Chocolate Nutella cookies stuffed with sweet cream cheese
2 1/2 sticks unsalted room temperature- 2 cups sugar+ 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoons vanilla
- 3/4 cup cocco powder
- 1/2 cup melted nutella
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- cream cheese, cut in to small pats
In a large bowl add the butter and 2 cups sugar, cream together. Add the eggs and vanilla and nutella, mix till combined well. Combine all dry ingrediants, except 2 tablespoon sugar in a seperate bowl, mix well. Slowly add dry ingrediants to the wet, mix till well incorporated. Refrigerate mixture for an hour. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees after the hour. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove dough from refrigerator. Roll dough into balls, place on sheet pan. With your finger, make a hole in the center of the dough. Now press dough down on parchment. Mix cream cheese in a mixer with 2 tablespoons sugar, cut or pull into small pat size. Place in the center hole of the cookie. Seperate cookies on sheet pan. Cook in oven for 8-10. Serve warm.
makes 2 1/2 dozen
