Soft Nutella cookies made from a simple dough with six ingredients, half-dipped in dark chocolate.

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What I particularly like about these Nutella cookies is the half-covered chocolate coating. When you bite into them, you first get the firm chocolate and then the soft cookie with its delicate hazelnut flavor. The slightly bitter dark chocolate is, for me, the perfect complement to the sweet Nutella dough.

The dough comes together quickly and doesn't need to chill. You simply roll small balls, flatten them slightly on the baking sheet, and pop them in the oven. Once the cookies have cooled, it's time to dip them. If you love the combination of nuts and chocolate as much as I do, try my [recipe/recipe] too! Hazelnut cookies with chocolate or my Chocolate-nut balls with a nougat center.

Why you'll love these Nutella cookies

• Six ingredients for the dough. Nutella, butter, egg, flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt are sufficient.
• No cooling time required. Once the dough is ready, you can form the balls and bake them.
• Simply shaped by hand. One spoon is sufficient for portioning.
• Beautifully soft inside. Let the cookies rest briefly on the baking sheet after baking so that they retain their shape when transferred.
• With half a chocolate coating. The dark chocolate has a slightly bitter taste and looks pretty.

Ingredients for the Nutella cookies

• Nutella gives the dough its typical chocolate-hazelnut flavor.
• Soft butter is easier to knead together with the hazelnut-nougat cream and the other ingredients.
• A medium-sized egg binds the dough.
• Wheat flour type 405 gives the dough enough firmness so that you can roll it into balls.
• Baking powder makes the cookies rise during baking. A pinch of salt rounds off the flavor.
• The dark chocolate goes on the cookies after baking. You only need it once the cookies have cooled. You'll find the exact quantities in the recipe card below.

My tips for Nutella cookies

• Take out the butter in good time. It should be easy to press in with a finger.
• Form equally sized balls. This way, the cookies will need roughly the same amount of time in the oven. It's best to divide the dough into about 30 portions first.
• Leave space on the baking sheet. Place the balls on the baking paper with some space between them and flatten them only slightly.
• Check towards the end of the baking time.. The dough is already dark from the Nutella. Check the edges. Once they've set, you can take the cookies out of the oven.
• Allow to cool before immersion.. Place the cookies on the baking sheet for 10 to 15 minutes, then let them cool completely. You can then let the chocolate harden on parchment paper.

Nutella cookies with dark chocolate

Soft Nutella cookies made from a simple dough with six ingredients, half-dipped in dark chocolate.

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Portions: 30 large

Baking utensils:

• 1 x ice cream scoop 1 ⅝ inches
• 2 x baking trays
• 2 x baking paper

For the dough:

• 200 g All-purpose flour
• 100 g Butter, soft
• 250 g Nutella
• 1 large egg
• 1 TL baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt

For the set:

• 100 g dark chocolate, melted

Metric – US Customary

Preparation:

For the dough:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) on the conventional bake setting.And a baking tray Line with baking paper.
• Knead all ingredients together in a bowl to form a firm dough.
• Form 25-30 small balls from the dough. A Ice cream scoop a diameter of 4 cm would be helpful.
• Place the dough balls on the prepared baking paper with sufficient space between them and flatten them slightly.
• Bake the cookies in a preheated oven for about 20 minutes on the middle rack. 
• Then let them cool for another 10-15 minutes.
• Melt the dark chocolate over a water bath.
• Dip each cookie halfway into the melted chocolate, then place them back on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper to dry.

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Calories: 180 kcal

Carbohydrates: 12 g

Protein: 4g

Fat: 3 g

Sugar: 11 g

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