Nutella-Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies

 These chocolate chips cookies are stuffed with Nutella.  They are amazing.   I will tell you that they are time consuming, but only because they need to be refrigerated a couple hours before cooking.  You will also get messy hands, while rolling them out, but it's well worth the effort.

NUTELLA-CHOCOLATE-CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

(makes 3 dozen)

Ingredients:

*2 cups all-purpose flour

*3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

*1 teaspoon baking powder

*1/2 teaspoon baking soda

*1 teaspoon salt

*1 cup butter, softened

*3/4 cup granulated sugar

*3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed

*2 large eggs

*2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

*2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (or white chips if you prefer)

*1 (7.7 ounce) jar Nutella

Directions:

~In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar together until creamy.

~Mix in eggs one at a time, mixing well between each addition. 

~Mix in vanilla.

~Sift in flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

~Mix until just combined.

~Stir in chocolate chips.

~Cover bowl well, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (can store over night if you'd like).

~Cover a cookie sheet or plate with parchment paper or wax paper.

~Put a dollop of Nutella on cookie sheet (about 1 1/4 teaspoon), and repeat until you have 36.

~Place in freezer for 1 1/2 hours.

~Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

~Using a cookie scoop (about 2 to 2 1/2 teaspoon cookie dough) scoop out dough and then flatten dough (I make about 3 or 4 before getting frozen Nutella).

~Take out 3 or 4 frozen Nutella dollops and place on flattened cookie dough.

~Wrap dough around Nutella, covering completely. 

~Place on cookie sheet and repeat until cookie sheet is full.

~Return dough to refrigerator until ready to make the next batch.

~Bake for 10-12 minutes.

~Remove from oven and allow to cool for 1 minute before removing from cookie sheet.

~Finish cooking on cooling rack.

~Store in an air tight container.  

***I have found that it's easier to scoop out 12 cookies at a time (rather than 3 or 4).   I flatten them all first, then put the nutella in them and roll the dough around the Nutella.   Then I work on my next 12.