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Nutella® Thumbprint Cookies

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 40 min
  • Servings 50
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These irresistible Nutella® thumbprint cookies are just another reason to be thankful for this holiday! Rolled in toasted hazelnuts, these sugar cookies can easily become the next family favorite. There's nothing not to love about Nutella® Hazelnut Spread!
Updated Aug 15, 2023
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Ingredients

  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
  • Flour, butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch for cutout cookies
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 cup finely chopped hazelnuts (filberts), toasted, skinned
  • 1/2 cup Nutella® hazelnut spread (from 13-oz jar)
  • Multicolored nonpareils, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, butter and egg with spoon until soft dough forms.
  • 2
    Shape into 50 (3/4-inch) balls. In small bowl, beat egg whites lightly with fork. Place nuts in another small bowl. Dip each ball into egg white, then roll in nuts. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 1 inch apart.
  • 3
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheets. Using end of wooden spoon, make indentation in center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
  • 4
    When ready to serve, spoon hazelnut chocolate spread into small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off small corner of bag; insert cut corner of bag into indentation in each cookie. Squeeze bag to fill opening, about 1/2 teaspoon per cookie. Sprinkle with nonpareils.
  • 5
    Store covered in airtight container at room temperature in single layer.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Use completely cooled cookie sheets. Cookies will spread too much if put on a hot or warm cookie sheet.
  • tip 2
    To skin hazelnuts, toast nuts at 375°F 10 to 12 minutes, stirring twice. Let stand 5 minutes. Pour nuts into clean kitchen towel, and gather tightly in a bundle; rub vigorously with towel to remove skins.

Nutrition

90 Calories, 5g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 11g Total Carbohydrate, 6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
90
Calories from Fat
45
Total Fat
5g
7%
Saturated Fat
2g
9%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
50mg
2%
Potassium
25mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
11g
4%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
6g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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