Name: Nutella Therapy Cookies
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 1/2 teaspoon table salt; 1 large egg, at room temperature; 16 tablespoons Nutella (Chocolate Hazelnut Spread), slightly cold; 1 3/4 cups (7 1/2 ounces/ 213 grams) all-purpose flour, (preferably weighed)*; 2 teaspoons (5 grams) cornstarch; 3/4 cup (6 ounces/ 170 grams) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 1 cup (7 ounces/ 200 grams) soft light brown sugar; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces/ 100 grams) granulated sugar; 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature; 1/2 cup (1 1/2 ounce/ 43 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder*, sift if lumpy; 1 1/4 cup (8 3/4 ounces/ 250 grams) chocolate chips, semisweet or milk or a combination of both*, plus extra for pressing on the cookie dough balls; Sea salt, for sprinkling on top

Instructions

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat. Using a tablespoon size ice cream scoop or a round measuring tablespoon measuring, scoop out 16 rounded tablespoons of Nutella onto the prepared baking sheet. Freeze until solid, at least one hour or overnight. Line another baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large bowl and using a hand mixer), beat the butter on medium high speed until soft and slightly lightened in color, about 1 minute.
Add both sugars and beat together until lightened in both color and texture, about 5 minutes.
Mix in the egg, egg yolk and vanilla until well blended.
On low speed, mix in the cocoa powder. Add the flour mixture and mix just until combined, leaving a few streaks of flour behind. Do not over mix.
Stir in the chocolate chips, scraping down the bottom and sides of the bowl to make sure that everything is well combined.
Using a 1/4 cup measure ice cream scoop, scoop out the dough onto the lined baking sheet, forming 16 equal dough balls. Using the back of a wooden spoon handle or your thumb, make deep holes into the dough.
Get the Nutella scoops out of the freezer and working quickly, peel the Nutella scoops from the baking sheet and place them in the middle of the dough holes. If you're working in a warm kitchen, you might want to keep them in the freezer, taking only one by one as you work, to avoid them melting.
Gather the dough up over the Nutella scoops to completely cover them. Roll the dough into balls and place on the baking sheet. Press a few extra chocolate chips on top of each dough ball then sprinkle with sea salt flakes.
Loosely cover with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 2 hours, then either bake immediately (from frozen) or transfer to a large zipper lock bag and freeze until needed, overnight or up to 1 month.*

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Chef's Notes

If you don't have a kitchen scale to weigh the flour, use the Spoon & Sweep method: Use a spoon to lightly fill measuring cup with flour until required amount is obtained, then sweep access with the back of a knife.Make sure that the brown sugar used here is the soft kind that feels like wet sand and packs to itself, like Dominos brand or Red Path.I used Hershey's unsweetened cocoa in this recipe for its pleasant milk chocolatey flavor that doesn't overwhelm the Nutella.I prefer equal parts semisweet and milk chocolate chips but use what you prefer.You don't have to bake all the frozen cookie dough all at once. Keep them in your freezer up to one month and bake only the amount you need even if its just one, or for when a chocolate emergency strikes.

Measurements Note: All recipes of this site have been developed using weight measurements. Although US volume measurements have been included for your convenience, it is highly encouraged that you weigh your ingredients using a kitchen scale to get the best possible results. Due to the sensitive nature of baking, kitchen scales are proven to yield more accurate and consistent results than measuring cups. Enjoy!

If you don't have a kitchen scale to weigh the flour, use the Spoon & Sweep method: Use a spoon to lightly fill measuring cup with flour until required amount is obtained, then sweep access with the back of a knife.Make sure that the brown sugar used here is the soft kind that feels like wet sand and packs to itself, like Dominos brand or Red Path.I used Hershey's unsweetened cocoa in this recipe for its pleasant milk chocolatey flavor that doesn't overwhelm the Nutella.I prefer equal parts semisweet and milk chocolate chips but use what you prefer.You don't have to bake all the frozen cookie dough all at once. Keep them in your freezer up to one month and bake only the amount you need even if its just one, or for when a chocolate emergency strikes.