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.
Serving24 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