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Chocolate Nutella Thumbprint Cookies
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Print It Rate ItIngredients
- 1 ¾ cups finely ground hazelnuts
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
- 2 sticks unsalted butter room temperature
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- Confectioners' sugar for dusting
- 1 cup Nutella
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk together ground nuts, flour and cocoa.
- In a mixer beat butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add extracts and beat to blend.
- Reduce speed of mixer to low and gradually add flour mixture until a dough forms.
- Use a cookie scoop or a teaspoon to portion out dough. Roll it gently in your hands and place balls two inches apart on cookie sheets. Use the end of a wooden spoon to create a well in each dough ball. Do not go all the way down to to the cookie sheet.
- Bake 1o minutes minutes.
- Remove from oven and fill each well with Nutella (to come level with the top of the cookie). Return cookies to oven for 5 minutes more.
- Remove to wire cooling racks and dust with Confectioners' sugar.
- Allow to cool completely.
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Avanika [YumsiliciousBakes] says
No one would know you had so many problems with these! They look amazing :)
Jacque says
Well, they sure *look* good. Sorry they didn't measure up. It's hard to beat a favorite recipe.
Teanna says
I'm sorry these weren't a hit with you, but I loved reading your comparisons between your go-to recipe and Dorie! And I love the description of the Nutella coming out in a string and landing on your chin! That is so accurate! But I do love what you did with the recipe! You're brilliant, woman!
Erin@The Sweet Life says
You did it! When I ate my first Thumbprint tonight filled with blackberry jam, I thought to myself, "I shoulda filled these with Nutella!" But just last week I ate what was left of my jar. Straight out of the jar. With a spoon. Therapy in the form of chocolate hazelnut spread. Anyway, your cookies look delicious!
CB says
What a great idea. Adding cocoa powder. Now I wanna try that the next time I bake these cookies. Sorry yours came out dry. :( I was a little suprised that Dorie's recipe didn't have eggs either. I used almond meal instead of ground hazelnuts and the texture wasn't dry for me.
-CB
http://iheartfood4thought.com
Amalia says
GOOD GOD I wish I had nutella just about now! ):
I would love to hear about your recipe btw! I'm always looking for different interesting cookie recipes and so far I've loved all of yours! Yum! Oh yes I'm Amalia, Nice to meet you (:
http://buttersweetmelody.blogspot.com/
Alisa says
Yum!I love nutella, and I think your cookies look wonderful!
Rachel says
A good reason to eat Nutella! :) Your cookies look super yummy!
Flourchild says
They look very good. I loved this recipe and will make it again!
Lauryn says
Thats too bad that they came out dry! They look amazing!! I'm surprised that the nutella wasnt a better filling. I used dark chocolate in some of mine and they were great!!
Heather says
They look good! Not one of my favourite recipes but will have to find another version of thumbprints too try.
Tia says
i like your analysis of the nuts adding moisture. i love reaidng stuff like that.
Chef Fresco says
Nutella is legal crack.
Sweet and Savory says
Thanks for the commentary. No matter some of the minor issues, your cookies look fantastic.
biz319 says
My daughter was introduced to Nutella at the age of 8, when I met my now Italian husband – she loves the stuff, and it will be in her future apartment! :D
The cookies look pretty though!
myfamousrecipe says
Your post reminded me that I had to add a good bit of water to the dough in order to get these to roll into balls. They were too dry and crumbly to work with at first. Anyway, Nutella!? Yum!