands. Where a cake mix package is involved, some think to use a hand mixer. But that is not the case with these cookies. The dough is a lot thicker than it is for a cake.
The hardest part is resisting eating the cookie dough balls! To make this Rolo stuffed cookies recipe even easier, you’ll need a large mixing bowl or medium bowl, parchment paper, rubber spatula, and a cooling rack. You can also make the dough ahead of time if you need to! You can also top them with your favorite candy bar to mix things up.
Filling Options
We love the chocolate caramel goodness of Rolos in these cookies. But through a lot of experimenting and comments, there are so many more options for stuffing these chocolate cookies. Here are a few favorites if you want to experiment:
- Milk Duds
- Andes Mints
- Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- Hershey’s Kisses
- M & M’s
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Rolo Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 15.25 ounce box Devil's Food Cake Mix
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 12 ounces Rolo's Caramels, individually wrapped
Equipment
Instructions
- Mix cake mix, oil, and eggs.
- Take a small ball of dough and form a ball around the rolo. (Only use enough dough to cover the Rolo and spread evenly around the cookie dough ball)
- Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 ℉ for 7-8 minutes.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Notes
Nutrition
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That looks amazing
I just made some tonight! 🙂 Guess we will have similar posts soon, so just to warn you. Mighty tasty!
Wow! that looks fantastic. I’m following your blog. I would love if if you would visit my blog and follow too if you like it 🙂
Seriously! Those babies look more-ish! As in it would be impossible to eat just one or two! Yum!! you’re making me hungry!
I have made this version and I have another one that takes a few more steps but is so good! I make this for Christmas every year. 🙂
Yup..these are a family favorite!
Love that center. 😉 So glad you linked this recipe at Joy of Desserts. Please link again soon.
Okay, how do you get them from being rock-hard once they cool? Is there a trick I didn’t learn when I made them back at BYU & then gave up?
This recipe looks really good! It would be great if you came over to Cast Party Wednesday tomorrow and shared some of your recipes.
Thanks,
I hope to see you there!
Wow these are awesome! thanks for sharing. New follower from the hop. Stop by and see my fondant recipe and I would love for you to follow back. http://tootsabellarose.blogspot.com/2011/07/marshmallow-fondant-for-cake.html
These really do look amazing! You guys should come and enter my cookbook giveaway! http://eatcakefordinner.blogspot.com/2011/07/30-minute-rolls-and-giveaway.html
Oh they look too good!!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a great week!
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Yum! I made these for dessert this past weekend. They were so easy and very delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Oh my, these look delicious, just pinned them. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
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That is by far my favorite cake mix cookie recipe. I use it all the time.=) http://bellesbazaar-heather.blogspot.com/
They sound and look amazing!
made these after seeing them on pintrest today.. used swiss chocolate cake.. i think they wouldve turned out amazing if i didnt make them a) so huge, and b) on a proper pan hahaha! mine never set up 🙁 but ill probably try this again
Paula Deen has a recipe like this with marble cake mix! Its yummy also! Good post! 🙂
These look so yummy! Thanks so much for sharing at Church Supper! Love new friends.
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Would love to have you link up to Turning the Table Thursday sometime.
Wendy
Around My Family Table
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These cookies look amazing…I love that it’s only 4 ingredients. YUM!
Awesome, pinning this!
I am fixing to make a batch of these. Would you mind if I put them on my website and link to you?
Holy Moly. I just made these–found them on Pinterest. They are *ridiculous*!! Will definitely make them again!!
These were great! I kind of mashed mine down to make a little more cookie shaped. Also thinking about adding pecans next time!
Found these on Pinterest and had to make them! YUM… will make again. Thanks.
found these on pinterest and made them tonight. I LOVE that they are so easy but make it look like I did mega work to make them amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Ok… I found these on pinterest and attempted to make them for Halloween…. the dough was so sticky and I couldn’t get it to roll into a ball or go around the rolo…. now I’m not the best in the kitchen but I can follow a recipe…. help 🙂
Hey Kimber!
You can put the dough in the fridge and it will set up a little better, or you can spray cooking spray on your hands so the dough doesn’t stick. Hope this helps!
Thanks… I thought about that but was a little pressed for time… I will try them again when I have a little more time 🙂
I enjoyed these last night at a family dinner party – the hostess found the recipe on pinterest. I love that these cookies are chewy on the inside (the rollo surprise is an added bonus!) and who doesn’t love a four-ingredient recipe?? Thanks for posting, these will be great (and stress-free) cookies to make for the holidays!
I made these and they were super easy! The gang at the office loved them!
I found them on pinterest too. I used a small cookie scoop, filled with batter, pushed the rolo into it and folder the bottom edges over. Worked wonderfully and very easy. The girls at work loved them.
HOLY COW!! I just made these and they are phenomenal, so easy and cheap anyone can do it. You HAVE to sprinkle powdered sugar on top because it makes a world of a difference. These will be my go to cookie recipes from now on. Thank you so much.
Found these on Pinterest, made them for Thanksgiving… they were a HUGE hit! 🙂 Will be making these from now on when I need a quick easy & delicious dessert! Thanks!
just made a batch – so easy and delicious!
I also saw these on pinterest…They’re absolutely delicious! Thanks so much for the great recipe!
These look awesome! I am trying to make cookies ahead of time for Christmas.. Do these freeze well?
Hi Anonymous!
I have never tried to freeze them but I’m sure it would be fine! I’ve also eaten them a few days after making them and they are still soft and moist. Good luck!
I would like to make these but I’m confused, how do they make 3 dozen out of 1 pkg of Rolos? Isn’t one rolo per cookie? Sorry if it’s a dumb question. Thanks!
@Melisharpster,
It is a bag of Rolos, rather than just a small package. Sorry for the confusion!
I’m not sure what I did wrong but the ‘dough’ was so thick it wouldn’t let go of my fingers AND wouldn’t stick to the Rolos. Thankfully, my really attentive and creative Dad suggested using a melon baller. I scooped a little less than a full scoop worth of dough, pressed a Rolo into the center and folded the excess dough over the bottom of the Rolo. They came out great! Thanks!
I tried making these for Xmas cookies& my was like cake batter, I couldn’t even form a ball & I also left it in the refrigerate to have it harden up!! I follow the recipe! But made a double batch! Tell me what I did wrong !?? It wasn’t dough texture at all !! Help !! These look good
These are amazing! Just made them today. Great recipe, thanks!
Thank you!! I tried this recipe and then another batch using Trader Joe’s Deep Dark Gingerbread Cake & Bread Mix and am in LOVE!! Spicy gingerbread, chocolate AND caramel….this was one of my TOP FIVE Pinterest finds!
Great, quick and easy! My family loved them!
These were perfect! They took me less than a half hour to bake and clean up 🙂
These were awesome. Also for the one who’s dough git stuck to fingers. Try rubbing your fingers on crisco. Think chap stick for your fingers. Or try flour. Not much of either.
Love these! Just made them and they turned out so great! I followed the instructions exactly and had no problem with the sticking except at the end when the dough was getting warmer and my fingers were getting stickier with dough. Would recommend these to anyone!
Hello, my little sugar plum faeries! This recipe is fantastic and versatile.
Today I put a dab of peanut butter and marshmallow creme on each rolo, then sprinkled each cookie with a pinch of sea salt. Tres fantastique!! Much love. –Z
Made these for a family Christmas get-together and they were a hit! Moist, fudgy and oh so caramel-y! LOVED IT! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Will definitely try more
i’m sorry, but can someone please tell me if I make the cake mix as directed on the box then add the extra eggs and oil? I always get confused.
@Anonymous- no worries! Just completely IGNORE the directions on the cake mix box. Only use the eggs and oil that we call for in our recipe and they will turn out great. 🙂
found this on Pinterest, they turned out GREAT!! Thank you 🙂
I just made these tonight! Because of your warning about the Rolo wrappers, I enlisted my hubby and my brother to unwrap them while I made the COOKIE batter. I got no push back there!!! They were delicious!!! Thanks for sharing this recipe. Easy and tasty – just my kind of recipe!!!
I have to make those soon…they look delicious.
Made these today for snacks at church for Sunday morning. They turned out wonderful!! Thank you so much.
Found your amazing recipe on Pinterest and made them yesterday….WOW! I will be making them often. Thanks so much for sharing,
Works better if you freeze the rolos first – it takes longer for them to melt.
Ok I made these as directed, but my batter was SOOOO sticky I couldn’t roll it for nothing. I wonder if it makes a difference what cake batter you get, I noticed I bought betty crocker devil’s food cake mix super moist think that might be why it was so sticky? And when I baked them I baked them for the full 8mins let them cool because they fell apart and after they cooled the middle literally stuck to the pan while the edges pulled off- did I not cook them long enough?
@Punky1787,
I’ve never had that problem. I would try letting the dough set up more in the fridge before cooking them. That might help the dough be less sticky. You can also spray your hands with cooking spray to making them easier to roll. Hope that helps!
These are the best cookies I make them pretty much every week for my husbands Marines and they eat them in about 5 minutes no joke. Also my son’s teacher’s got them for Valentines day added a peanut butter m&m on the top after I baked them and my husband liked them even more with the peanut butter chocolate M&M on top. Super easy and cheap to make since I bake something for his Marines every week. And I put mine in a plastic covered tupperware to keep from drying out even though they last maybe a day anyway they are too good to keep for longer! And reheat them if we have any left over before I eat them so I get warm caramel again!
I just made these with a box of brownie mix (it’s what I had on hand) and they came out amazing!
How fun to be blog stocking and realize you have a “connection” to someone… the Mandy you were roommates with is my Sister-in-law. Miss her!
Kendra!
It is so good to hear from you! I totally knew who you were and that you were married to Golden when I saw you! I was just looking at your blog and can’t believe how big your kids are now. I definitely miss Mandy, too. She was the best girlfriend I’ve ever had. Hope you are all doing well!
Love,
Elyse
Wow, these cookies are A-MA-ZING!!!! Just made them for a friend and I had to try one to be sure they were cooked well enough. :o) I am 32 weeks pregnant, so it’s all I can do from eating them all!! However, I should have read the comments about the Crisco first. I did that for the 2nd batch and it took me about 3 minutes to make 13 of them! Thanks for the recipe, I will definitely be making these again!!!
OMG!!!!!! I literally just made these and they are BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
While I was looking in the candy aisle for the bag of rolos I found a variety bag of rolos, miniature reese’s peanut butter cups and hershey kisses so I decided I would try that and get a variety of cookies because I personally think the only thing better than chocolate and caramel is chocolate and peanut butter 🙂 The pb cups and rolos turned out FANTASTIC and are dangerously delicious, and I’m sure the hershey kisses will be as well (I’m hoping it will be like a lava cookie type of thing) but those are just finishing in the oven, I just couldn’t wait any longer to write a review about these 🙂
These are amazing. I just made them and am posting about your recipe (with a link and credit to you) on my blog! http://thecoppercoconut.blogspot.com/2012/08/rolo-cookies.html
I made these tonight but used a sugar free cake mix. BIG mistake! We threw them out, they were awful, I’ll be getting a regular cake mix next time…!
I made these with carmel creams last week because rollos were outrageously expensive. They turned out awesome! Today I am going to try with rollos and check out the difference.
I made these and they SUPER easy and WONDERFUL!!!!
Thanks for the great recipes!!!
made these and they tasted good, looked good at first but then seemed a little oily…also put cookies in a tin and they all clumped together…maybe it was the oil I used?? store brand vegetable oil??
I made these tonight. I just sprayed a little cooking spray on my fingers and had do trouble with the dough sticking. I did have one little issue though…Once the cookies baked for about 6 minuets we took them out of the oven and let them cool on the pan for a minute or two. When we transferred them to a cooling rack, the caramel oozed out of the bottom of the cookie. We had to throw some away it was so bad. We were able to make exactly 3 dozen, so I know the size of hte cookies wasn’t the problem.Did anyone else have this issue? Does anyone have a possible solution?
I made these today and had some difficulty. Sticking to the fingers, caramel oozing out of the bottom, sticking to the cookie sheet some even left the Rolo bbehind! went through three boxes of cake mix just to get 54 cookies that were decent enough for a cookie exchange. UGH! Tried spraying Pam on my fingers but that only worked for the next two I made then I had to spray again. Toward the end I took them off the cookie sheet very soon after removing from the oven and put them on wax paper — that was already sprinkled with powdered sugar — upside down so the caramel wouldn’t stick to the wax paper. then sprinkled with powdered sugar on the bottom the was face up. The flavor was great, though. Really don’t know if I’d try it again. Wonderful concept — just not my lucky recipe!
So good and easy to make@
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I made these over the weekend. With the first sheet, I also had issues with caramel oozing out of the bottom. After that I put a sheet of wax paper on the cookie sheet and baked them directly on that. Then a few minutes after taking the cookie sheet out of the oven, I pulled the entire piece of wax paper with the cookies onto another tray (whatever you have that will fit, I used a flat plastic tray), and put it in the fridge. After about 15-20 minutes I took the sheet out and carefully took the cookies off. They stayed intact and looked perfect!! The trick to these cookies is simply not trying to move them when they are even remotely warm.
Oh, also refrigerate the dough before baking and in between batches, and spray pam on your hands while forming the cookies. (Those tips I got from other responses here, thanks!!)
Great helpful hints! Hope this helps everyone!
The cookies are AWESOME and very easy to make!
After reading all of the comments, I didn’t see one that said after making the cookies they are flat and not like your pictures. Any ideas?
Hopefully you didn’t make the box cake mix according to the package directions. It just calls for the mix in the recipe. There is a comment just a few above yours from Teresa that is helpful. Maybe refrigerating the dough. Some had better luck with some cake mix brands over others. Sorry this didn’t turn out for you. -The Six Sisters
Love this recipe! I actually changed it up a bit and subbed unsweetened applesauce for oil, used 1 egg and mixed in mini rolos instead of the big ones because I kept losing the caramel too. This is such a great and simple recipe, thank you for sharing! Can’t wait to make it again and mix in some pecans 🙂
Forget to mention that I linked back to you with this recipe on my blog http://www.food-lovin-momma.com in my Healthier Cookies post and have gotten great responses! Thanks again for the delicious recipe!
I made these, and they were so simple! My brothers and I loved them!
I made these last night, and they were awesome! So I tried to make them again today, and they turned out horrible! The dough was so sticky that I couldn’t even roll them into balls. I kept having to spray Pam on my hands just to get the dough in ball form. So I went through my trash and pulled out the cake mix I had used last night, It was a Duncan Hines, but I had bought another brand today. From now on, this lady will be making these amazing cookies only with the Duncan Hines brand cake mix!
I have made these for several years and I have substituted milk duds for the rolos as they are easier to form the dough around but taste basically the same. I also dip the top of the ball of dough into finely chopped pecans before baking. Using the cooking spray on your hands is a great help when shaping the dough into balls.
Elise, It made us smile to think of Mandy today while reading this recipe:) Thank you for keeping her in your heart. Hope you have a Merry Christmas.
Well I made these the other night & they turned out fine, but they taste too sweet for me & I get sugar cravings every now & then especially for chocolate, but these were way too sweet for me. They taste more like a brownie instead of a cookie. I suppose you could put them in a 9×12 inch pan & put the rollos on top of that & bake it & then they would be chocolate caramel brownies. The only thing is with these that you can definitely taste the cake mix inside of them instead of tasting an actual cookie. Don’t think I’ll make them again though.
These were yummy! I only got 30 cookies out of it though. I used the mini rolos that are sold unwrapped. The dough was really thick. Maybe I wrapped too much dough around them, but the cookies are only about 2″ across. Thanks for the recipe!
I couldn’t wait to make these cookies, but I was very disappointed – I can barely taste the caramel, let alone see it – it’s as if the caramel has disappeared. All the pics show caramel oozing out of the center, not mine. I cooked them for 10 minutes at 350 – perhaps too long? Anyone else have this problem?
I had the same problem, even though the cake mixes I used were even larger than the recipe calls for. I had originally scooped out some of the cake mix so it would be the required 15.25 oz but ended up needing to add the extra cake mix back in and it was still way too sticky.
So, my solution was to put a teaspoon of batter into a mini muffin mix, put the rolo on top and then put a heaping teaspoon of batter on top of that. They look like brownie bites but the rolo stayed in the middle and the caramel didn’t melt into the cookie, so they were still a big hit. Hope that helps those of you who are struggling with this recipe like I was.
Excited to try these! I know there are eggs in the photo but they aren’t listed in the ingredient list. Might want to edit that so no one forgets the eggs.
This receipe does not say how many eggs to use.
When you scroll all the way down to the recipe card and photo, all the ingredients and instructions are posted. It’s 2 eggs for these Rolo cookies.
Just scroll down to the full recipe card and it shows the ingredients/amounts and recipe instructions.
This was a terrific recipe. Turned out absolutely perfect. Dough was easy to work around the candy and cookies kept the candy inside. I’ve tried other recipes where the dough is crumbly and it was tough to see little gaps – so the candy broke free and outcome was meh. Not this one, perfect.
I love this recipe! I used a gluten free devils food cake mix and butter instead of oil (that’s all the store had when I went and the package said butter, I’m not familiar with gluten free baking so I followed the directions lol) came out perfect!
LOVE this recipe, I have a from scratch recipe but I takes forever and this one is just as good and way less work. Win win! Especially with little ones around. Instead of sprinkling with powdered sugar I drizzle vanilla candy coating across the cookies. Gives it that same sweetness but looks so much prettier. Especially for holiday parties or what not. You can even color the candy coating or add sprinkles for variety. Makes it a little fancier. You should try it for sure, won’t be disappointed! And a tip with these cookies having made them a million times is that the edges should just bearly start to crack is when you know they are done. Do not over cook!
Made these tonight with my kids! They were a huge hit, and so easy to do with kids. My husband said these are his favorite cookies I’ve ever made! 🙂
These were soft, delicious and easy to make. I couldn’t find the full size rolos so I substituted the rolo minis and used 2 per cookie.
DO YOU USE THE MIMI OR REGULAR ROLO’S ?
Regular size rolo candies
I made these for a cookie exchange. I needed something quick, easy and delicious and this recipe met that goal and then some. It was a favorite!! My son said they’re like gourmet lava cakes! 😍 Thank you for this recipe. I’ll be making these again. Happy holidays!!!