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SRC for June: Nutella Cookies!

Whoo hoo!    It is Secret Recipe Club time again!     If you have been under a rock for the past year, then let me explain Secret Recipe Club.   SRC is a club for the avid, rabid, zealous foodie.    The great hosts,   Jane, Suzanne, Angela and April, pair up the members each month.   The goal?   Lurk around your assigned site and find something fabulous to make and then share it with everyone during reveal day.

Secret Recipe Club

Today is the day!   Be prepared for a big foodie adventure for this reveal!  This month I got Jane’s Adventures in Dining.

Jane started her site during her maternity leave to chronicle what she was cooking.   It has morphed into so much more.    Her site is simply put, delightful.

She describes its current state as “dedicated to my journey to enjoying the life that I’ve been lucky enough to be given.”

And, I love her disclaimer:

 Any mistakes are my own and largely well-meaning.

I had been wanting to make something with Nutella for the longest time so I went for Jane’s Nutella Cookies.

 

 Nutella Cookies
From Jane’s Adventures in Dinner

1/2 c.  granulated sugar
1/2  c. brown sugar
1/3 c. nutella
1/2 c.  butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 c.  all-purpose flour
1 c. whole wheat pastry flour
1 t.baking powder
1/2  t. baking soda
1/2 c. chopped hazelnuts

Prehheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together sugars, nutella and butter.   Add eggs one at a time and beat until incorporated.    Whisk dry ingredients together in a separate small mixing bowl and then add to batter.   Beat until incorporated.   Add hazelnuts and mix in.

Drop using a small cookie scoop on to a silpat or parchment lined pan.   Bake for 10-12 minutes (they’ll be a bit soft but take them out anyway otherwise the chocolate gets overdone).

These are great little cookies.   The only changes I made was to add some whole wheat flour and chopped hazelnuts (or filberts).

These added a nice texture to a really soft cookie.

I used Montana Wheat flour but if you can’t find that use whole wheat pastry flour.

This is the best stuff! (I have to travel to Iowa to get this!)
See how finely ground this is?

Really, truly delicious cookies!    I made a batch right before I had to leave town for a three-day conference (3 days).    When I returned home, there was not a crumb of these cookies left.     Guess I will have to make another batch for myself.

Please check out Jane’s site and take part in some of her adventures!

Jane's Adventures in Dinner

For some of my past SRC adventures, click here.



Comments & Replies

38 responses to “SRC for June: Nutella Cookies!”

  1. Melissa Avatar

    Delicious! I love Nutella–especially in cookies 🙂

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Thanks! I now do too!

  2. heidi Avatar

    Great looking cookies! Now I know how to use some of the 10 glasses of Nutella we have in the closet 🙂

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Ooh! Makes lots of cookies!

  3. Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos Avatar

    Looks amazing! Nutella is always in the pantry – love the idea of using it in a cookie!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Thanks, Aly. Like I stated, I need to make more now!

      Teri, I am trying to find this type of flour that is locally sourced. It is awesome!

  4. Teri @ The Freshman Cook Avatar

    These look delicious. Yum!! I love nutella! That flour looks interesting. I hope I can find some to try!

  5. Tina @ MOMS CRAZY COOKING Avatar

    My twins LOVE nutella, but I have not baked with it YET!

    If you haven’t had a chance come check out my SRC recipe! http://momscrazycooking.blogspot.com/2012/06/german-chocolate-cracker-candy-secret.html

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Tina, I will definitely check out your SRC post. I was too busy last reveal to really check out everyone’s and leave comments. Not this time! Hope you try these cookies!

  6. Rhonda Avatar

    Hooray for Wheat Montana! I have full access to it, let me know if you need some! I adore nutella, like Tina I have yet to bake with it.

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Thanks, Rhonda. I may take you up on that. One would think that I could find a local source here in wheat country.

  7. misschelsmangia Avatar

    Nutella…in a cookie…that is heaven sent!

  8. Our Eating Habits Avatar

    I love Nutella. I love cookies. Combined=Heaven!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      I agree with you both. I am so thankful to SRC for pairing me up with such a great blogger and to Jane for the great recipe!

  9. Erin @ Making Memories Avatar

    I’ve never made anything with Nutella before. Your cookies look wonderful!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      You must remedy that and make something with Nutella!

  10. cindy Avatar

    These look yummy. I have one of those big Costco jars of Nutella in the pantry. I also have company coming for 2 weeks. I think I must make these soon. Great SRC pick.

    1. Eliot Avatar

      I didn’t know you could buy Nutella in the industrial size! 🙂 Let me know how you like them.

  11. Cucina49 Avatar

    Ooh, good call on the hazelnuts–I love to add them to baked goods! These cookies look amazing.

  12. Aimee @ Chickenville Avatar

    So how long was that three day conference?? 🙂 You always make me smile. These look great, but I can’t buy Nutella because I would eat the entire jar in one sitting and make myself sick. That stuff is dangerous. I figure if my kids don’t know about it, I’d better not start!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      I sometimes sneak by and get a spoonful and think, “Why did I do that?!” But these cookies are not really sweet and you get the best of the choco and hazelnut!

  13. Lisa~~ Avatar

    You can never go wrong with Nutella…Delish!

    If you haven’t already, I’d love for you to check out my group “A” SRC entry: Candied Popcorn.

    Lisa~~
    Cook Lisa Cook

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Thanks, Lisa. Will do!

  14. Erin Avatar

    Yummy! I am on a serious nutella kick lately too. I love that stuff!! These look delicious. Great choice for SRC!!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Isn’t it funny? I get on Nutella kicks too. (However, it is easy to get too much of the good stuff!) 🙂

  15. Liz Avatar

    I have Nutella that needs to be in cookies ASAP…and this looks like the perfect recipe! Yummy!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Would you believe until very recently The Hubs had never heard or had Nutella! I remedied that, I can tell you! 🙂

  16. gloria Avatar

    This look delicious!!

  17. {Adventuresindinner} Avatar

    You are just a peach! So glad to have been paired with you this month. Just a treat (pun, totally intended). I’ve now added you to my blogroll so I won’t miss a thing. C:

    1. Eliot Avatar

      Thanks. Back at ya!!!!!!! Enjoyed lurking around your site. I love getting the secret assignment every month. Can’t wait to see what else you post up! You crack me up, Jane!

  18. Tandy Avatar

    I need a few of those for my coffee this morning 🙂

    1. Eliot Avatar

      I wish I had had the opportunity. Again, I must make more!

  19. Christine @ Christine's Kitchen Chronicles Avatar

    Nutella anything is awesome! I had a great time browsing your site for the perfect SRC this month an thoroughly enjoyed the Brat Burgers with Drunken Onions that I ultimately chose. Thank you so much and I’ll be back to try more recipes in the future for sure!

    1. Eliot Avatar

      I think your picture was one of the best ones this reveal. You made that burger look totally awesome! Glad you got Eliot’s Eats for SRC and glad you picked that recipe! Hope it will be a summer go-to for you. Thanks again for all the kind words.

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