Nutella-Stuffed Cookies
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 18 cookies
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 18 servings
- Calories
- 270
- Total Fat
- 12
- Saturated Fat
- 8
- Carbohydrates
- 38
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 25
- Protein
- 3
- Cholesterol
- 41
- Sodium
- 144
- Total: 1 hr 45 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (see Cook's Note)
1 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup chocolate-hazelnut spread, such as Nutella ®, chilled
Directions
- Whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl.
- Beat together the brown sugar and butter in another large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at time, beating after each addition to incorporate. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to medium, add the flour mixture and beat until just incorporated.
- Divide the dough into 18 equal mounds, each about 2 tablespoons, and flatten slightly with wet hands. Put 2 teaspoons of the chilled chocolate-hazelnut spread in the center of each piece of dough, then press and pinch the cookie dough around the spread to form round and sealed balls. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, position oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 300 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
- Put 6 chilled dough balls onto each prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake, rotating the baking sheets halfway through, until the cookies are golden around the edges, about 20 minutes. Let the cookies cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to a rack or plate and serve warm if you'd like. When the baking sheets have cooled completely, bake the remaining 6 dough balls on one of the sheets, then let cool slightly.
- Store the cookies in a tightly sealed container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Cook’s Note
When measuring flour, we spoon it into a dry measuring cup and level off excess. (Scooping directly from the bag compacts the flour, resulting in dry baked goods.)