Nutella Pastry Cookies

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 (8 oz) block cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 - 1 1/2 cups Nutella
• 1/4 cup water

Details

Servings 36
Adapted from cookiesandcups.com

Preparation

Step 1

In large bowl cream together butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour to mixture until combined.

When dough is chilled, preheat oven to 350°.

Lightly sprinkle counter with flour. Roll out one portion of dough into 10"x7" rectangle. Trim edges if necessary. Cut dough into 2 1/2" squares. Place a heaping teaspoon amount of Nutella in center of each square. Moisten edges of dough with water, fold over diagonally and then pinch closed.

Line baking sheet with parchment paper or SilPat. Place pastries on baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly golden.

**If desired drizzle you can drizzle pastry cookies with some extra Nutella...heat 1/4 cup Nutella in microwave for 15-20 seconds, add in about 1/4 -1/2 tsp vegetable oil and stir to thin. Lightly drizzle Nutella on top of pastries.