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Hazelnut cookies filled with Nutella

Hazelnut Cookies filled with a creamy chocolate hazelnut center.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Cooling 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 292 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

Hazelnut praline

  • 1 ½ Cups Hazelnuts (roasted and chopped)
  • ⅓ Cup Granulated sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Water

Cookie dough

  • 2 ½ Cups All purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon Baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Cup Brown sugar (use light or dark brown)
  • ½ Cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 Cup Unsalted butter (softened)
  • 2 Large Eggs (room temperature)

Cookie filling

  • 1 Cup Nutella (or other chocolate hazelnut spread)

Instructions
 

Make and freeze Nutella discs

  • Pipe Nutella onto waxed paper, making 24 discs (approximately ¾ round). Place discs in freezer.

Hazelnut praline

  • Combine 2 Tablespoons water and ⅓ cup (66 grams) granulated sugar in a heavy duty saucepan. Place over medium heat.
  • Stirring constantly and slowly, cook the water/sugar mixture until it starts to boil and turns an amber color.
  • Immediately remove pan from heat once the mixture turns amber. Carefully stir in hazelnuts (take care as the mixture is very hot).
  • Carefully pour the hazelnut praline onto a parchment lined baking sheet or silicone baking mat.
  • Let praline cool completely (about 20 minutes). Chop into small pieces and set aside for adding to cookie dough later.

Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 350℉
  • Prepare 2 baking sheet pans by lining with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Sift if necessary to remove any lumps.
  • Using a stand-mixer with the paddle attachment, begin mixing butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy (approximately 2 - 3 minutes on medium speed). Scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.
  • Add eggs to mixing bowl. Mix on low speed until well combined, scraping down the bowl as needed.
  • Add flour mixture and mix on low speed until combined, scraping down the bowl as needed.
  • Remove bowl from mixer. Add hazelnut praline pieces and stir in by hand until evenly distributed.
  • Create 24 small discs of cookie dough (approximately 1" round and ⅛" thick). These are used to seal the Nutella in the cookies.
  • Create balls of cookie dough using approximately 1 ½ tablespoons per cookie. Place on prepared baking pans leaving 2" of space between each cookie.
  • Using your palm, flatten each cookie slightly. Place a frozen Nutella disc in the middle of each cookie.
  • Place discs of cookie dough made early on top of Nutella discs. Pinch dough over disc and roll into a ball. Place back on cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 12 - 15 minutes or until tops and edges are a pale golden color.
  • Cool cookies on the baking sheets for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 292kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 3gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 80mgPotassium: 130mgFiber: 2gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 238IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Nutella cookies
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