Chocolate Nutella Cookies
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
20
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Course
Baked Goods
Chocolate Nutella Cookies
Description
The cookie dough starts by creaming softened butter with sugars until creamy, then mixing in Nutella and eggs for a rich base. Cocoa powder adds chocolate intensity, while flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt provide structure and leavening. Chocolate chunks give pockets of melted chocolate in each cookie.
Chilling the dough before baking firms it for better texture and to control spread. Rolling dough into balls and baking for 9 to 12 minutes yields cookies that are set on the edges but still soft inside. Optionally adding small pieces of Milky Way bars introduces gooey caramel centers that contrast with the chocolate dough. A light sea salt sprinkle on top balances the sweetness.
Using parchment paper or silicone baking mats helps prevent sticking, especially with caramel-filled cookies. After baking, letting cookies set before removing from the pan ensures they hold their shape.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened (not melted)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup Nutella chocolate spread
- 2 egg
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 - 1 1/2 cups chocolate chocolate bar chopped, chunks
- salt for sprinkling, sea salt
- Milky Way Candy Bars optional (cut into bite-size pieces)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars for 4 minutes or until creamy.
- Add Nutella and cream for 1 minute longer. Add eggs and mix.
- Stir in cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix just until combined.
- Stir in chocolate chunks.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes - 1 hour, preferably overnight.
- Once the dough is chilled, roll into balls and place on baking sheet.
- If you using Milky Way candy bars, place two bite-size pieces in the center of each cookie dough.Parchment paper or Silpat silicone baking sheets are helpful to keep the caramel from sticking.
- If using sea salt, lightly sprinkle with a touch of salt.
- Bake for 9 - 12 minute.
- Let cookies set up for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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