Rolo Cookies with Cake Mix – Soft and fluffy chocolate cookies filled with rich gooey caramel. Only 5 simple ingredients and so easy to make!
I’m a huge fan of caramel, so it’s no surprise that I love these candies! Not only are they delicious to eat, but they work great when making sweet treats like this recipe, rolo pretzel sandwiches, rolo pretzel hugs and rolo pretzel reindeer.
These rolo cookies are SUPER simple to make and are my new favorite indulgence! Who wouldn’t love a little caramel surprise in the middle of a rich chocolate cookie?!
The best part about these chocolate rolo cookies is that they’re made using a box of cake mix! All you do is mix together the cake mix, eggs and vegetable oil, then stick a mini rolo in the middle. Seriously SO easy and absolutely delicious!
The texture is super soft and fluffy, with the perfect ratio of gooey caramel to chocolate. I also love to roll my cookie dough balls in powdered sugar to add an extra hint of sweetness. Now don’t you just want to take a bite?! ;)
5 simple ingredients!
- Devil’s Food cake mix
- Vegetable oil
- Eggs
- Rolo caramel candies
- Powdered sugar
How to make rolo cookies with cake mix
Step 1: Make dough, then chill in fridge
In a large bowl, stir together cake mix, oil and eggs until combined. Then place dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to chill (this will make the dough easier to work with since it’s a bit sticky).
Step 2: Stuff dough with rolo candies
Using a medium cookie scoop or spoon, scoop out the dough into your hands. Roll it into a loose ball shape, then add a Rolo candy in the middle. Wrap the dough around the candy, making sure the Rolo is covered completely.
Then roll into a ball again and coat with powdered sugar. Place on parchment lined baking sheet.
Step 3: Bake the rolo cookies
Bake in oven at 350°F for 9-11 minutes, or until the cookies are set. You don’t want them to brown. Allow to cool on the pan for a couple minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
Baking tips for rolo candy cookies
- Chill the dough! This makes the dough easier to work with since it’s a bit sticky at first.
- More chocolate flavor: Add in chocolate chips for an extra chocolaty taste (about 1/2 cup).
- No powdered sugar? No problem! I like the extra sweetness it adds, but the rolo cookies will still taste delicious without it.
- Make-ahead: You can easily make the dough ahead of time and freeze. Simply roll the dough into balls, then freeze on a baking sheet for 30 minutes. Once hard, place dough balls into a zip top bag and freeze. Then remove from freezer and bake!
- Freezing: These rolo cookies also freeze well after they’re baked. Let cool completely, then place in a freezer bag and freeze.
More easy cookie recipes:
- Cake Mix Cookies (4 ways!)
- Homemade Oreos with Cake Mix
- Pumpkin Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
- Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies
- Chocolate Mint Cookies with Cake Mix
- Hot Chocolate Cookies
- Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Rolo Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounce box Devil's Food cake mix
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 bag Rolo candies
- powdered sugar (for rolling the dough balls)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper and set aside.
- Combine the cake mix, oil and eggs in a large bowl. Stir together until combined. Then chill the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes (this will make the dough easier to work with since it's a bit sticky).
- Using a medium cookie scoop or spoon, scoop out the dough into your hands. Roll it into a loose ball shape, then add a Rolo candy in the middle. Wrap the dough around the candy, making sure the Rolo is covered completely. Then roll into a ball again and coat with powdered sugar. Place dough balls on baking sheet.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until the cookies are set. You don’t want them to brown. Allow to cool on the pan for a couple minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
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Notes
- More chocolate flavor: Add in chocolate chips for an extra chocolaty taste (about 1/2 cup).
- To make-ahead: You can easily make the dough ahead of time and freeze. Simply roll the dough into balls, then freeze on a baking sheet for 30 minutes. Once hard, place dough balls into a zip top bag and freeze. Then remove from freezer and bake!
- Freezing: These rolo cookies also freeze well after they’re baked. Let cool completely, then place in a freezer bag and freeze.
these are my favorite cookies ever
These cookies are sooo amazing! We’re seriously obsessed! Thanks for sharing!
I love me some rolos! These look so heavenly, and can’t wait to try them.
I am just drooling over these pictures! Gathering all the ingredients today and making them ASAP!
So yummy! How can you go wrong with chocolate and caramel. Short answer, you can’t!! Great recipe thanks for sharing!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Caramel and chocolate is one of my favorite combos.
Looking at the pictures make me hunger, can’t wait to try as many as possible :)
I’ll take a dozen please! Love how you packaged them too!
love these!! Off to pin and tweet them
Thank you so much for this! My family and I made these cookies and they were AMAZING! Definately would make more~