Nutella Spiced Sugar Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
• Cream butter and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until white and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla extract; beat well. Add chocolate-hazelnut spread and mix completely. Slowly add flour and cocoa powder and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and hazelnuts.
• Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. Turn the oven off and allow the cookies to sit in the oven for 2 minutes more.
• Remove cookies from the oven and serve immediately or allow to cool.

Steps:

• Combine sugar, milk, and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir continuously until mixture comes to a rapid boil. Continue stirring and boil for 1 full minute.
• Remove from the heat and stir in chocolate-hazelnut spread until well incorporated. Stir in oats.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a sheet of waxed paper. Depress the cookies with a fork to achieve desired height. Allow to set for 1 hour before serving.

Steps:

• To make Nutella Spiced Sugar Cookies: In a medium bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar with a hand mixer on high speed for 2 minutes.
• Add the egg and vanilla and beat for 1 minute.
• Stir in the remaining dry ingredients on low speed just until combined.
• divide the dough in half and flatten each piece slightly (about 1-inch thickness), cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Roll out each piece on wax paper to 1/8-inch thickness.
• Use cookie cutters to cut desired shapes.
• For Halloween bats, pumpkins, headstones and owls are appropriate shapes.
• Bake on on cookie sheet for 10 minutes.
• Cool completely.
• To Make the Glaze: Heat the Nutella, milk and confectioner's sugar in a small pot over low heat until combined and slightly warm.
• Spread each cookie with the glaze and decorate as desired with jimmies, sprinkles, mini chips, or halloween candy.
• Allow to set on a wire rack.
• Store in an airtight container.
• Theese cookies can be baked ahead of time and frozen, unglazed for up to 6 weeks if stored in an airtight container.