Rolos Cookies

2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup plus 1 Tbsp sugar (divided)
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup chopped pecans (divided use)
48 Rolo Chewy Caramels, unwrapped (9 oz pkg)

Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa, and baking soda; blend well. In a large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar, brown sugar, and butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs. Beat well. Add flour mixture; blend well. Stir in 1/2 cup of the pecans. For each cookie, with floured hands, shape about 1 Tbsp dough around one caramel candy, covering completely. In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup pecans and 1 Tbsp sugar. Press one side of each ball into pecan mixture. Place, nut side up, 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 7-10 minutes or until set and slightly cracked. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely on wire rack. Makes 4 dozen cookies.