Nutella Cookies

My family likes sweets.  Especially cookies!

I found this recipe on the Kirbie's Cravings blog.  You can visit her blog by clicking here for some yummy pictures and the recipe.

So, my kids went through this crazy Nutella phase.  They couldn't get enough of it!  I felt like I was buying Nutella all the time!  So, I had this idea.  RT was going to Costco (the store that sells items in the life time supply size) and I suggested that he pick up some Nutella.  I figured it would save me time and money going back and forth to the store. 

Once RT made that purchase, the Nutella phase died out in our house.  Costco sure knows how to kill a food craze.

Now I have this Nutella sitting in the cabinet and have to figure out a way to use it.  (I'm not into wasting food)  So, what's popular in our house?  Cookies! (Cookie Monster would be so proud)  How about Nutella cookies?  Sure, why not?

These cookies are called Easiest Nutella Cookies. They looked delicious and, well, they are easy to make.  I'm all for easy.

Nutella Cookies

taken from Kirbie's Cravings

1/2 cup + 1 tbsp all purpose flour
1 large egg
1 cup of Nutella
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Combine flour, egg and Nutella in a large bowl and mix together with a spoon until dough comes together and no flour lumps remain. Stir in chocolate chips until evenly mixed into the dough.
2. Make dough balls, about 1 1/2 inch in diameter. Place on cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart. Press down slightly on dough so the dough balls are more like very very thick round disks rather than perfectly round balls. Smooth edges that may have cracked from the pressure of pushing down on the balls, so that you have thick round smooth disks.
3. Bake for about 10 minutes. Cookies should be mostly set, but might be slightly still soft in the middle. Let cookies cool on rack until completely set. Enjoy while still slightly warm or after completely cooled.

This recipe makes 12 cookies. 

I doubled the recipe and made the cookies smaller.  I was hoping this way they would last a little longer. (cookies never last that long in this house)

If you make them, let me know what you think!

Enjoy!