Nutella stuffed cookies, How to make Nutella filled cookies

Step by step egg less nutella stuffed cookies recipe 

Nutella stuffed cookies are delicious gooey dark chocolate cookies filled with chocolaty Nutella. As most of my bakes, these dark chocolate cookies are also egg less.

I love dark chocolate, most of my chocolates contains over 90 % cocoa. Whenever I crave for chocolate, I love to bake goodies at home. These Nutella stuffed cookies are so delicious that we finished them in few hours.

I cannot disavow the fact that it does uses butter and large quantity of sugar but sometimes food can’t be very healthy. You have to make it as they are. Rather control the intake of such high calorie content food.

Coming back to recipe, these cookies are easy to prepare.

Chilling and temperature are two most important factors to remember. You can’t over cook as the Nutella will get hard neither under cook. So keep that point in mind. Other crucial points I have explained in the post below. Let’s have a look over recipe.

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Ingredients

8 tablespoons Nutella (Chocolate Hazelnut Spread), slightly cold so that it’s easy to scoop out
1/3 cup soft light brown sugar
1/3 cup + 2 tablespoon cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup greek yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
5 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup + 3 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon dark chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate

Step by step Nutella stuffed cookies

Step 1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a tablespoon, scoop out 8 tablespoons of Nutella onto the prepared baking sheet. Freeze until solid, at least one hour.

Step 2. In a large mixing bowl add brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla paste, yogurt and melted butter. (I forgot to melt butter so did later but you don’t forget)

Mix it thoroughly. It  will become pouring consistency.

Step 3. Sift the dry ingredients all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt and unsweetened cocoa powder together.

Step 4. Start mixing by adding dry ingredients to wet mixture. Do not add all in one go, add in 3 batches.

Step 5. Mix it by cut and fold method until it is fully incorporated.

It will form thick, little firm and sticky dough.

Step 6. Add chopped chocolate or chocolate chips and mix.

Step 7. Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces and roll them into ball shape. Then flatten them.

Step 8. Using your thumb, make deep impression in centre of a dough ball. Then take out the Nutella scoops out of the freezer. We have to work quickly at this time else Nutella scoops will start melting. Peel the Nutella scoops from the baking sheet and place them in the middle of the dough impression.

Step 9. Place a flat cookie dough and seal the cookie.

Press and shape it round.

Step 10. Prepare all cookies like these. Cover the cookies with a plastic wrap and freeze for at least 1 hour.

Question – Why to freeze cookies before baking ?
Answer – Chilling cookie dough before baking solidifies the fat in the cookies. As the cookies bake, the fat in the chilled cookie dough takes longer to melt than room-temperature fat. The longer the fat remains solid, the less cookies spread. Also chilling enhances flavours and texture.

Step 11. Preheat oven at 350 Fahrenheit or 172 degree Celsius and set the rack in middle position of oven. Line a baking sheet in a baking tray and place cookies 2 inch apart. Bake for 11 minutes. The cookie should not be sticky and shiny. The centre will be soft to touch, don’t worry they continue to cook after they come out from the residual heat.

The delicious Nutella stuffed cookies are ready. You can store them fresh up to a week. Enjoy !

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Nutella stuffed cookies, How to make Nutella filled cookies

Prep Time

1 hr 20 mins

Cook Time

11 mins

Total Time

1 hr 31 mins

 

Nutella stuffed cookies are delicious gooey dark chocolate cookies filled chocolaty Nutella. As most of my bakes, these dark chocolate cookies are also egg less. I have also posted 1 minutes Nutella stuffed cookie in microwave.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: International

Servings: 8 large cookies

Author: Rachna's Kitchen

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons Nutella Chocolate Hazelnut Spread, slightly cold so that it's easy to scoop out
• 1/3 cup soft light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup + 2 tablespoon cup granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoon unsalted butter softened
• 1/3 cup greek yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
• 5 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup + 3 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoon dark chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate

Instructions

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a tablespoon, scoop out 8 tablespoons of Nutella onto the prepared baking sheet. Freeze until solid, at least one hour.
2. In a large mixing bowl add brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla paste, yogurt and melted butter. (I forgot to melt butter so did later but you don't forget)
3. Mix it thoroughly. It will become pouring consistency.
4. Sift the dry ingredients all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt and unsweetened cocoa powder together.
5. Start mixing by adding dry ingredients to wet mixture. Do not add all in one go, add in 3 batches.
6. Mix it by cut and fold method until it is fully incorporated.
7. It will form thick, little firm and sticky dough.
8. Add chopped chocolate or chocolate chips and mix.
9. Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces and roll them into ball shape. Then flatten them.
10. Using your thumb, make deep impression in centre of a dough ball. Then take out the Nutella scoops out of the freezer. We have to work quickly at this time else Nutella scoops will start melting. Peel the Nutella scoops from the baking sheet and place them in the middle of the dough Place a flat cookie dough and seal the cookie.
11. Press and shape it round.
12. Prepare all cookies like these. Cover the cookies with a plastic wrap and freeze for at least 1 hour.
13. Question - Why to freeze cookies before baking ?
14. Answer - Chilling cookie dough before baking solidifies the fat in the cookies. As the cookies bake, the fat in the chilled cookie dough takes longer to melt than room-temperature fat. The longer the fat remains solid, the less cookies spread. Also chilling enhances flavours and texture.
15. Preheat oven at 350 Fahrenheit or 172 degree Celsius and set the rack in middle position of oven. Line a baking sheet in a baking tray and place cookies 2 inch apart. Bake for 11 minutes. The cookie should not be sticky and shiny. The centre will be soft to touch, don't worry they continue to cook after they come out from the residual heat.