Chocolate Nutella Cookies from Modern Honey

Chocolate Nutella Cookies - made dough February 20, 2023 from Modern Honey

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup chocolate Nutella spread

2 large eggs

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups chocolate chunks

additional Nutella for dolloping into the dough

sea salt for sprinkling

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until well combined and creamy, about 4 minutes. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl to keep mixture even textured.
2. Add Nutella and beat for 1 minute longer. Add eggs and beat to combine.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture in 2-3 additions, mixing on low speed after each addition until just combined. Stir in chocolate chunks.
4. Dollop additional Nutella over the top of the dough before scooping. Portion dough into golf-ball-sized dough balls, leaving swirls of Nutella in each portion, cover and chill for several hours or overnight.
5. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Evenly space dough balls on prepared sheets. Lightly sprinkle with sea salt if desired. Bake for 9-12 minutes or until edges are set and middles no longer look raw or shiny. Do not overbake. Let cookies rest on baking sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.

Chocolate and Nutella lovers, oh em gee, this is the cookie for you. I loved this cookie. I had to eat the taste test cookie in several sittings because it's rich but my love remains unfazed. The edges are crisp and the texture is just baked Nutella fudge but better. I amped up the richness by dolloping Nutella over the top of the dough before I scooped it. I left the swirls of Nutella in each cookie dough ball and dolloped more Nutella once the top layer of the dough had been scooped. I also suggest using chopped chunks of chocolate rather than chocolate chips as they'll have a softer bite once the cookie is baked and cooled to room temperature. Delicious.