1 cup butter, soft
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 ¼ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ cup cocoa powder
1 tablespoon sugar
48 chocolate-covered caramel candies (rolos)
Cream butter and both sugars until light. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Combine flour, baking soda and cocoa powder. Gradually add to butter mixture, stirring well until combined. Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
Divide chilled dough into 4 parts. Divide each part into 12 pieces. Press each piece of dough around a caramel candy, then roll into a ball. Dip the tops of each ball into the tablespoon of sugar before placing on a baking sheet.