Special Surprise Inside!

Ok, are we done with all of this New Year's Resolution silliness? Yes? Great. I have the most decadent chocolate cookie to share with you this week. Even better than chocolate decadence? There's a surprise inside!

Chocolate Surprise Inside Cookies
Yield: ~24 cookies

1 box chocolate cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 C oil
24 Rolo caramel candies

Combine the cake mix, eggs and oil, stirring just until all the large lumps are out. (Don't be afraid to reach in and mix with your hands!) The dough will be quite stiff, like a fudgy brownie dough.

To shape the cookies, grab about 1-2 T of dough (a large-ish ball) and flatten it in the palm of your hand. Place the candy in the center and roll the dough around the candy. Try to keep the caramel in the center of the cookie so as to avoid any messy blowouts while baking.

Bake for about 8 minutes. The cookies will still be a little soft. To get the crackled look, just push down on the baked cookies before they cool. I made mine in both my whoopie pie pan (thanks Angela!) and on a regular cookie sheet. I was worried the cookies would spread too much, but they held their shape really well. A regular non-stick ungreased cookie sheet will work just fine.

Don't they look delicious? A sprinkling of powdered sugar would go really well on these to 'dress them up' a little (I thought they were sweet enough without).

Other surprise inside ideas? Maybe mini Reese's cups inside? Or Andes mints?