Need a treat for Valentine's Day?
I came across these a while ago. I don't actually remember what site I saw them on, but the recipe comes from Giada de Laurentiis. I am a huge fan of Nutella. I can eat it straight from the jar or on top of anything. I loved the idea of Nutella in a cookie, so I was definitely intrigued by this recipe. I think Giada originally made these cookies for Halloween, but you can switch them up for any holiday or event by rolling them in different colored sugars or sprinkles. I happend to have a bag of Hershey Kisses from when I got the $0.29 bags of candy and thought this was the perfect time to use them. I did not taste these cookies because I am sill not eating dessert, but they went really quickly at work. My boyfriend thinks I should try to make them in my mini-muffin tins and skip rolling them in sugar like I do for my peanut butter cup cookies and I think I will.
Chocolate Hazelnut Kiss Cookies
from Giada de Laurentiis
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread (recommended: Nutella)
1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup orange sprinkles, or orange sugar
1 (9-ounce) package of chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped (recommended: Hershey's)
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In another medium bowl, place the chocolate hazelnut spread, butter, and both sugars. Using a hand mixer, cream the ingredients together, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and blend until incorporated. Stir in the dry ingredients, just until incorporated. Shape the cookie dough into walnut-sized balls. Rolls the balls in the sprinkles or colored sugar, pressing to adhere. Place the cookies on a heavy cookie sheet about 4 inches apart. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven. Quickly place a chocolate kiss in the middle of each cookie. Return the cookies to the oven and bake for another 3 minutes. Cool the cookies on a wire rack.
9 comments:
These are so pretty! I love the brown/pink combo!
Very cute and Valentine's Day-ish! :) Nutella is awesome. These sound great.
These cookies are just precious! I love the colored sugar...great added touch. To top that all off, you've picked one of the best flavor combinations EVER.
So cute! I love the effect of the pink sprinkles on the chocolate. And Nutella would be awesome in a cookie. Yum!
While enjoy nutella in baked goods I can't eat it straight out of the jar. Too rich for me.
I like how you rolled them in the various sugars. They kinda simmer.
I think I agree with your BF I bet they would taste wonderful as a cookie shell.
~ingrid
These are perfect for Valentines! Nothing says love like Nutella, yum!!!
yeah, i need a treat for valentine's day...and every day for a week afterwards. :)
your cookies look lovely. :)
Those cookies look so yummy after being dipped and baked in those glittery pink sprinkles.
Happy Valentine's Day!
these are adorable, love the purple touch, makes them very sci-fi friendly, which i like...
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