If you like opening presents, you'll love this cookie recipe. Nutella stuffed cookies are not just yummy. They pack a fun chocolate-hazelnut spread surprise in every bite! It's easy to make, uses simple ingredients, and doesn't take much time. It's the perfect snack for beginners, bakers, and chocolate lovers.
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.
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. - Variation
Peanut butter can work in place of Nutella, too, but it will change the taste. - Mistake to Avoid
When sealing the cookie dough around the Nutella, make sure not to 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 freeze well for up to 2–3 months when tightly wrapped. Let baked cookies thaw at room temperature, or warm 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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Craving a yummy chocolate snack? These Nutella stuffed cookies turn an easy recipe into something special with a fun surprise inside. Enjoy an extra-indulgent treat with a yummy center!
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