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.
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.
Chocolate Nutella Caramel Filled Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups flour all purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup Nutella
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 36 caramels unwrapped and frozen
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar for rolling optional
Instructions
- 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 transferring 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.
kristy
Hmmm…Barbara, these cookies sounded amazingly mouthwatering. Slurp…. Happy World Nutella day! Hope you’re having a lovely day.
Cheers
Kristy
Erin
Wow caramel and Nutella sound like a great combo!
Melanie
I’ll be pinning these too!!! They look incredibly delicious, with that caramel peaking out of the center like that.
Barbara
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.
Kitchen Belleicious
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!
Angie@Angie's Recipes
Those cookies look fantastic!
Valérie ( France )
Mon péché mignon le nutella donc ces gourmandises me plaisent
Je te souhaite une bon lundi
Valérie.
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
Nutella and caramel are my weaknesses — these look so delish!!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
It’s official. I love you.
Mardi@eatlivetravelwrite
These look amazing Barbara! I love the tip about freezing the caramel – ingenious!!!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
Gorgeous cookies! And super delicious. 🙂
Lora
These beautiful cookies are simply fantastic. Caramel and Nutella, a match made in heaven.
Mercedes
I cannot not wait to make these and your peanut butter nutella cups! They both look amazing.
Katrina
Yum! Love the idea of caramel with the Nutella cookies! Of course I had to make a couple Nutella goodies, too!
Robin
Wow. This is my kind of cookie.
Tracy
Happy World Nutella Day to you! Just pinned these cookies; they look fabulous!!
Rosa
Aaahhh, impossible to resist to those cookies! I’m a Nutella addict… ;-P
Cheers,
Rosa
Daisy@Nevertoosweet
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!
bakingaddict
I love Nutella and am so pleased that I managed to join in this year having missed out previously. These cookies look amazing! 🙂
Paula
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!
Barbara
Thanks Paula. That was a great tip from Melissa on my Chewy Caramel Stuffed Sugar Cookies post.