OMG Nutella Hot Chocolate Cookies

I am calling these OMG Nutella Hot Chocolate Cookies because I literally gasped “OMG” when I took my first bite! I was on a mission to create a hot chocolate cookie - one that tasted like a sip from a warm mug on a cold day, but they came out even better than I imagined!

There something about the texture of this cookie….it’s got all the right feels…it’s got a little chew, I love the marshmallow that gets all toasty in the oven, the Nutella gives it that hazelnut depth that is a bit unexpected…..

These Nutella Hot Chocolate Cookies will melt in your mouth. I dare you to stop at just one!

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OMG Nutella Hot Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Butter softened (not melted)

• 1 cup Brown Sugar

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 1/2 cup Chocolate Nutella Spread

• 2 Eggs

• 1/3 cup Cocoa Powder, unsweetened

• 1 3/4 cup Flour

• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda

• 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

• 1/2 tsp Salt

• 1 - 1 1/2 cups good quality chocolate bar chopped (I used Lindt)

• Sea Salt for sprinkling

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars for 4 minutes or until creamy.

3. Add Nutella and cream for 1 minute longer. Add eggs and mix.

4. Stir in cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix just until combined.

5. Stir in chocolate chunks, reserving about 1/4 cup of chunks to place inside each cookie.

6. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes - 1 hour, preferably overnight.

7. Once the dough is chilled, roll into balls and place on baking sheet.

8. Place a few chunks of chocolate in the centre of each cookie dough. Press a marshmallow or two into the top.

9. If using sea salt, lightly sprinkle with a touch of salt.

10. Bake for 9 - 12 minutes.

This is the most delicious chocolate hazelnut cookie - soft and gooey on the inside, and a little chewy on the outside. It brings back all the nostalgia of a warm mug of hot chocolate on a cold day!

If you make this recipe, please let me know in the comments below your thoughts. Your reviews help others find baking inspiration!