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I can’t believe it’s already time for our monthly #ProgressiveEats dinner party – it seems like a I just shared my apple cider, ginger, and bourbon cocktails last week. This month, Jenni from Pastry Chef Online is hosting a holiday dessert extravaganza! Be sure to scroll all the way to the end, because there’s an amazing dessert line up!

I made soft, chewy oatmeal cookies stuffed with Nutella. Just imagine it – a delicious oatmeal cookie with a gooey Nutella center. Amazing, right? Plus, they’re gluten free! Since there’s so little flour in oatmeal cookies anyway, I added extra ground oats instead.

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Bring them with you to Thanksgiving or make them for this year’s Christmas cookie exchange; they’re pretty much guaranteed to be a hit.

Nutella stuffed oatmeal cookies might look impressive, but they’re really easy to make. Start to finish, they only take about an hour!

The dough is really simple to mix up and I bet you already have everything you need to make it. The bulk of time time is letting the dough chill – it makes the cookies a lot easier to stuff, plus it prevents them from spreading out/flattening in the oven.

I made three batches last weekend and I could probably make them in my sleep now.

(Why three batches? The first two were to make sure I had the recipe perfect: since the Nutella can be a little greasy and ground oats don’t absorb liquid the same way flour does, my normal oatmeal cookie base melted and spread too much. These have less butter and they bake up perfectly. The third batch was because my dogs climbed up onto the kitchen counter and got into them before I had a chance to take pictures. Thank goodness they didn’t get sick from the chocolate! They apparently really love oatmeal cookies because this isn’t the first time that’s happened!)

Nutella Stuffed Oatmeal Cookies

Name: Nutella Stuffed Oatmeal Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons bunsalted butter/b, softened; 1/3 cup (packed) bbrown sugar /b; 1/4 cup bsugar/b; 1 begg/b; 1 teaspoon bvanilla/b; 2 1/4 cups gluten free bold fashioned oats/b; 1/2 teaspoon bbaking soda/b; 1/4 teaspoon bkosher salt/b; 1/4 cup bNutella /b, chilled

Yield: 12

Prep Time: 40 minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Total Time: 58 minutes

The Nutella is much easier to work with if it's chilled. I pop mine into the fridge when I take my butter out to soften.

Ingredients

6 tablespoons [b]unsalted butter[/b], softened
1/3 cup (packed) [b]brown sugar [/b]
1/4 cup [b]sugar[/b]
1 [b]egg[/b]
1 teaspoon [b]vanilla[/b]
2 1/4 cups gluten free [b]old fashioned oats[/b]
1/2 teaspoon [b]baking soda[/b]
1/4 teaspoon [b]kosher salt[/b]
1/4 cup [b]Nutella [/b], chilled

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy; beat in the egg and vanilla.
Use a blender or food processor to grind 3/4 cups of oats into a fine flour (I love my Vitamix S30 for this). Add the oat flour, baking soda, and salt to the dough; mix until combined. Stir in the remaining oats. Cover and chill 30 minutes.
Heat oven to 350ºF and line two baking sheets with silpats or parchment paper.
Use a medium cookie scoop to divide the dough into two tablespoon portions; roll into a ball, then flatten between your palms. Spoon 1 teaspoon of Nutella onto the center of the dough. Bring the edges up around the Nutella to form the dough back into a ball, making sure the Nutella is completely inside (patch with a little bit of extra dough, if needed). Repeat with remaining dough. Place the dough balls onto the prepared cookie sheets, 2 inches apart.
Bake 18 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges and set in the middle. Let cool completely.

Notes

Nutella is gluten free, but other brands of chocolate-hazelnut spread might not be. Please check the specific brand you use.

Nutrition Information

Amount Per Serving Calories 238 Total Fat 10.1g Fiber 3.1g Protein 4.6g

Welcome to another edition of Progressive Eats, our virtual version of a progressive dinner party. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, a progressive dinner involves going from house to house, enjoying a different course at each location. With Progressive Eats, a theme is chosen each month, members share recipes suitable for a delicious meal or party, and you can hop from blog to blog to check them out.

We have a core group of 12 bloggers, but we will always need substitutes and if there is enough interest would consider additional groups. To see our upcoming themes and how you can participate, please check out the schedule at Creative Culinary or contact Barb for more information.

This month’s theme is Great Holiday Desserts hosted by Jenni Field at Pastry Chef Online. Cookies, cakes, pies and more for your holiday party planning!

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Chocolate Peppermint Ice Cream Cake Roll

Bourbon Cajeta Apple Butter Goat Cheese Cheesecake

Mini Mascarpone Cheesecakes

Vanilla Rum-Chocolate Chestnut Saint Honoré

Comments

Bob Brett says
05/02 at 11:54 am

The recipe says it serves 12. So how many cookies are there in a serving?

- Lauren Keating says
  05/02 at 12:03 pm
  
  It makes 12 large cookies
  
Linda (Meal Planning Maven) says
12/03 at 11:21 am

Love these! My kids and grandkids will absolutely gobble them up!

Angela {Mind Over Batter} says
12/01 at 8:37 am

Who can possibly resist nutella? Who?! No one, that’s who! I love that you made these gluten free. And duh, nutella!

Renee - Kudos Kitchen says
12/01 at 7:56 am

Oh YUM! These would fast become a family tradition. Can’t wait to try them for myself.

Nikki @ NikSnacks says
11/27 at 4:23 pm

These look great! I’ve a whole 5lb bag of Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 flour and I think I’ll use that and make these some day.

Kim Beaulieu says
11/27 at 1:41 am

You had me at nutella. I love oatmeal cookies so these are right up my alley.

Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says
11/26 at 11:03 pm

Love these cookies! I would totally eat the entire batch!

Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says
11/26 at 10:13 am

Doesn’t nutella just make everything better!

Erin @ Texanerin Baking says
11/26 at 7:58 am

These look amazing! Love that they’re gluten-free and use oat flour. 🙂

Heather // girlichef says
11/26 at 7:26 am

I can hardly blame your dogs, I bet the smell was just intoxicating! 😉 Seriously, this is an awesome idea, I could eat a couple for breakfast right now.

Anita says
11/25 at 10:12 pm

I love this hidden surprise – Nutella makes everything better!

Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats says
11/25 at 9:57 pm

Holy Moly.. anything nutella sounds good to me. But cookies.. heck yes please!

Martha @ A Family Feast says
11/25 at 7:21 pm

OMG – My husband loves oatmeal cookies and if I stuffed Nutella in them…he’d be in heaven! Me too! Great recipe…

Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says
11/25 at 6:33 pm

mmmmm I love me some Nutella!!! These are wonderful cookies. Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Brenda@Sugar-Free Mom says
11/25 at 5:29 pm

Love that these are gluten free and man I would be screaming if my dog ate my cookies! Happy Thanksgiving!

Angie says
11/25 at 3:07 pm

I’m going to have to try these, two of my favorite things, nutella and oatmeal!

Rose | The Clean Dish says
11/25 at 1:46 pm

I’m impressed with your stuffing skills! I would have never thought of stuffing cookies like this with Nutella so kudos for trying it out and making it work!! Oatmeal cookies are among my favorites and I love the very short list of ingredients!

Stephanie says
11/25 at 1:17 pm

Oh, dogs! Glad you were finally able to share these with us – they look divine!

Paula - bell'alimento says
11/25 at 1:13 pm

You had me at Nutella!

Megan says
11/25 at 11:41 am

Sorry about those dogs! I’m glad they didn’t get sick, at least. These look like a great option for the cookie table!

Barbara @ Barbara Bakes says
11/25 at 11:08 am

Love the wonderful chocolate center. Perfect for the holidays.

Ansh says
11/25 at 9:34 am

Sorry I giggled when I read the post about the dogs on Facebook. Glad they did not get sick. These are gorgeous and melt in the mouth cookies. Will be wonderful for Holidays.

Jeanette | Jeanette's Healthy Living says
11/25 at 8:05 am

Love this gluten-free option for the holidays – I don’t think anyone can resist a nutella stuffed cookie!

Liz says
11/25 at 7:52 am

Oh, my. These were worth experimenting with to get perfect…they look scrumptious! And I did have to giggle at your dogs eating a batch! They have good taste 😉

Jenni says
11/25 at 7:27 am

Fabulous cookies, Lauren! I’m so sorry the dogs ate your homework! I guess the upside is you can now make these in your sleep. =) Happy Holiday Dessert Extravaganza!

Baby June says
11/25 at 5:57 am

Wow, those look amazing! Definitely worth of a Christmas cookie swap 🙂

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