Salted Caramel Mousse ROLO Cookie Cups are so festive delish! Sweet bites of chocolate and double caramel are a match made in heaven! You'll love these fancy little party treats any time of the year!
I mean, who could resist these little gooey cookie cups loaded with mini chocolate chips
Why We Love These Salted Caramel Mousse ROLO Cookie Cups
- These treats are decadent, rich, and totally indulgent with salted caramel cream mousse and gooey Rolos inside chocolate chip cookie cups! Who doesn't love gooey caramel, chocolate chip cookies and salted caramel whipped cream all in one bite?
- These cookie cups are sweet, salty, and impossible to resist!
- Decorate them with chocolate chips on top or sprinkles or both!
- Perfect mini desserts for birthdays and celebrating!
- Feel free to skip making the chocolate chip cookie dough and use store-bought chocolate chip cookie dough instead!
- Are you ready to party? They make enough for a party and then some! All you do is use a mini muffin pan
, nothing too outrageous or fancy!
- Wow everyone with your dessert-making prowess. It’s time to get baking!
Ingredients You Need
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups
- unsalted butter , room temperature
- brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- egg
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- baking soda
- coarse salt
- mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 24 ROLOs candy
Salted Caramel Mousse Filling
- heavy whipping cream, cold
- instant vanilla pudding
- confectioners sugar
- salted caramel sauce or make my Best Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce
Toppings
- Sprinkles, Mini Chocolate Chips, Drizzles of Caramel Sauce, Sea Salt, if desired.
How to Make Salted Caramel Mousse ROLO Cookie Cups
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a mini muffin pan.
- With an electric mixer, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth and creamy, 2-3 minutes. Mix in the egg, then vanilla. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until combined. Add the mini chocolate chips.
- Fill mini muffin pan cups half full. Bake until edges are golden but center is still soft, about 11-12 minutes. Let cool in the pan about 5 minutes, then push rolos in each of the cups upside down, then carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. (Don't overbake unless you want crispy.)
Salted Caramel Mousse Filling
- Beat heavy cream, salted caramel sauce, confectioners’ sugar, and pudding mix in medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Pipe mousse filling on top of cooled cookie cups and top with your favorite toppings.
Shortcuts
- Feel free to skip making the chocolate chip cookie dough and use store-bought chocolate chip cookie dough instead!
- Substitute store-bought whipped cream like Cool Whip (2 cups) if you don't have fresh whipping cream for the mousse filling.
Fun Cookie Cup Options!
- If you're a huge fan of cookie cups, these are perfect for birthdays, celebrations, small bite desserts and you can change the mousse cream flavor up with chocolate ice cream topping
or even a few tablespoons of peanut butter.
- Are you a cookie dough lover? How about cookie dough upon cookie dough? You could use small scoops of this chocolate chip cookie dough recipe in place of the mousse, which would be soo yummy too!
- And feel free to eat them naked without frosting or mousse! 🙂
- Lastly, for even taking it up one more notch, lightly drizzle some caramel on top of each cookie with a light sprinkle of sea salt. Oh YES I did! Here's a recipe for Salted Caramel if you want to make it home-made! Naked or with the caramel mousse.
Looking for more caramel recipe ideas? Check out this Chocolate Rolo S'mores Ice Cream, this Rolo Reese's Pretzel Fudge, Salted Caramel Chip Apple Blondies and these Salted Caramel White Chocolate Cookies!
I love it these chocolate chip cookie cups are so versatile, so are you ready for this party to begin? What are we waiting for!!
Hope you enjoy these Caramel Cheesecake Mousse ROLO Cookie Cups for your next party affair or holiday tray of goodies. OH...and don't forget birthdays. EVER!
More Fun Party Desserts!
- Marvelous Chocolate Chip Party Cookie Cake
- Funfetti Party Cookie Bars
- GF Healthy Birthday Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars - Vegan Options
- Birthday Confetti Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars
- 10 Halloween Party Desserts & Jello Shots!
- 18 Superbowl & Game Day Party Desserts
- Double Stuff Oreo Brownie Chocolate Mousse Trifle
- Oreo Stuffed Brownies with Oreo Vanilla Frosting
- White Chocolate Pretzel Rolo Bites
Salted Caramel Mousse ROLO Cookie Cups
Sweet bites of chocolate and double caramel are a match made in heaven! You'll love these fancy little party treats any time of the year!
Ingredients
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups
- ¾ cup unsalted butter , room temperature
- 1 cup light or dark brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 24 ROLOs
Salted Caramel Mousse Filling
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream cold
- ½ box instant vanilla pudding or approx 4 tablespoons of instant pudding
- ½ cup confectioners sugar
- ½ cup salted caramel sauce
Toppings
- Sprinkles , Mini Chocolate Chips, Drizzles of Caramel Sauce, Sea Salt, if desired.
Instructions
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a mini muffin pan.
- With an electric mixer, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth and creamy, 2-3 minutes. Mix in the egg, then vanilla. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until combined. Add the mini chocolate chips.
- Fill mini muffin pan cups half full. Bake until edges are golden but center is still soft, about 11-12 minutes. Let cool in the pan about 5 minutes, then push rolos in each of the cups upside down, then carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. (Don't overbake unless you want crispy.)
Salted Caramel Mousse Filling
- Beat heavy cream, salted caramel sauce, confectioners’ sugar, and pudding mix in medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Pipe mousse filling on top of cooled cookie cups and top with your favorite toppings.
Notes
Feel free to skip making the chocolate chip cookie dough and use store-bought chocolate chip cookie dough instead!
Tried This Recipe?Let us know how it was by commenting below!
Kim Lange says
Hi Linda! First of all thank you so much for you kind comments, so sweet! 🙂 As for the mousse, it goes on top of each of the rolo-stuffed cookie cups after they are baked and cooled. Hope that helps and Happy New Year!
Linda says
I'm one who thinks everything tastes better with caramel, but I'm confused on this cookie cup. If the roll is pushed into the center, where does the mousse go?
It's probably a stupid question but I just can't wrap my brain around it. Thanks for all your wonderful recipes and I love your stories.
Kim Lange says
I can relate Julie! I'm a grandma too and no matter how old they are, we're offically labeled as 'grandmas'! 🙂 The grandkids would totally love these but I'm sure it won't be hard to find an excuse to make another batch. LOL! Happy New Year! xo
Julie Newport says
My grandkids would love these! Their birthday has just passed so I'll have to make up another reason to make these other than I just want to eat some. They turned 13 this year. Ugh! I'm not old enough to have 13 year old grandkids! Oh...I guess I am.
ChocolaTess says
Aww thank you! Happy MOther's Day to you too!
MickIe says
Thank you , I will be making them today for my daughter and a Happy Mother's Day to you.
ChocolaTess says
You just spoon it in and then press the rolos in after they have baked. 🙂 Enjoy!!
MickIe says
Do I press the cookie dough into each
cup or just spoon it into the tin and then
it forms when the Rolo is placed in the middle?
ChocolaTess says
I left them out a couple of days, but sealed them well and they were fine. I think if you did refrigerate them, let them come to room temperature for the best texture. I'm so glad you are enjoying them Shelly!
Shelly says
Do you keep these in the fridge or are they OK to be left out? They are delish!!
ChocolaTess says
These are definitely calling your name Cassie! Enjoy! <3
Cassie Smallwood says
These look to die for! Rolos are my favorite candy. Actually I'm a sucker for anything with caramel. These are going on my must make list!
ChocolaTess says
Awww...thank you so much Ashika. She did have a great birthday and yes chocolate is the most important for sure!!
Ashika | gardening foodie says
I love the name of your blog, it is so cute. I know how you feel about chocolate, if it was up to me , it would be listed as the most important food group,?
WOW ROLO, I love melting it to make chocolate sauce for ice cream, This is such a divine way to use it. I am going to have to try it.
Happy Birthday to your daughter ,I am sure she had a great day? Have a lovely weekend.
ChocolaTess says
Thank you, we are very proud of her! Yes cookie dough lovers are going to pick the cookie dough! That's what makes these so fun and yummy! <3
Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says
I hope your daughter had a great birthday! And you must be one proud momma that she is going to Purdue! That's awesome! Ok. So these cookie cups....I'm dying!! This girl loves her some Rolos! I think I would add the cookie dough because I am a cookie dough freak!! Loving this recipe Kim!! Xoxo
ChocolaTess says
Kelsie, you crack me up and now that you've brought that to my attention, yes they could say worse things and now I'm scared?? 🙂 Have a great weekend!!
ChocolaTess says
Maria, there's a lot to freak out about that's for sure...LOL! Well the Rolo's taste the same, but it's enrobed with all the other goodies. I wasn't sure if they would melt or what but they kept their shape and Yes. YUM! Hope you have a great weekend as well!! <3
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says
Haha, they could say worse things about you than that you were addicted to chocolate :). These look AMAZING! Caramel mousse? Yes please! Not a chance I would eat these beauties naked!
Maria @ kitchenathoskins says
Happy Birthday to your daughter Kim! My daughter is gonna be a fresh man this year and I'm already freaking out about the college part. I've never baked with Rolo candy, but sounds like a great option - love the ooey gooey part, YUM. Have a great weekend!
2pots2cook says
Love it ! Thank you so much !