If you like opening presents, you'll love this cookie recipe. Nutella stuffed cookies are not just yummy; they're packed with fun chocolate spread surprises in every bite! They're easy to make, use simple ingredients, and take little time. It's the perfect snack for every chocolate lover.
You can tell I love to explore homemade cookies with my healthy oat cookies or assorted candy mix cookies!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This Nutella cookies recipe has everything you want in a dessert! It has a soft chewy texture outside with a chocolate chip-filled crust. Then an even softer inside filled with the star of the show, Nutella!
And the best part is it's easy to make. The ingredients are easy to find and can be healthy, too, because we use vegan and vegetarian substitutes here.
Ingredients
Listed below are all the ingredients you will need:
- butter
- white sugar
- brown sugar
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- salt
- baking soda
- hot water
- all-purpose flour
- chocolate chips
- nutella
See the recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
Prepare the Cookie Dough
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Add the softened butter, white sugar, and brown sugar to a large mixing bowl.
3. Beat until light and fluffy.
4. Add the eggs and vanilla extract.
5. Mix until smooth and well combined.
Prepare the Dry Ingredients
6. In a separate bowl, combine the salt and all-purpose flour.
7. In a small bowl, stir the baking soda into the hot water until combined.
8. Pour the baking soda mixture into the wet ingredients and mix well using a stand mixer if available.
9. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
10. Mix just until a cookie dough forms.
11. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Stuff the Cookies
12. Take a portion of cookie dough and flatten it slightly.
13. Place a small spoonful of Nutella in the center.
14. Place another small portion of cookie dough on top.
15. Carefully pinch the edges together until the Nutella is completely enclosed.
16. Gently shape the dough into a cookie.
Bake
17. Arrange the stuffed cookies on the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each cookie.
18. Bake for about 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are set and lightly golden.
19. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for several minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.
Serve
20. Serve warm for a soft cookie with an extra-gooey Nutella center.
Substitutions & Variations
- Ingredient Swap
Use plant-based butter or unsalted butter. - Variation
Peanut butter can work instead of Nutella, too, but it will change the taste and flavor. - Mistake to Avoid
When sealing the cookie dough around the Nutella, don't leave gaps. - Storage Tips
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for about 3–5 days.
- Both baked cookies and cookie dough last in the fridge or freezer well for up to 2–3 months when tightly wrapped. Let baked cookies thaw at room temperature, or microwave them briefly before serving for a softer Nutella center.
FAQs
BEST Nutella Stuffed Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons hot water
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1–1½ cups Nutella
Instructions
Prepare the Cookie Dough
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the softened butter, white sugar, and brown sugar to a large mixing bowl.
- Beat until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract.
- Mix until smooth and well combined.
Prepare the Dry Ingredients
- In a separate bowl, combine the salt and all-purpose flour.
- In a small bowl, stir the baking soda into the hot water until combined.
- Pour the baking soda mixture into the wet ingredients and mix well.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
- Mix just until a cookie dough forms.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
Stuff the Cookies
- Take a portion of cookie dough and flatten it slightly.
- Place a small spoonful of Nutella in the center.
- Place another small portion of cookie dough on top.
- Carefully pinch the edges together until the Nutella is completely enclosed.
- Gently shape the dough into a cookie.
Bake
- Arrange the stuffed cookies on the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each cookie.
- Bake for about 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are set and lightly golden.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for several minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.
Serve
- Serve warm for a soft cookie with an extra-gooey Nutella center.
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Mia says
Delicious!! Need more recipes like this!
Queenie says
Cookies are one of my favorites!! Now that I got the recipe, I probably will try this one day. Thanks for sharing...