Nutella Blossoms

MNLisaB's Note:

From our local paper, these are my kinda cookies, simple, utilizing two major food groups, peanut butter and chocolate. I usually don't bake cookies for Christmas, but I will be doing these. (For the kids, of course).

• Total Time: 27 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 48 blossoms

• ½ cup butter
• 2⁄3; cup creamy peanut butter
• ½ cup brown sugar , firmly packed
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup baking mix or 1 cup pancake mix
• ½ cup toffee pieces
• ½ cup nutella chocolate hazelnut spread
• 2 ½ tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325*.
2. In a large mixing bowl use an electric mixer on medium speed to cream together butter, peanut butter, granulated and brown sugars until fluffy.
3. Add egg and mix to combine.
4. Reduce speed and add baking mix, mixing thoroughly.
5. Stir in toffee chips.
6. Shape into 1 inch balls and bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes at 325*.
7. Remove to a wrire rack to cool.
8. In a small saucepan over low heat, stir together Nutella, milk and powdered sugar until smooth.
9. Dip top of cooled cookies into glaze and dry on wax paper.

Reviews

[jmeneer]

These cookies are outstanding. My entire family loved them. The only trouble I had was my cookies kept breaking as I tried dipping them into the topping so I stopped trying to dip and I drizzled the topping on instead. Thanks for an excellent recipe.

[Kim]

Very good cookies. They took 17 minutes to cook though. Really easy to make. As much as I love Nutella, I think, I liked the cookie better with out the nutella glaze. that's just me though. I will make these again. But I will leave off the glaze. The cookie is sweet enough with out it.