Nutella & Sea Salt Cookies

By KimberlySeverino

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cup flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 2 sticks unsalted butter
• 1 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon plain greek yogurt
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1 jar of Nutella, chilled in refrigerator
• Coarse sea salt for sprinkling

Details

Adapted from ambitiouskitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
2. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
3. With an electric mixer, mix the butter and sugars until thoroughly blended.
4. Beat in the egg, yolk, vanilla, and yogurt until combined.
5. Add the dry ingredients slowly and beat on low-speed just until combined.
6. Gently fold in all of the chocolate chips.
7. Chill your dough for 2 hours in the refrigerator..
8. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Once dough is chilled measure about 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball.
9. Flatten the dough ball very thinly into the palm of your hand.
10. Place 1 teaspoon of chilled nutella in the middle and fold dough around it; gently roll into a ball.
11. Make sure that the nutella is not seeping out of the dough. Add more dough if necessary.
12. Place dough balls on cookie sheet, 2 inches apart and flatten with your hand VERY gently.
13. Bake the cookies 9-11 minutes or until the edges of the cookies begin to turn golden brown.