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Chocolate Chocolate Chip and Nutella Cream Sandwich Cookies
I realize that it is the middle of bikini season and many of us are trying to avoid temptations from evil sweets but I just could not resist sharing this recipe. To be nice, I won’t try to tempt you by going into detail about the semi-sweet chocolate chips and dark chocolate that I add to the cookies or the layer of fluffy Nutella cream sandwiched between two of said cookies. I’ll just tell you that these are some of the richest, most scrumptious chocolate cookies ever. I know what your thinking, but I’m not really evil, I promise.
There is no reason or story behind why I decided to make these cookies. I was simply craving chocolate (again) and Nutella and wanted to create a dessert that combined the two. It had been awhile since I made some cookies so those seemed like the best choice, and they were.
Chocolate Chocolate Chip and Nutella Cream Sandwich Cookies
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter melted, cooled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Nutella Cream
- 3/4 cup chilled heavy cream
- 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup Nutella
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper set aside.
- Melt chocolate in a saucepan over the lowest heat possible. Stir continuously until all chocolate is melted. Remove from heat and cool completely.
- Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until creamy. Beat in vanilla. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in melted chocolate.
- Slowly mix in dry ingredients. Batter will be thick.
- Fold in chocolate chips. (Note: At this point, if dough seems too soft to work with, you can refrigerate for 30 minutes)
- Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough onto prepared cookie sheet, taking care to make sure they are all the same size. Press down to flatten slightly.
- Cook 8-10 minutes or just until set. Remove from oven. Allow to cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes. Remove to cooling rack to cool completely.
- To make the cream, whip cream, mascara and sugar in a bowl until peaks form. Gently fold in Nutella. Mixture will be light and fluffy.
- Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
- To assemble, with the bottom of a cookie facing up, spread a thin layer of Nutella cream on the flat side of one cookie. Place another cookie on top. Repeat with remaining cookies and cream.
- Serve. Keep uneaten cookies refrigerated to keep cream from melting.
Notes
Hey! I'm Des!
Welcome to Life’s Ambrosia where Dinner is served and memories are made. Here you will find over 1000 tried and true recipes for every possible occasion. In the last 10 years, this blog has helped millions of families put dinner on the table and create food memories. Let me help you too.
Rachel Page
July 3, 2015 at 8:11 pmI’m thinking about making a version of these but instead of sandwiching, I wanted to put the frosting on top of one cookie and put the decorations on the frosting.
Priya
March 20, 2012 at 3:15 amHi! First of all, these are AMAZING! everyone loves them when I make them!! I do have a problem.. every time i make the Nutella cream, it is too runny.. or it is fluffy but because of the weight of the top cookie, the cookies side in al directions and it gets very messy!
is there anyway to make the cream thicker, to become more like a ganache or even like a paste (like for oreos)? Thanks a lot!!
Deseree
March 22, 2012 at 6:08 pmHi Priya! I’m glad you like these! I have had problems from time to time too with the filling. What you could do is make a mascarpone/nutella filling by simply mixing the mascarpone and nutella together. It will be a bit creamier and should be less runny. Let me know if you try that! :)
Lauren
April 15, 2011 at 10:32 amSo the melted chocolate is combined into the cookie mixture so that they are essentially chocolate cookies with chocolate chips? Do they keep their regular chocolate chip cookie taste? These look awesome though and I want to try!
Christina
July 26, 2009 at 8:35 amI made these last night since a) the butter is melted and doesn’t need to come to room temp, and b) I like cookies like this with a small amount of melted chocolate blended in. I baked them until the outsides were set, then let cool a while. wow! there was a layer of fudgy innards, chewy, just slightly cakey. Most of the dough is in the fridge and I’m about to bake a few more!
awesome cookies!
Deseree
July 28, 2009 at 7:17 amThanks Christina! I am glad to hear that you like them :)
Pickles
July 26, 2009 at 5:48 am*drool* I’ll leave it at that. Pure awesomeness.
Dana Zia
July 25, 2009 at 10:02 pmOkay, these rock my world! Nutella and chocolate chocolate chip cookies? Drool. Good idea!
Jennifer
July 23, 2009 at 6:40 pmThese look INCREDIBLE! I just made cookie sandwiches too but I love this nutella filling!! YUM!
Samantha
July 23, 2009 at 3:24 pmNo problem! That was my “guess” but I wasn’t sure. I’m doing desserts for a party of 50 tomorrow night and added these last minute after I saw them on foodgawker, and didn’t want to make a mistake as I won’t have spare time to “remake” anything!
Deseree
July 23, 2009 at 5:27 pmI hope you and the party guests enjoy them! :)
Deseree
July 23, 2009 at 3:14 pmOh my gosh! Thank you Samantha for catching that. You should mix in the melted chocolate after you beat in the eggs.
Samantha
July 23, 2009 at 3:08 pmQuestion: I might be dumb and overlooking it but where does the melted chocolate from the beginning of the recipe go?
Hillary
July 23, 2009 at 9:47 amThis is essentially diet-kill but totallly worth posting! They look like the ultimate chocolate chip cookies – oozing extra goodness.
Marta
July 23, 2009 at 9:11 amYou do not need a reason to make these gorgeous and delicious cookie-sandwiches. And I think they are worth compromising bikini-season! Wow Des they look amazing! I just love Nutella!!! I eat it by the spoonfull!!
Thanks for sharing these with us :)
Jamieanne
July 23, 2009 at 9:06 amThese look awesome! I just made a sort of similar, but different!, sandwich cookie – peanut butter cookies with plain Nutella sandwiched in between. You just can’t go wrong with Nutella! :)
Carrie
July 23, 2009 at 7:55 amI have been craving cookies lately too. I could definitely eat a couple (dozen) of these!
Jessie
July 22, 2009 at 11:24 amI cannot believe nobody have you a comment on these delicious cookies!! I think I’ll have two cookies and then another two cookies hehehe I think I’m going to forget the bikini this year as well and indulge in these fantastic cookies :)