If you're the type who scoops the Nutella straight out of the jar, just to have a bite-these Nutella stuffed cookies are your kind of cookie. Made with brown butter, triple chocolate, and a touch of sea salt, each cookie has crisp edges and a gooey Nutella center that melts in your mouth.
Whether you're baking for a party or a late-night chocolate fix, this Nutella stuffed cookie recipe is guaranteed to wow and disappear fast! Anyone can say they have the best chocolate chip cookies recipe, but this really is the best EVER! REALLY! I hope you enjoy! Xoxo-Katie.
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Ingredient notes and substitutions
Here is the list of ingredients that you need to make the best nutella stuffed cookies EVER!!!!
- all purpose flour- Sift the flour! This will help with the correct texture.
- baking soda
- salt- Table salt for the dry ingredients in baking.
- unsalted butter- This helps with browning the butter. Salt in the butter foams more when browning.
- brown sugar- Dark brown sugar is best for the caramel flavor, but you can use light brown sugar.
- granulated sugar
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- Greek yogurt- Yogurt adds moisture to the cookies, making them softer. The protein in it helps the cookie rise like a cake and add a bulk like structure. This is important because it give room for the Nutella center. It also offers a slight tangy flavor off setting all the sweetness from the chocolate. Plain or vanilla yogurt will work.
- semi-sweet chocolate chips
- milk chocolate chips
- dark chocolate chips
- Nutella
- coarse sea salt- You want a real crunchy, coarse salt. Do not use table salt. The salt cuts the sweetness of the chocolate for the perfect flavor contrast.
The full recipe with ingredient measurements is located at the bottom of the post.
Steps
Follow these steps to make them. Don't skip a step! These cookies take a little more work than a typical chocolate cookie, but the effort is worth it.
- Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- Brown the butter.
- With an electric mixer, mix the butter and sugars until blended. Beat in the egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and Greek yogurt until combined.
- Slowly add in dry ingredients and beat on low-speed just until combined.
- Gently fold in all of the chocolate chips.
- Chill dough for 2 or more hours in the refrigerator.
- Roll 1 ½ tablespoons of dough into a ball. Flatten the dough ball very thinly into the palm of your hand. Place 1 teaspoon of chilled Nutella in the center.
- Fold dough around it, rolling into a ball -- it doesn't have to be perfect. However, make sure Nutella is not seeping out of dough. Add more dough if necessary.
- Bake into the BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies you will ever eat!
Watch how to make
Why is it important to brown the butter?
Browning the butter enhances its flavor, making it richer, nuttier, and more pronounced. When the brown butter is combined with sugar, it creates a caramel-like flavor.
Why do you chill cookie dough?
Chilling cookie dough solidifies the butter. As the cookies bake, the butter in the chilled cookie dough takes longer to melt. The longer the butter remains solid, the less cookies spread.
About the recipe
My sister-in-law, Melanie Crenshaw, is an AMAZING baker. She is famous in our circle for her incredible cakes and cookies. Anytime there's a special occasion, she's the one everyone begs to bake something sweet. She first made these cookies for our family, and I was blown away. They were hands-down the best cookies I'd ever tasted. After enjoying more than a few batches over time, I finally begged her for the recipe.
She originally found this recipe on Ambitious Kitchen-one of her go-to sites for amazing cookies (and trust me, there are plenty more worth baking!).
Melanie has also shared her homemade sloppy joes and cheesy buffalo chicken pie recipes with me.
Please leave me a comment below if you make these chocolate chip cookies and tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.
Also post your picture of your cookies on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with #aforkstale hashtags! I will share with my followers! xoxo!
📖 Recipe
Triple Chocolate Nutella Stuffed Cookies You'll Dream About
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cup sifted all purpose flour
- 1 ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ¼ cups brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon real Greek yogurt
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 Nutella Jar
- coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Mix sifted all purpose flour, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl and set aside.2 ¼ cup sifted all purpose flour, 1 ¼ teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon table salt
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Watch carefully and stir the butter to prevent it from scorching. Once the butter turns a toasty brown color, remove from heat immediately. Set aside to cool for a few minutes.1 cup unsalted butter
- With an electric mixer, mix the brown butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until blended.1 ¼ cups brown sugar, ¼ cup granulated sugar
- Beat in egg, egg yolk, vanilla, and yogurt until combined.1 egg, 1 egg yolk, 1 tablespoon real Greek yogurt, 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Slowly add dry ingredients and beat on low-speed just until combined.
- Gently fold in semi-sweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, and ½ dark chocolate chips. Chill dough for 2 or more hours.½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, ½ cup milk chocolate chips, ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Roll 1 ½ tablespoons of dough into a ball. Flatten the dough ball very thinly into the palm of your hand. Place 1 teaspoon of chilled Nutella in the center. Fold dough around it, rolling into a ball -- it doesn't have to be perfect. However, make sure Nutella is not seeping out of dough. Add more dough if necessary.1 Nutella Jar
- Place dough balls on cookie sheet, 2 inches apart and flatten tops with your hand VERY gently.
- Bake the cookies 9-11 minutes or until the edges of the cookies begin to turn golden brown. They will look underdone in the middle, but will continue to cook once out of the oven. Cool cookies on the sheets at least 2 minutes. Sprinkle with a little sea salt. Remove the cooled cookies from the baking sheets after a few minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.coarse sea salt
Michele @ Queenbeebaker says
I'm def more confident in my 40's than I was in my 20's. So unsure of myself I was then. But I AM sure that these cookies look amazing!!! Pinning!
Janet Sue Baxley Hall says
I’m certain that I will try this cookie recipe; however, the story you’ve shared here is of great value to me! Thank you Katie for being such a great friend and giving back so often to others. You are awesome! And, yes you do have great recipes.