Hello there A Beautiful Mess readers, I'm Emma, Elsie's sister and the gal behind Food Coma. At Elsie's wedding last week I had the opportunity to try Nutella for the first time. Now I'm obsessed.
So I've been trying to dream up different ways to use this magical new-to-me spread and I thought that in between two cookies might be the perfect place for Nutella.
Along with on top of toast. Like, every morning.
You can enjoy these cookies in the late afternoon along with some coffee or in the evening with some milk while watching the latest episode of Glee. (That's right-I'm a Gleek, and I'm not sorry!)
Nutella Sandwich Cookies, makes 10-12.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup softened butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon (aluminum-free) baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and plenty of Nutella.
Cream together the butter and sugars, stir in egg and vanilla. Now mix in flour, baking powder and salt until just combined. The batter should be crumbly and you will probably need to use your (clean) hands to combine it a bit more to form a dough ball. Cover in plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 20 minutes.
Now form into small round disks, about 2-3 inches in diameter and uniformly thick. You want your cookies to all sort of match each other in size because you will be placing one of top of another to form sandwich cookies. Bake at 350 F for 15-18 minutes, allow to cool completely on a cooling rack before adding filling. Once cool, spoon a couple of tablespoons of Nutella on one cookie and place another on top. Devour, and don't apologize.
xo. Emma
ah! I love Nutella. I'm making these!
(Also, in Europe, they have the cutest little travel-sized packages of Nutella in hotels. You almost don't want to open them up and eat them... *almost*)
Posted by: erika | May 24, 2011 at 01:05 PM
they look amazing!! i love nutella!
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Posted by: Petite and Hungry | May 24, 2011 at 01:12 PM
Yummmmmmmmmm i love nutella!!! This have to be tasted!
Posted by: Renata | May 24, 2011 at 01:16 PM
You would so love Belgium! We always start the day with French Bread and nutella and you should try it on pancakes!
Go to http://www.nutelladay.com/nutella-recipes/ to keep obsessed! ;-)
NJAMMIE!!!
Posted by: Nancy | May 24, 2011 at 01:16 PM
I've been eating nutella since i was little at my grandma's house!
Definitely thee BEST on toast ;)
these look delicious right now..
and i will probably be buying nutella and making these tomorrow :)
Posted by: Carly | May 24, 2011 at 01:17 PM
These look delicious! I love nutella on toast, and on pancakes, and maybe just eaten straight out of the jar...
Posted by: Libby | May 24, 2011 at 01:26 PM
I've loved Nutella since I was a kiddo!! My favorite midnight snack!!! My boyfriend had not had it until recently, and he can't live without it! Nutella is always in stock in our pantry!
Posted by: Citlalli | May 24, 2011 at 01:27 PM
I first tried nutella in front of the Eiffel Tower and it was definitely love at first bite. *wink* these cookies look soooo good, I am absolutely making them soon! :]
Posted by: Mandy @ Miss Indie | May 24, 2011 at 01:27 PM
Yum. There are all sorts of magical nutella recipes on pinterest lately... make your own nutella, and then use it to make brilliant cookies (like these!) or fill doughnuts, or add to brownies... it's addicting!
Posted by: pinksuedeshoe | May 24, 2011 at 01:31 PM
You think Nutella cookies are divine?! You need to try a Nutella hot chocolate!! The coffee shop I used to work at would make them for special customers only......they were AMAZING!!
Yum yum!
Katie
Posted by: Katie L. Wright | May 24, 2011 at 01:35 PM
"At Elsie's wedding last week I had the opportunity to try Nutella for the first time."
YOU MEAN AMERICA HAS NO NUTELLA??!! Oh my.
Posted by: Farah | May 24, 2011 at 01:41 PM
Mmmmmmmmmm these look so good!
But Emma, how has it taken you this long to try the awesome that is Nutella??
x
Posted by: Lisa | May 24, 2011 at 01:42 PM
In Lucca (Italy) I had a thin, crepe- style pancake with nutella in the centre. Lovely , except the girl had put so much nutella in it was sickly. Once I had removed about half a jar, it was divine. I have always loved nutella and on a bad day a teaspoon is just the most perfect sweet treat!! I also love a drizzle of warm nutella on vanilla icecream. Maybe I should get out more!!
Posted by: carole R | May 24, 2011 at 01:43 PM
Nutella is AMAZING with those Pepperidge Farms flat-bread rounds. I ate those every day when I was in Ireland.
Posted by: Kathryn | May 24, 2011 at 01:55 PM
Nutella is the glue that holds main-land Europe together :D
Have you tried it with bananas? Best thing is to make a slit in the banana with the skin on and put a couple of teaspoons of nutella in the middle. Wrap the whole thing in foil and bake in the oven or place on the bbq.. best thing ever!
Posted by: Leyla | May 24, 2011 at 01:56 PM
oh yum! I'm trying this recipe today! I love eating nutella with bananas- on toast!
Posted by: Tammy | May 24, 2011 at 02:03 PM
Oh man! Anything with nutella is amazing!!
You should go to foodgawker.com and search nutella. There are SO many nutella recipes on there!! It's amazing!!!
Posted by: Sara | May 24, 2011 at 02:03 PM
like it!
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Posted by: çiğdem | May 24, 2011 at 02:08 PM
Umm delicious...what a great idea!
Posted by: Kira | May 24, 2011 at 02:10 PM
I've never tried nutella i must try it.
Posted by: zelina | May 24, 2011 at 02:16 PM