June 23, 2014

Oat and Nutella Cookies

Nutella and Oat Cookies, recipe
Gluten Free Oat and Nutella Cookies


I am jealous of adorable well behaved kids. My house seems to play by another set of rules, or at least my two boys seem to think it does. While I love my kids to no end, they can be the kids that other parents dread. You know the kids, the ones that fight at the store, touch everything they see, talk non-stop (really I don't think they breath in-between sentences), and think that having a MMA fight in the middle of the store is something that should happen. I have those kids. They are adorable, but since they travel in a pack it's like trying to tame wild hyenas. Then every once in a  while I run into another parent with multiple boys, and we share a moment. In a glance, a smile, or a joke we have instantly bonded over having all boys. The world seems a little less crazy, and then I realize my boys are currently on the floor trying to tackle each other. My word realigns back to normal and I realize I don't have perfect kids, but I love them just the same. Hopefully they will one day turn into the adorable well behaved kids that other parents seem to have, in the meantime they are still my off center version of perfect and that's just fine with me.

I have a slight Nutella obsession. I can't keep full jars in the house or I will eat them (normally with a spoon straight out of the jar - is there any other way..). So in order to avoid my waistline from becoming non-existent I only buy Nutella for recipes or as a very seldom treat. My Nutella obsession happens to work perfectly with my cookies obsession, they are a match made in heaven. Today I tried a new recipe for Oat and Nutella Cookies from the May 2014 issue of Food and Wine Magazine. Here is the recipe with changes.

Adapted from Food and Wine Magazine




Oat and Nutella Cookies


Recipe Type: Dessert
Summary:
A delicious combination of Nutella and oats that makes for a great snack or dessert.
Cooking Time: 0h, 10m
Total Time: 1h, 0m
Yield: 60 Cookies

Oat and Nutella Cookies

Ingredients
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 13 ounces Nutella (one jar)
  • 2 cups quick cook oats
Cooking Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl and mix.
  3. Using a mixer, cream the shortening and sugars until creamy (2-3 minutes on medium).
  4. Add the eggs one a time and then add Nutella.
  5. Beat the mixture until smooth (another 1-2 minutes on medium).
  6. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  7. Roll the cookies into balls (1 tablespoon for each ball).
  8. Place the cookies on the baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes. Do not over bake these cookies. They should be just barely set, if you bake them too long they will be way too crunchy. 
The original recipe has a 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. I made the cookies as written in the magazine and I found that the cinnamon flavor was a little much. Now, that may just be my tastes, if you love cinnamon go for it. My husband thought that the cinnamon was the best part of the cookie, so you might love the cinnamon like he did. I also reduced the amount of salt. I found a full teaspoon to be too much for my tastes, so I reduced it to 3/4 of a teaspoon. However, I under salt everything so I'm a little strange. If you aren't a fan of vegetable shortening I would assume that coconut oil (you might need to reduce the total amount), butter, or another fat would work just as well. The version I made I used gluten free all purpose flour that had xanthan gum already added. If you use another type of gluten free flour I would suggest adding xanthan gum to the mixture (about a tablespoon).

16 comments:

  1. These nutella cookies look delicious Ann!

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  2. I have two boys too. I can relate. As for Nutella? I discovered Nutella back in 2001 when we hosted a student from Germany…Nutella was European version of peanut butter (except that it was hazelnuts and chocolate, which tasted better). He spread it on everything. I have no doubt that these oat and Nutella cookies rock!
    Thanks for sharing.

    Velva

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    1. Glad to know that my two boys aren't the only ones :)

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  3. These look scrumptious. I'm also guilty of devouring Nutella by the spoonful...

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  4. How do people get those adorable, well behaved kids? I would love to know their secret.

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  5. I think kids should misbehave...
    Nutella...I stopped eating it from a jar some years ago, I did my share though, for sure. Now the cookies, that's something else, would love to try these...

    ela h.
    Gray Apron

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    1. I stopped eating it from the jar a whole back too. Partly because I stopped buying the big jars so I can't be tempted :)

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  6. Oh yes - I want these cookies now! I better go eat lunch first!

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    1. It probably would be a good idea to eat lunch I agree (that way you don't eat the whole batch!!).

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  7. You had me at Nutella. :) My kids are actually quite well-behaved most of the time but like anyone, they have their moments. It's easier to roll with it, which I'm sure you're very good at. :)

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    1. I have gotten very good at rolling with whatever comes my way :) My boys are both in stages right now, so they are a little worse than normal. Hopefully it's a short phase!!!

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  8. Who wouldn't love nutella! These cookies look scrumptious, Ann.

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  9. ooh, yummy! my kids love nutella, too. i usually serve it with apples, so that's healthy, right? lol. i am definitely going to try this. we also love cookie butter :)

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