This recipe combines my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe with a center of creamy, gooey Nutella. So. Much. CHOCOLATE. This is definitely a must-try!
All of the steps to this recipe will be the same as my Best Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe (linked here), except for the addition of the Nutella filling. The extra chocolate makes these cookies just THAT much more decadent – and who would have thought that was even possible?!
In order to easily add the Nutella to the center of the cookie, you will first freeze 1-2 teaspoon spoonfuls of Nutella on to parchment paper. Then you can wrap the cookie dough around the frozen dollop of Nutella. Super simple! The frozen spoonfuls will look something like the photo below. Then use a cookie dough scoop to measure out some cookie dough, flatten it out and wrap the dough around the frozen Nutella ball. Then it’s time to bake!
Nutella-Filled Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a hand mixer, cream the shortening and brown sugar on high for 1-2 minutes. Scrape down the bowl once complete.
- Add in milk, eggs and vanilla extract. Mix until combined. Scrape down the bowl once complete.
- In separate bowl, whisk dry ingredients together (flour, baking soda, salt).
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in 4 portions. Mix until combined
- Using a wooden spoon, mix in the chocolate chips.
- Grease and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
- Grease a 1 ½ inch cookie dough scoop and scoop dough. Then flatten the dough out and place a frozen Nutella dollop in the center of the dough. Fold the dough over the Nutella (ensure it is fully covered by cookie dough) and roll dough into a ball.
- Place the dough balls on to baking sheet, leaving at least 1 inch in between each cookie.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until bottom and edges of the cookies are slightly browned.
- Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 5-10 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack.
- Grease and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Spoon 1-2 teaspoons of Nutella on the baking sheet (to make 24 total dollops).
- Place baking sheet in the freezer for at least 30 minutes or until Nutella is set.
- Remove from freezer and take frozen Nutella dollops off of parchment paper. Refer to instructions above to finish baking.
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