*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                     Carmel Filled Chocolate Cookies

Recipe By     : Best From 50 Years Of Bake Off
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2 1/2  c             Flour
     3/4  c             Unsweetened cocoa
   1      ts            Baking soda
   1      c             Sugar
   1      c             Brown sugar -- firmly packed
   2      ts            Vanilla
   2                    Eggs
   1      c             Pecans -- chopped
  48                    Rolo candies -- unwrapped
   1      tb            Sugar
   4      oz            Vanilla candy coating --
                        - if desired

Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In medium
bowl,combine flour, cocoa, and baking soda; mix well. In large bowl
combine 1 cup sugar, brown sugar, and margarine; beat until light and
fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs; beat well. Add flour mixture; blend
well. Stir in 1/2 cup of the pecans. If necessary cover with plastic
wrap, refrigerate 30 minutes for easier handling. Heat oven to 375°F.
For each cookie, with floured hands, shape about 1 tb dough around
1 carmel candy, covering completly. In small bowl, combine rmeaining
1/2 cup pecans and 1 tb sugar. Press one side of each ball into pecan
mixture. Place, nut side up, 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake at 375°F for 7 to 10 minutes or until set and slightly cracked.
Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool on wire rack for
15 minutes or until completly cooled. Melt candy in small saucepan
over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.


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