Nutty Chocolate Nutella Cookies

I love Nutella. It’s a creamy chocolate hazelnut spread that I think is super delicious. I love when I can cook with it. I am always on the lookout for new and creative ways to use it. And for the most part, you can substitute Nutella for peanut butter too. That’s exactly what I did for this cookies recipe. The Nutella took the cookies to a whole new level. YUMMY!

I could have very easily munched this whole bunch, but fortunately I didn’t. I did after all make them for others.

Nutty Chocolate Nutella Cookies

I used pecans for this recipe. Pecans are some of my favorite nuts. But you can use any kind of nuts you like.

Preheat oven to 350* F or 180* C.

1 cup Nutella

1 cup shortening

2 cups sugar + more for rolling the cookies in

2 eggs

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup chopped nuts of your choice – I used pecans

1 cup chocolate chips

Combine all the dry ingredeints together and set aside.

Mix the Nutella, shortening, sugar and eggs together. Mix in the flour, 1/2 at a time, and mix until everything is well incorporated.

Fold in the nuts and the chocolate chips. Then drop about 1 TBSP of dough onto the baking sheet about 2 inches apart.

Roll the dough into a ball then roll into sugar and press with the bottom of a glass to flatten out and make even.

Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until the cookies are set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. After a few minutes, place the cookies on a baking rack and allow to cool completely.

These deliciously scrumptious cookies are very hard to resist. Once you start, it’s hard to stop. They just melt in your mouth. Oh so yummy!

Allow your cookie monster to come out every now and then. It’s OK. Have a great day and make everyday great. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.

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Author: ajeanneinthekitchen

I have worked in the restaurant and catering industry for over 35 years. I attended 2 culinary schools in Southern California, and have a degree in culinary arts from the Southern California School of Culinary Arts, as well as a few other degrees in other areas. I love to cook and I love to feed people.

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  4. When our oldest daughter went to Germany in the early 90’s, she came back in the wee hours of the morning with some great things she couldn’t wait to show me. She opened her suitcase right in the middle of the living room and pulled out, among other things, a jar of this great stuff she had discovered, called Nutella. 😉
    I’ll have to give her this recipe. Thanks. 👍

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