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Nutella stuffed chocolate chip cookies

Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

Adapted from KirbiesCravings.com
Chocolate chip cookies with a center of smooth & silky Nutella - Decadent!
Course Dessert
Servings 14 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup 1 stick (4oz) unsalted butter softened
  • 2/3 cup (5oz) white sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar (5oz)
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 3/4 cups (8.5oz) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup Nutella approximately

Instructions
 

  • Line your cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl with electric beaters, cream the butter, sugars, & vanilla until light and fluffy, then add eggs one at a time until fully combined.
  • Mix in the chocolate chips - yes, add them to the wet before adding the dry.
  • In a small bowl sift together the flour and baking soda.
  • Slowly add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, until a soft dough forms. DO NOT over-mix.
  • Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour, but way better is one full day (24 hrs).
  • For each cookie: Lightly dust flour on your hands. This step is REALLY important so that the dough doesn't stick to your warm hand, tearing holes and leaking Nutella while you're trying to peel it off.
  • Scoop a large spoonful of cookie dough (1.5 Tbsp), pressing it flat into the palm of your hand. It should fully cover your entire palm. Try not to over-work the dough at this point, and work quickly so the dough doesn't warm up too much.
  • Spoon about 1 tsp (or more if you can manage it!) of Nutella into the center of the flattened cookie, then carefully fold the dough back up, over the Nutella center, sealing it at the top (like a dumpling). If the dough tears, you can patch it up with a little piece of dough.
  • Place the funny looking Nutella, dough packets on your parchment lined cookie sheet. Make sure you give them ample room, they are big cookies!
  • Once all the cookies are formed, refrigerate them for a good 30 minutes. DON'T skip this step. If you do, your cookies will over spread, and you'll have very large, very flat cookies with a thin line of Nutella in the center instead of a thick, creamy center.
  • While the dough is setting in the fridge, preheat your oven to 350° F. 
  • Remove unbaked cookies from the fridge and bake for 11-14 min, until just golden around the edges.
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