Pinning + Nutella = Trouble

Nutella!!! The magic words.... I have a major weakness for Nutella. Its the best stuff on earth. So I invited a friend that I know has a love of baking over for coffee and baking. We enjoyed our hazelnut coffee and chatted it up a bit then jumped into baking.


Todays Pin: Peanut Butter and Nutella Swirl Cookies

Pin Link: http://pinterest.com/pin/388041859/
The Recipe:

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
Approx. 1/4 cup Nutella

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Combine butter, peanut butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla. Mix until well blended.

Add flour, baking soda and salt. Drizzle Nutella on top of the dough then swirl it through the dough with a butter knife.

Chill dough 15 minutes in the refrigerator. Roll into balls by hand. Place on parchment lined cookie sheet. Using a fork, press down the balls to flatten slightly. Bake until edges are very lightly browned (about 7 to 10 minutes).

Allow to rest 2 minutes on cookie sheet before transferring cookies to a cooling rack.




My Low down on these cookies:

Well the dough was thick and the recipe says to drizzle well you cant really drizzle so we just added it then cut the nutella in. We also added about 1/3 of a cup instead of 1/4. The dough was crumbly but rolled up well enough. The cookies don't really rise or spread out so they end up small little bits which is good I like the bite size cookies. But the nutella is lost in it. I could barely taste it. Gave a bit of a chocolate flavor but the hazelnut is overwhelmed by the peanut butter. I do enjoy peanut butter cookies so trust me they will be eaten but I'm disappointed. I wanted more Nutella!!! This recipe may need some adjustments if try it again.


Thats two Pins in a row I've been disappointed in so lets hope tonight's dinner pin turns out better