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Sugar Cookies with Nutella® Hazelnut Spread: Spreading Nutella® on to this sugar cookie recipe is an easy and delicious treat that your family will LOVE!
Sugar Cookies with Nutella® Hazelnut Spread
It never fails. During one of our family get-togethers during the holidays, someone asks,
“Jessica, can you bring a dessert?”
Well this year, I’m volunteering to bring a dessert to our family gatherings, because I can’t WAIT to have them all try these Sugar Cookies with Nutella® hazelnut spread.
I’m excited about these for a couple of reasons. One, they’re crazy good. Two, my nephew is allergic to peanut butter (but not to hazelnuts!) and I try very carefully to think of desserts and dishes that won’t put him at risk if he walks up to the dessert table.
He LOVES Nutella® hazelnut chocolate spread, so I can’t wait to include one of his favorites in this recipe!
Not only do I think he’ll love these, but the rest of the family will too!
The BEST Sugar Cookie Recipe
First, start out with my ever so favorite sugar cookie recipe, to make the base of this recipe. It’s a favorite of mine because it doesn’t have to be chilled, and the flavorful ingredients make this cookie the PERFECT base for this recipe.
Pro Tip: I love using big-white, art paper, to roll my sugar cookies out. It keeps my counter “cleaner,” and I can just roll it up and throw it in the trash when I’m done rolling them out.
Sprinkle a little flour on the paper, that way the cookie dough doesn’t stick!
Spread Nutella® on Top
Nutella® hazelnut spread has become a household favorite, and we love spreading it on to new things for fun creations!
A Little Bit Goes a Long Way
Once the cookies are baked and have cooled, it’s time to spread the Nutella® on. Keep in mind that a little bit of Nutella® goes a long way. The flavor of the Nutella® on top of the sugar cookies is heavenly. I’ll have a hard time making sugar cookies any other way from now on. I mean, how much easier can this get?
Fruit, Nuts, and Pretzels
How cute and fun do these cookies look, topped with strawberries, walnuts and pretzels? Not only cute but the flavor of the toppings combined with the Nutella® is INCREDIBLE. You can top your cookies with fruit, nuts, and pretzels… or with Nutella® alone. Either way, they’re going to be a crowd pleaser at your holiday gathering.
Sugar Cookies with Nutella® Hazelnut Spread
Ingredients
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp butter vanilla emulsion Can use regular vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond emulsion Can use regular almond extract
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3 cups flour
- Nutella® 1 Tbsp. per cookie
- Sliced Strawberries
- Walnuts
- Pretzels
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Cream the butter and sugar
- Add in extract and eggs
- In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder
- Slowly add flour mixture to wet ingredients, until mixed
- Place dough out on a rolling surface
- LIGHTLY sprinkle with flour, IF necessary, to reduce sticking (too much flour can make the dough crumbly)
- Knead dough, and roll out to a 1/4 thickness
- Cut cookies into desired shapes
- Bake for 6-8 minutes
- Once cookies are cooled, spread on about 1 tablespoon of Nutella® on to each cookie.
- If desired, top cookies with sliced strawberries, nuts, and/or pretzels. Serve.
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I’m so excited to be able to bring along a dessert this year to our family holiday gathering, that will make my nephew and other family members smile. I have a feeling I’m going to be asked to bring these every year!
I’d love to hear what YOU like to spread Nutella® on too!