Go Back

Nutella-Filled Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe combines my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe with a center of creamy, gooey Nutella. So. Much. CHOCOLATE.
Print Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 2 dozen
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • ¾ cup butter-flavored shortening
  • 1 ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Cookie Filling
  • 1 cup Nutella

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. 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.
  3. Add in milk, eggs and vanilla extract. Mix until combined. Scrape down the bowl once complete.
  4. In separate bowl, whisk dry ingredients together (flour, baking soda, salt).
  5. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in 4 portions. Mix until combined
  6. Using a wooden spoon, mix in the chocolate chips.
  7. Grease and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
  8. Grease a 1 1/2 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.
  9. Place the dough balls on to baking sheet, leaving at least 1 inch in between each cookie.
  10. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until bottom and edges of the cookies are slightly browned.
  11. Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 5-10 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack.
To prepare the cookie filling
  1. Grease and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Spoon 1-2 teaspoons of Nutella on the baking sheet (to make 24 total dollops).
  3. Place baking sheet in the freezer for at least 30 minutes or until Nutella is set.
  4. Remove from freezer and take frozen Nutella dollops off of parchment paper. Refer to instructions above to finish baking.