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!

ROLOR THUMBPRINT 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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ROLO THUMBPRINT INGREDIENTS

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

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HOW TO MAKE ROLO THUMBPRINT 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.

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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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