These Frosted Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies are a soft and chewy peanut butter cookie with chocolate hazelnut spread on top.
These Frosted Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies are inspired by a local cookie shop near my house. They are incredible!
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Frosted Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies, you will need the following ingredients:
- butter
- peanut butter
- sugar
- powdered sugar
- salt
- baking soda
- eggs
- flour
- Nutella
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How To Make Frosted Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream together butter, peanut butter, 1 ¼ cups sugar and powdered sugar.
- Add salt, baking soda and eggs and mix until combined.
- Mix in flour until well combined.
- Use a cookie scoop or roll dough into balls, then roll dough in remaining 1/2 cup sugar.
- Place dough 2 inches apart on a baking sheet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Dip the bottom of a glass into remaining sugar and press down to flatten each ball of cookie dough until 1/4″ thick.
- Bake 8-10 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.
- Let cool completely.
- Scoop Nutella into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds to soften.
- Spread Nutella on top of each peanut butter cookie and let cool to set up.
Storage Suggestions
If you manage to not eat the whole tray of cookies immediately, these Frosted Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies store well. Once cookies have completely cooled, here is how you can store them:
- Counter: Store in an airtight container in a single layer for up to 4 days at room temperature.
- Refrigerator: Store in an airtight container in a single layer for up to 7 days in a refrigerator.
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Frosted Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies
These Frosted Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies are a soft and chewy peanut butter cookie with chocolate hazelnut spread on top.
Serving Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter, (softened)
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 ¾ cup sugar, (divided)
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 13 ounces Nutella, (1 jar)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream together butter, peanut butter, 1 ¼ cups sugar and powdered sugar.
- Add salt, baking soda and eggs and mix until combined.
- Mix in flour until well combined.
- Use a cookie scoop or roll dough into balls, then roll dough in remaining 1/2 cup sugar.
- Place dough 2 inches apart on a baking sheet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Dip the bottom of a glass into remaining sugar and press down to flatten each ball of cookie dough until 1/4" thick.
- Bake 8-10 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.
- Let cool completely.
- Scoop Nutella into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds to soften.
- Spread Nutella on top of each peanut butter cookie and let cool to set up.
Notes
These cookies are also delicious topped with chocolate frosting.
Nutrition
Calories: 330 kcal · Carbohydrates: 42 g · Protein: 6 g · Fat: 16 g · Saturated Fat: 9 g · Cholesterol: 29 mg · Sodium: 255 mg · Potassium: 156 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 28 g · Vitamin A: 197 IU · Calcium: 27 mg · Iron: 2 mg
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