The BEST Nutella Cookies you ever will taste! They’re chewy and nutella-ey and even better the next day.
Okay so I know my last post was a little rebellious in that it wasn’t a modern middle eastern recipe necessarily and now I’m posting a Nutella cookie recipe and everyone knows Nutella is very much an Italian spread. Let me just take a moment and explain my train of thought and why I felt this post was not only acceptable to post on my “modern middle eastern” blog but necessary. If anyone has ever been to Syria or Lebanon and I’m sure any of the other Middle Eastern countries then you know Nutella is as much part of the culture as falafel and hummus are. To describe the modern middle eastern culinary world as I know it and to not include Nutella would not be a fair account of the cuisine of this region.
Pita bread with Nutella spread and bananas is a very normal breakfast in Damascus. I’ve had this recipe hand written for over 10 years and I’m not sure where I originally got it from but I can almost very confidently say I got it from one of my cousins in Damascus. “Almost” and “confidently” in the same sentence seems like a contradiction haha. Without further delay I give you my most favorite Nutella cookies ever. Plus these stack so perfectly on top of each other that they make the perfect little gift for the holidays or just because.
- 1 3/4 Flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup Nutella
- 1/2 cup butter softened (1 stick)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in bowl
- In separate bowl, mix Nutella, butter, and both sugars
- Use hand mixer to cream ingredients together (3 minutes)
- Add egg & vanilla and mix until incorporated
- Stir in dry ingredients
- Place walnut size on sheet
- Bake 9 minutes
- Cool on cooling rack but cover immediately after so they stay moist on the inside
That’s so neat I didn’t realize Nutella was popular in those places too! I’m a huuuuge fan and these cookies look fantastic 🙂
haha ya! Nutella is def an international superstar. and thank you! let me know if you try making them and how they turn out! 🙂
These cookies are easy and yummy!! I cut out a tad of each of the sugars and melted the nutella a bit for easier mixing…yummmmy recipe ????????
ooo melting the nutella is a great idea! and ya cutting a bit of the sugars is not a bad idea either lol
How much baking soda?
Oops. I see it. Missed writing it down.
no worries! let me know how you like them 🙂