This a really simple recipe for a really amazing cookie. Very recently, it was World Nutella day and since I'm a really big fan of nutella and anything that has hazelnut in it, I decided to make these moreish, gooey biscuits.
Be prepared for your house to smell of heavenly gorgeous chocolate biscuits. You can tweak this as per your requirement by even adding some chocolate chips into it. I decided not to .
Children will love it, since its that magical surprise in the middle. you can also freeze this dough for months and make it as and when you want to .
Ingredients
( makes about 20 cookies)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup Cocoa powder ( Cadbury)
1/2 cup nutella
Method
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer, beat the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla, continue to beat until well combined.
2. Place the sifted flour, cocoa powder and baking soda into a bowl; mix to combine then add slowly to wet ingredients ( the dough must look like chapati atta and must be smooth)
3. Scoop a large spoonful of dough and flatten it into the palm of your hand. Add in some nutella into the middle, about 1-2 tsp. Then fold cookie dough back up so that it seals and covers the nutella entirely.
4. Bake for about 10-14 minutes or until the cookies feel slightly firm on the sides and squidgy on top. (Be careful while checking as they can be hot. check by tapping a spatula on top of the cookie.if you can hear the tapping sound its done. if not keep it in the oven for another 2 minutes )
Remove and let cool for a few minutes before serving.
