Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies with Nutella® Hazelnut Spread
What's better than a peanut butter cookie with Nutella® on top?! These easy and fantastic Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies with Nutella® Hazelnut Spread are sure to be a hit in your home this Christmas.
Servings: 72
Calories: 137kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar for rolling
- 2 jars Nutella® hazelnut spread (26 ounces)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars. Add vanilla and mix. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt. Add to mixture in mixing bowl and mix until well combined.
- Use a cookie scoop to measure out the cookie dough and roll the dough into 1 1/2 inch balls.
- Roll the cookie dough balls in the white sugar.
- Place the dough balls on a non-stick baking mat and refrigerate the cookies for 30 minutes.
- Bake the cookies at 375 degrees for 7 minutes. If you like cookies to be soft, be sure not to overbake them. They shouldn't be browned at all.
- After the cookies cool, put the Nutella® in a piping bag or into a plastic baggie. Cut about 1/4 an inch off the corner and squeeze a 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons of the Nutella® hazelnut spread onto the cookies.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
The calories shown are based on the recipe making 72 cookies, with 1 serving being 1 cookie. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.
Nutrition
Calories: 137kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 70mg | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.8mg