Nutella Swirled Pumpkin Cookies

By srumbel

These cookies are soft, cake-like and delicious. The Nutella swirl is rich and creamy. They are just like a pumpkin chocolate chip cookie, but Nutella flavor instead of chocolate. I even frosted some of them with cinnamon buttercream and they are so so good!!!
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Ingredients

• 3 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 c. unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 1/4 c. light brown sugar
• 1 c. non-fat plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream)
• 1 c. canned pumpkin puree
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 c. Nutella

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon; set aside. In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar. Add the yogurt, pumpkin, egg and vanilla and mix until combined. Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Drop spoonfuls of dough, about 1 1/2 - 2 Tablespoons each, onto a greased baking sheet. Flatten cookies a bit. They do not spread much while baking and they puff up quite a bit, so make sure to flatten them.

Top each cookie with 1/2 teaspoon or so of Nutella, spreading out and swirling slightly. I like to leave big thick swirls of Nutella, for more Nutella flavor. Bake cookies for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Makes around 43 cookies.