BY:geminigal

Chocolate Caramel Cookies

1 cup butter softened
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped pecans, divided
1 package, 13 ounces, 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 cream mixture and beat just until combined. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans. Shape dough around each candy. In small bowl, combine remaining pecans and sugar, dip each cookie halfway. Place with nut side up on un-greased baking sheets. Bake at 375 for 7-10 minutes or until top is slightly cracked. Cool for 3 minutes, remove to wire rack to cool completely.

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