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ooey-gooey Nutella Stuffed Cookies!

Nutella Cookies: bake these irresistible chocolate-hazelnut stuffed treats. Achieve a perfectly gooey center every time. Great for dessert or a sweet snack.
Prep Time 2 hours 47 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 3 hours
Servings: 20
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 280

Ingredients
  

  • 10 tbsp (slightly heaped) Nutella (or other chocolate-nut spread)
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (or chopped 70% dark chocolate)
  • 1 1/3 cups plain flour / all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda (bi-carbonate soda)
  • 1/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
  • 120 g/ 8 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2/3 cup (tightly packed) brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp honey (or corn syrup)
  • 1 large egg (55g / 2 oz), at room temperature

Method
 

  1. Mix flour, baking soda and salt. In separate bowl, barely melt butter, mix to finish melting. Mix in vanilla, honey and sugar, then egg. Mix in flour, fridge 1.5 hrs. Freeze Nutella discs 1 hr. Enclose Nutella with dough, press in choc chips, bake 12 -13 min at 180°C/350°F (160°C fan). Cool 10 min on tray, then at least 5 min on rack. Attack!
  2. Mix dry - Mix the flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl, set aside.
  3. Barely melt butter - Using a heatproof bowl, microwave the butter for 30 seconds on high until mostly but not fully melted, then stir with a rubber spatula to finish melting it so it's "milky" rather than clear yellow oil (Note 5).
  4. Wet mixture - Add the sugar, vanilla and honey, stir until combined. Add the egg and stir until combined, it should look like caramel.
  5. Chill dough 1 1/2 hours - Add the flour mixture and stir until combined. The mixture should be slightly warm and too soft to roll into balls. Cover and refrigerate for 1 1/2 hours to cool and firm up enough to roll into a log.
  6. Frozen Nutella mounds.

Video

Notes

- For the best gooey center, make sure your Nutella discs are thoroughly frozen before encasing them in dough. I once rushed this step, and the Nutella simply melted away, making for a less exciting cookie.
- Do not overmix the dough once the flour is added; overmixing can lead to tough cookies.
- Store leftover nutella cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3-4 days, or freeze the baked cookies for up to 2 months.
Nutrition information is an estimate, calculated automatically. Values vary with brands, substitutions and portion sizes.