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Nutella Thumbprint Cookies
This recipe has been featured in a post on The Recipe Girl blog: Chocolate- Nutella Thumbprint Cookies
Nutella Thumbprint Cookies
Yield: 24 cookies
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 10 min
A good smudge of Nutella set inside a simple chocolate thumbprint cookie is a good reason for baking... these are delicious!
Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 large egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 to 3/4 cup Nutella (or other chocolate hazelnut spread)Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat (or spray with nonstick spray).
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa and salt. In a separate, larger bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer until it’s light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Add egg yolks and vanilla and beat well. Mix in flour mixture at low speed, just until combined.
3. Turn dough out onto a sheet of wax paper and knead a few times until it is smooth and shiny. Shape dough into 24 (1-inch) balls. Arrange balls 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Press thumb into the center of each cookie, leaving an indentation.
4. Bake one cookie sheet at a time for 10 minutes. Remove cookies from pans; cool completely on wire racks. Spoon a generous teaspoonful of Nutella into the center of each cookie.
Source: RecipeGirl.com (Adapted from Cooking Light)
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Maria — October 9, 2010 @ 4:00 PM
This was awesome!!! Thank u for it
Alice — November 11, 2010 @ 6:18 AM
I made these last night and my friend’s comment was: “These are like chocolate exploding in your mouth–it gets everywhere. I feel like a dog with peanut butter. MORE!” Awesome. Well done.
Danielle — September 16, 2012 @ 12:19 PM
Absolutely delicious. Probably one of the easiest/quickest rcookie recipes that are this good. I mixed it up a bit and did a few of the cookies with peanut butter/nutella swirl. Made them on a game day and they were gone in 20 minutes! Thank you for this recipe!
Angelica — November 22, 2012 @ 1:04 PM
These are excellent !
I loved them <3
Debra — April 28, 2013 @ 3:21 PM
Very good! So buttery and delicious.
This totally takes away the Nutella aspect, but these cookies are awesome if you throw a few mini marshmallows in the thumbprint for the last 2-3 minutes of baking. Or you can do marshmallow and Nutella.