A rich, chewy, brownie-like chocolate Nutella cookie with a melted, gooey caramel in the middle. An irresistible cookie I created for World Nutella Day.
I couldn’t let World Nutella Day pass without whipping up something delicious to celebrate, and since it falls on Super Bowl Sunday I’ll have lots of help gobbling up this year’s hazelnut treat. World Nutella Day is hosted by Ms Adventures in Italy and Bleeding Espresso.
My daughter is in love with the Chewy Caramel Stuffed Sugar Cookies I made last year for 12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies. For World Nutella Day I combined that recipe with another of our favorite cookies, Chocolate Caramel Rolo Cookies, and added Nutella for an extra layer of rich decadence.
I struggle with the filled caramel cookies leaking caramel out the bottom of the cookie. So this time I used frozen caramels which helped. My daughter is better at making filled caramel cookies than I am. She adds a bit of dough on to the bottom of each cookie after she’s hidden the caramel inside.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup Nutella
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 36 caramels, unwrapped and frozen
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar for rolling, optional
Directions
- In medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa and baking soda.
- In large mixing bowl, beat sugar, brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in Nutella, eggs and vanilla until well combined. Add dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour so the dough is easier to handle.
- Preheat oven to 375º.
- Shape a tablespoon of dough into a ball, press a caramel into the center of each ball and reshape in to a ball. Roll in granulated sugar and place on a silpat or parchment lined cookie sheets, then place the cookie sheet in the freezer for 15 minutes before baking.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set and slightly cracked. Remove from oven and cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transfering to a wire rack to cool completely. Don't overbake.
This is my third year celebrating World Nutella Day. Last year I made Peanut Butter Nutella Cookie Cups, and two years ago we devoured World Nutella Day Candy Bar Cookies. This year you can keep up with all the World Nutella Day fun on Facebook (World Nutella Day Fan Page on Facebook) and Twitter hashtag #nutelladay.
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These cookies look amazing. I would have never thought to freeze the caramels to prevent them from leaking out the bottom of the cookie. Great flavour combinations in these. Happy Nutella Day!
Thanks Paula. That was a great tip from Melissa on my Chewy Caramel Stuffed Sugar Cookies post.
I love Nutella and am so pleased that I managed to join in this year having missed out previously. These cookies look amazing!
OMG OMG OMG! My mouth is DROOLING! I want on of these COOKIES now!! These look sooooo decadent and so sweet and so caramely ~
Can’t wait to try this recipe! WOO HOO!
Thanks for sharing!
Aaahhh, impossible to resist to those cookies! I’m a Nutella addict… ;-P
Cheers,
Rosa
Happy World Nutella Day to you! Just pinned these cookies; they look fabulous!!
Wow. This is my kind of cookie.
Yum! Love the idea of caramel with the Nutella cookies! Of course I had to make a couple Nutella goodies, too!
I cannot not wait to make these and your peanut butter nutella cups! They both look amazing.
These beautiful cookies are simply fantastic. Caramel and Nutella, a match made in heaven.
Gorgeous cookies! And super delicious.
These look amazing Barbara! I love the tip about freezing the caramel – ingenious!!!
It’s official. I love you.
Nutella and caramel are my weaknesses — these look so delish!!
Mon péché mignon le nutella donc ces gourmandises me plaisent
Je te souhaite une bon lundi
Valérie.
Those cookies look fantastic!
I love nutella! My son calls it chocolate and each week he gets to pick one day where he gets a chocolate sandwich for lunch! These cookies look amazing!
You did a great job with those, Barbara. Good idea to freeze the caramels AND add extra dough. I am not a Nutella fan (I know I’m the only one!) but I have a chocolate cookie recipe I’m going to try this with.
I’ll be pinning these too!!! They look incredibly delicious, with that caramel peaking out of the center like that.
Wow caramel and Nutella sound like a great combo!
Hmmm…Barbara, these cookies sounded amazingly mouthwatering. Slurp…. Happy World Nutella day! Hope you’re having a lovely day.
Cheers
Kristy
these cookies are definitely a bite of heaven
Wow!! Barbara, these cookies looks incredible. I absolutely adore nutella! I never thought of freezing the caramels before stuffing them in the cookie. that is brilliant.
Yep, I’m adding these to my “to bake asap” list. Fabulous!
Oh boy these look good. How did I not know about nutella day?!
These look amazing Barbara! Caramel and nutella… heaven!
I love the combination of nutella and caramel!
Your cookies look so good! I love the surprise filling.
Awesome awesome awesome! Thanks so much for contributing these to WND
Dang, I missed World Nutella day?!? I guess I will just have to make YOUR cookies:)
Seriously? I missed the World Nutella Day…
Oh well, in my books it’s Nutella Day every day anyways… 
Barbara, what chocolate heaven! And I saw those Australian scones. Woman, I have to get out of here or I’m going to gain weight! LOL!
Your site is truly amazing!
Amazing! I would love to eat them all.
My daughter is our resident Nuttela lover. She would very much enjoy the luscious caramel centers of these irresistible Nutella cookies! Lovely cookies!
My goodness, I have to make these also.
I can’t wait to make these! I rarely make filled cookies, but the combo of chocolate, Nutella and caramel sounds pretty irresistible