Sara from Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle from Bleeding Espresso solemnly declare Saturday, February 5th “World Nutella Day 2011″ – a day to celebrate, to get creative with, and most importantly, to EAT Nutella.
The Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookie Cups I posted earlier in the week were good, really good! But these Peanut Butter and Nutella Cookie Cups are even better. When eating a Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookie Cup you’ll say mmmmmm, but when you eat a Peanut Butter and Nutella Cookie Cup you’ll say, oh my!
I used our favorite peanut butter cookie recipe, which is a little more fudgy than the PB&J Cookie Cups recipe because it’s made with butter and has twice as much peanut butter. I roll it in turbinado sugar so there is a little bit of crunch on the outside, which is a wonderful contrast to the fudgy cookie and smooth creamy Nutella middle. Oh My!
Peanut Butter Nutella Cookie Cups
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chunky peanut butter
- Turbinado sugar sugar in the raw, optional
- ½ cup Nutella
- Chopped peanuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, sift together the dry ingredients and set aside.
- Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer using the paddle attachment. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined. Add the peanut butter and continue beating on low speed. Add the sifted dry ingredients and beat until just blended.
- Form dough into 1 ½ inch balls. Roll balls in turbinado sugar. Place each ball in a cup of a greased mini muffin tin.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes until edges are browned and crackled, the centers will not be completely set.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and using the end of a thick-handled wooden spoon make a small, deep well in the center of each cookie and fill with Nutella. Sprinkle chopped peanuts on top of Nutella.
- Transfer cookies to a rack to cool completely.
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Alison @ Ingredients, Inc
oh my! Heaven! Hope all is going well! These looks great
Christina @ Sweet Pea's Kitchen
These cookie cups look delicious! 🙂 The perfect way to celebrate Nutella Day!
marla {family fresh cooking}
“Oh My” indeed. Barbara, if these were in my house my kids would be my BFF & probably very well behaved – a great bribe.
Kristen
This is the third blog in a row I have visited that is celebrating. I love the amazing Nutella treats that are being posted. Those cups look particularly delicious.
theUngourmet
I’m thrilled to find this yummy recipe today! I just broke out my tart pan and was thinking of using it this weekend. This is perfect!
Sue
These cookie cups are a good invention for holding more yummy stuff! What a good way to indulge in Nutella:)
Angela
I don’t even have to eat it to say, “Oh my!” Just looking is enough to make me drool. Yum.
teresa
oh so yummy! nutella and peanut butter sound like an amazing combo!
Mardi@eatlivetravelwrite
Oh Barbara, these are absolutely inspired. LOVE LOVE LOVE the flavours 🙂
Kim
Oh my is right! These look heavenly. Love that gooey and chocolately center!
Heather Davis
We don’t need any excuse to eat nutella in our household! The kids love it on toast. These cookies look like a great way of using it in baking though. I have been known to eat nutella and peanut butter sandwiches so love that combo already!
Rosa
Those are two of my favorite spreads! Those cookies are just so irresistible. A devilish treat.
Cheers,
Rosa
Stephanie
I’ve made these with kisses in the middle, but this recipe seems just a tad more decadent. I love nutella! Did you spoon it in or pipe it from a bag? I’m not a piper, but i’d give it a go for some of these yummies.
Barbara
Nope I didn’t pipe them. Just used two spoons, one to scoop and one to push it off the spoon.
FOODESSA
Yes…Oh my…these look way too tempting not to try making a batch. The only thing I may do differently is go a little easier on the PB…that’s probably just me ;o) Topped with smooth hazelnut chocolate cream and I’m in heaven!
Happy Nutella Day Barbara ;o)
Flavourful wishes,
Claudia
MaryMoh
I’m already in peanut butter heaven just looking at these…drooling! Love that gooey, peanutty centre….mmm
Lynda
What a wonderful looking cookie-bookmarking these to try soon. Thanks Barbara!
Emily
Amazing. Yet another, why didn’t I do that first? Thanks for the brilliant idea!
Candy
Yum! I love World Nutella Day!
natalie (the sweets life)
oh my. i WILL be making these!!!!!
Eliana
What a great wway to celebrate! These look amazing Barbara.