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!

If you’d rather skip my essential cooking tips and tricks and get straight to this delicious recipe – simply scroll to the bottom of the page where you can find the printable recipe card.

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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