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A plate of chocolate chip cookies, some broken open to reveal melted chocolate filling inside.
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Nutella Stuffed Cookies

Soft chocolate chip cookies with a hidden Nutella center that looks simple until you break one open.
Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Total Time1 hour 3 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 Cookies
Calories: 217kcal
Author: Laura

Equipment

  • Parchment lined baking sheets
  • Hand mixer or stand mixer
  • Mixing bowls
  • Measuring cups and spoons

Ingredients

  • 12 tsp Nutella
  • 1/4 cup butter unsalted, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 medium egg
  • 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour scooped and leveled
  • 3/4 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips mini or milk chocolate

Instructions

  • Scoop teaspoons of Nutella onto a parchment lined tray
    Baking ingredients in bowls, including eggs, butter, brown sugar, flour, chocolate chips, and vanilla, alongside a tray of chocolate-covered treats on parchment paper.
  • Freeze for 45 minutes
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F
  • Beat the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy about 3 to 4 minutes
    Overhead view of a mixing bowl with cookie dough and a hand mixer, next to bowls of chocolate chips and flour on a white surface.
  • Add the vanilla and egg and beat until incorporated
  • In a small bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and cornstarch
  • Add half of the dry ingredients to the mixer and mix until just combined
  • Add the remaining dry ingredients and mix until fully incorporated
  • Stir in the chocolate chips
    A glass bowl of cookie dough with chocolate chips being mixed by a light blue electric hand mixer on a white surface.
  • Remove the Nutella from the freezer
  • Scoop a portion of dough and press it into a disc in your hand
    A hand holding an unbaked chocolate chip cookie dough with a chocolate piece pressed in the center. Two more dough balls are visible on a light surface in the background.
  • Place one mound of Nutella in the center and cover completely with dough
  • Roll into a smooth ball making sure the Nutella is sealed inside
  • Place cookies on the baking sheet leaving space between them
    Six round chocolate chip cookies spaced evenly on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  • Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until edges are lightly golden
  • Serve warm for the best gooey center
    A plate of chocolate chip cookies, with one cookie broken in half to reveal a melted chocolate filling, placed on a white surface next to a checkered cloth.

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Notes

If you're having trouble with the Nutella because your hands are warm try using a pair of nitrile gloves

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Cookie | Calories: 217kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 164mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 172IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg