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Nutella Cookies

Created: November 30, 2018 Updated: August 27, 2020 by Lyuba Brooke 11 Comments *This post may contain affiliate links. Read More...

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Sweet Nutella Cookies are soft in the middle and crunchy on the outside. These chocolate cookies are loaded with Nutella spread in the dough and coated with crunchy nut pieces. They will make a very special treat for everyone who loves Nutella.

Nutella Cookies on a cutting board

Nutella Cookies

It’s officially cookie baking season. This is my family’s favorite time of the year because we always have cookies at home.

The house smell like freshly baked cookies almost every day and it’s truly the best scent to walk into. Every time my husband gets home from work, he sees the twinkling lights and smells the cookies and it definitely feels like holidays.

Christmas lights and cookies create the best holiday feel. So lets start baking some cookies.

And, if you’ve ever been caught with a jar of Nutella and a spoon, these cookies will be perfect you. They are loaded with Nutella spread and coated with crunchy hazelnut pieces.

These cookies are soft in the middle and crunchy on the outside. This awesome texture is easily achieved by slightly under-baking cookies.

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holding a Nutella Chocolate Cookie in my hand

Can I use different nuts?

If you can’t find hazelnuts or simply don’t want to use them, you can easily substitute almonds.

Add a little salty twist to the cookies and use lightly salted almonds. Place some whole almonds into a zip-lock bag and use a meat tenderizer to crush them. (Same can be done with whole hazelnuts.)

Can these cookies be made ahead?

Absolutely! These cookies actually need to be refrigerated for about 4 hours, so they can easily be refrigerated overnight. Just make sure to cover the cookie dough tightly with saran wrap.

scooping Nutella Cookies out of metal bowl with a scoop

Can these cookies be frozen?

Yes, these cookies can also be frozen.

This recipe makes about 24-26 cookies. It that is too many cookies, you can freeze half the dough.

You can freeze half the dough or all of the cookie dough. Prepare cookie dough per recipe but instead of refrigerating, roll cookie dough balls instead.

Place cookie dough balls on parchment paper lined rimmed baking sheet and freeze them for about 2 hours.

Transfer frozen cookie dough balls into a freezer bag, remove as much air as you can, and seal the bag.

Label and freeze for up to 3 months.

To bake frozen cookies, you do not need to thaw them. Just place them about 3 inches apart on the parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake as directed. Remember to add a couple extra minutes to bake time since cookies will be frozen.

uncooked Nutella Cookies being rolled in nuts

Some more cookies to try:

Maple Pecan Cream Cheese Cookies

Vanilla Bean Orange Cookies

Coconut Oatmeal Cookie Sandwich

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cherry Cheesecake Cookies

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Nutella Cookies

Soft chocolate cookies made with a generous helping of Nutella in the batter and coated with crushed hazelnuts.
(Cookie dough needs to be refrigerated before baking.)
5 from 7 votes
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Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 4 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 4 hours hours 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 12 (Makes 24-26 cookies)
Calories: 435kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup white granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup Nutella spread room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup finely chopped hazelnuts
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Instructions

  • Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Beat butter in an electric mixer on medium speed for a couple of minutes. 
  • Pour in sugar and beat butter and sugar for a couple more minutes.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl.
  • Beat in Nutella and vanilla extract. Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl.
  • Add flour mixture on stir it in on low speed until just combined.
  • Cover cookie dough tightly with saran wrap and refrigerate for about 4 hours or overnight.
  • When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350° and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. 
  • Use cookie scoop to form cookie dough balls. (#30, #40, or #50 cookie scoop can be used. Just add or take away a minute or so of bake time for bigger or smaller cookie scoop.) I use #40 scoop and bake for 12-14 minutes.
  • Scoop cookie dough and roll a ball quickly. Roll cookie balls in crushed hazelnuts and place them on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes.

Notes

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.

Nutrition

Calories: 435kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 192mg | Potassium: 241mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 275IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 3mg
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ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Darlene Shelby says

    April 16, 2021 at 12:02 am

    5 stars
    This is hilarious. I baked up some of these cookies tonight again and thought I just have to go comment on that recipe. So I commented above and realized that I had already left to come out in December. That’s how darn good these cookies are!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      April 22, 2021 at 9:25 am

      That is funny! Thank you, Darlene! I am so glad you like them so much! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Darlene Shelby says

    April 16, 2021 at 12:01 am

    5 stars
    These are the best cookies in the WHOLE world. We are totally addicted to them! They are so wonderfully crisp on the outside and soft on the inside,. The only change I made was to add dehydrated mini marshmallows. They make them a little chewier and are heaven about 3 minutes out of the oven. Those partially melted browned marshmallows take them up a notch! Thank you for such a fantastic recipe!! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Dar says

    December 20, 2020 at 11:37 pm

    5 stars
    I’m a huge Nutella fan! I’ve been poking around the internet looking at cookie recipes and this one sounded the best. Oh my word!! These are the most fantastic cookies! Like other reviewers said, soft center with a crispy outside. I can’t imagine anything more delicious! I did add dehydrated marshmallow pieces. I was hoping the dehydrated marshmallows would stay crisp. They didn’t but they are still SO good! Thank you so much for this fantastic recipe!

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    • LyubaB says

      December 22, 2020 at 4:37 pm

      I am glad that you liked them and they still turned out well!

      Reply
  4. Letty says

    July 29, 2019 at 6:56 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you very much for sharing your recipe.. I just made this cookie today and omg it’s perfect! My family loves it. I didn’t have hazelnuts or almonds so I used pecan instead and still perfect.

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      August 1, 2019 at 10:27 am

      Letty, I love hearing that! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Ella says

    April 22, 2019 at 2:44 pm

    Can I use everything without brown sugar as we haven’t got any and shops are closed?

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      April 25, 2019 at 11:09 am

      Ella, I am so sorry for the late response. You could use replace the brown sugar with white sugar.

      Reply
  6. Kris says

    March 10, 2019 at 10:37 am

    5 stars
    My 9 year old son was inspired by the Kids Baking Championship and wanted to practice some baking at home. We scrollled through Pinterest when your recipe caught his attention. We made these right away and they are a new family favorite! The perfect chewy middle with crisp outside; a rich chocolate flavor that are not overly sweet and have just the right saltiness from the nuts (we used almonds) on the outside. Thank you so much for a great recipe that we will make over and over again.

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    • lyuba says

      March 16, 2019 at 11:54 am

      That is SO awesome!! Thank you so much for coming to tell me.
      I’ve been trying to get my son to get the interest in baking too but he just prefers to eat the end result 😉

      Reply

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