The other day I was photographing the cookies for this post. I had an open jar of Nutella with a butter knife dripping with the gooey spread propped on top of the jar as a prop. I had told Squirrel that she could have a cookie and so she came over to cash in on my promise. As I was making some adjustments to my tripod, she spotted the Nutella jar, and went straight for it. I told her not to touch, so she got creative and got a taste of Nutella without touching. What an obedient little girl.
Do you think she likes Nutella? My mom pointed out that this was inevitable since squirrels love nuts…
These little cookies hide a little pocket of Nutella in the center. Cream cheese makes the cookie melt in your mouth. If the cookie dough is getting too soft and sticky while you are working with it, put it back into the refrigerator to chill and firm up for a few minutes. Colder dough is easier to work with because it is firmer and less sticky.
1 cup butter, softened
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread)
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese, and sugar until smooth, light, and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and ground cinnamon and mix until well combined. Gradually add the flour to the creamed mixture and mix well. Divide the dough into four portions; cover and refrigerate until the dough is firm and easy to handle.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove one portion of dough from the refrigerator. On a floured surface, roll out one portion of dough until it is about 1/4-inch thick. Using a circle cookie cutter (or biscuit cutter) that is approximately 3 inches in diameter, cut circles out of the dough and place them on an ungreased cookie sheet. Place approximately 1 1/2 teaspoons of Nutella on each circle, slightly off-center, then fold each circle in half so that the edges meet and lightly press the edges to seal. Repeat this process for each portion of dough.
3. Bake the cookies for 12 – 15 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Leave the cookies on the cookie sheet for 2 – 3 minutes before removing them to wire racks to cool.
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Absolutely darling. Great commercial idea for Nutella, don't you think? You should send them that pic!
We made these last year, and they are indeed hard to resist. No one says not to Nutella.
Okay, any tweet mentioning Nutella automatically gets my attention. But the photos of Squirrel are the cutest…seriously the CUTEST!
RecipeGirl–My family said the same thing!!
The Duo Dishes–Hmmm, must have been a different recipe! This is my original recipe!
La Pastry Chef–I'm with you on Nutella tweets and I have to agree with you about Squirrel! Thanks! :D
They look great but I think we're missing an ingrediant. How much flour did you use?
@Anonymous,
i was wondering the same thing.
Yummers! Funny- I totally remember the post Duo Dishes is talking about. I think I commented on it!
I love how simple this recipe looks. Delish!
Nutella on it's own is awesome so I can only imagine how seriously addictive these cookies must be. And btw Squirrel is ADORABLE!
What a cutie! I can't resist licking the knife either! The cookies sound heavenly!
oh how adorable. i am loving the pics of your little sweetie! and those pockets are yummy too!
They're like little empanada cookies with delicious nutella inside.
Your daughter is such a little cutie. I love her expression in the second photo. Also the sneaky little taste from the butter knife. lol. Adorable!!!
Oh YUM! Keep the Nutella posts coming :) These look amazing!!!
Adorable photos, and scrumptious looking cookies. I have never, ever tried Nutella, but I can see I will have to remedy that, and soon! Love your blog!
Jane :)
Thanks anonymous for catching that! I've fixed it! The perils of copying and pasting notes… :D
Your model knows how to enjoy life :-). She could sell anything. I love your recipe and will try to make the cookies very soon. Have a great day.
Beautiful squirrel
Wonderful Nutella
Awesome cookies
:)
These look crazy good :)
Yummy looking cookies, but Oh My! Those photos of squirrel are just adorable! I'm with the others that said that would make a fabulous commercial!
Your cookies look absolutely delicious. Such cute pictures of Squirrel, too!
I love this post! That little squirrel of yours is too too cute, and those cookies… can you bring some with you to SF? :0)
Forget the Nutella. I love my squirrel! Isn't she adorable! Fuji Papa
She is the cutest thing on the planet! I just love her! The cookies look pretty awesome too :-D
Aww, such a cutie, though I wouldn't mind licking the knife either. Adore nutella amd your cookies look awesome :-)
Your daughter is too smart for your own good! These cookies look delicious!
She is an absolute doll. Brilliant that you caught it so beautifully on cam Rachael! WOW!! These cookies look gorgeous!!
squirrel's face is priceless….
how many of us can say that we have enjoyed ourselves to that amount today!beautiful baby…cookies… and post!
The photo of her with her eyes
closed shows she is already a foodie! and a lover of life…
have a wonderful day sweetie… and thank you for once a agian a great recipe!
*((hugs))*
Your daughter could not BE more adorable. Between this and the last tomato incident? She will be a woman who finds a way in life.
Awesome. That first pic is priceless too. :)
Okay could Squirrel be any cuter? NO! & those cookies don't look so bad either ;) Great job as always Rachael!
Squirrel IS the Nutella poster child, you do realise that, right?
That is a sweet picture!
The second picture of Squirrel enjoying her Nutella is just PERFECT ! She is so cute and so smart for not touching it !!! Kids can be so creative ! And she knows who Julia Child is !!! Awesome kid you have !
That pic of Squirrel is totally adorable! You totally should send that to nutella! It's amazing!
The cookies look good too!
So cute. LOVE nutella.
Squirrel steals the show! So adorable. We keep Nutella stocked around here. My husband enjoys nutella croissants. Similar idea, just using croissant dough :) I'll have to show him your nutella cookies.
I have never given my children nuttella… I just can't do it. Why? Because I know we would be hooked for life! lol! Hazelnuts and chocolate? What could be better, really? But other ingredients keep me away. I am a mean and horrible mom. Your daughter looks SOOO happy! :)
Val
these look evilly amazing…
I had nutella for the first time today and my friend recommended your nutella cookie recipe.
Looks like another addiction! 8D
Oh, who doesn't love Nutella?! (except dogs, LOL!) And the pocket cookies is such an awesome idea. Thanks for sharing this to us. :)
S- is the cutest, holy cow!
Nutella yum….
It's 4:00am and I'm feeding the babe and I'm hungry (and not thinking all that well)
xoxo
loved seeing you this weekend
this was the first thing i made from your blog! I made them a couple weeks back –i was looking for a new cookie recipe to suprise an overworked boyfriend….trust me…these didn't last long!
Wowowowowow,these are some amazing cookies really….sugar plum fairy for ya here and yeah ur blog rocks so so much …..infact am so so thrilled to have to as my inpiration and mentor for 3 months…..delightfully excited…yeah have been adopted by u at dine and dish and am taking a good stroll all over ur world….
And am i love with the adorable cute ,very precious squirrel….shes a doll…..
aw… she’s so cute!
thanks for sharing this recipe! love Nutella! will try this someday :D
Oh, these look so good, but I have a dilemma. We are SNOWED in here. I managed to get Nutella before the storm hit, but I find am out of white sugar! Do you think I could sub brown sugar in this dough or would the texture be compromised?
@SKE — Hmmmm, brown sugar is definitely going to make a difference in the dough, and since I’ve never done it, I can’t be sure what it will do for sure. My best hypothesis is that the cookies will be darker in color and chewier, and you will definitely get more of that brown sugar flavor come through (yum!). I’m guessing that they will work, they’ll just be different. Try it out and let me know!
OMG these look heavenly I must try to make them. If only I knew how to bake.
This is my kind of cookie! I can’t wait to try it. Nutella and I are like BFFs :)
That pic of Squirrel is P r i c e l e s s!!
You may not believe this, I’m in my 50s and have NEVER tried Nutella. I’ve read everyone else’s ravings about it, so bought a jar tonight at the store. Curious, I opened it in the car on the way home and tried a couple fingers full. I had to toss the jar into the back seat where I couldn’t reach it to keep from eating most of it before I got home. Thanks for the cookie recipe, I’ll definitely be trying this :)
Now I’m thinking of turning these green for St. Patrick’s day. Hope it works!!
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