Get ready to indulge in the ultimate Nutella cookies! These chewy dark chocolate cookies are loaded with Ferrero Rocher pieces and stuffed with a creamy Nutella filling. It’s like a dream come true for Nutella lovers!
Here’s why you’ll fall in love with these irresistible cookies:
They’re all about texture: These cookies are incredibly thick and chewy, giving you the perfect bite every time.
They’re filled with creamy Nutella: Picture biting into a warm cookie and discovering a gooey Nutella center waiting for you. It’s pure bliss!
They boast the ultimate chocolate hazelnut flavor: With Dutch process cocoa powder for that rich dark chocolate taste and chunks of Ferrero Rocher in every bite, these cookies are bursting with chocolate hazelnut goodness.
Now, let’s gather our ingredients:
Nutella Cookies
Ingredients
**For the Cookies:**
- ¾ cup Nutella 222 g
- 15 Ferrero Rocher
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled (188 g)
- ½ cup Dutch process cocoa powder 40 g
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened (168 g)
- ¾ cup packed light brown sugar 165 g
- ¼ cup granulated white sugar 50 g
- 2 egg yolks at room temperature
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Chopped hazelnuts and sea salt for sprinkling on the cookies
Instructions
- Start by lining a small cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop out 17 portions of Nutella onto the baking sheet and freeze them until firm.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roughly chop the Ferrero Rocher and set them aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugars until fluffy.
- Add the egg yolks and vanilla to the butter mixture and mix until pale and fluffy.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
- Fold in the chopped Ferrero Rocher with a rubber spatula.
- Using a large cookie scoop, portion out the dough into balls. Flatten each ball and place a frozen Nutella ball in the center. Enclose the Nutella with the cookie dough and roll into a ball again.
- Transfer the cookie dough to the prepared baking sheets and bake for 10-11 minutes.
- Once out of the oven, use a round cookie cutter to shape the cookies for a perfect circular shape.
- Let the cookies cool for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle chopped hazelnuts and sea salt on top before serving.
- Get ready to treat yourself to the ultimate Nutella experience with these heavenly cookies!