Salted Nutella Sandwich Cookies
 
 
Yield: 24 cookies/12 sandwiches
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ⅓ cup Nutella or other chocolate-hazelnut spread
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • Coarse sea salt for sprinkling
  • Extra Nutella for filling
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder together to combine.
  3. With a hand or stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in the vanilla and Nutella and beat until smooth, about one more minute.
  4. Add the flour mixture and milk alternately in two additions. Beat until just combined. Cover the cookie dough and chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
  5. Roll cookie dough into one-and-a-half inch balls with your fingers and place two inches apart on baking sheets. Flatten the balls very slightly and sprinkle with the coarse sea salt.
  6. Bake 15-17 minutes, until set. Note: if you want these chewier to serve plain, bake for 12-15 minutes.
  7. Allow to cool on baking sheets for five minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
  8. When completely cooled, slather the middle of each cookie with a generous dollop of Nutella and top with another cookie. Pat yourself on the back for your salvaging efforts and treat yourself to one immediately.
Recipe by Baked In at https://www.baked-in.com/2012/01/14/salted-nutella-sandwich-cookies/