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Nutella-Filled Chocolate Chip Cookies

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

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

Instructions
 

  • 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.

To prepare the cookie filling

  • 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.