Well, the bambino had his first day in kindergarten today. It was bittersweet. He was already somewhat chipper and ready to participate when they lined all the kids up, although I think for a little while he was a little hesitant about it all. But he was smiling when we tearfully exited his classroom, so I knew he’d be fine. It helped that there was a meeting for the parents right after school started, so I could compose myself. Still, once I dropped Jay off at work (I took the day off), I came home and promptly got to work on a couple baking projects, the first being Nutella Sandwich Cookies.

I’ve made these before, but it’s been a long while. They’re always a hit when I make them, and this time around, a batch is for an old blog friend’s belated birthday. Eugene and I became friends back at Blog City (as did Sacha and I). Like Sacha, we’ve never met in person, but have kept in touch over the years. He jokingly suggested I send him some desserts, and while I haven’t yet figured out how to ship cupcakes in the mail, I CAN mail cookies! And Nutella is loved by virtually everyone (I know, there are people out there who don’t like chocolate and wouldn’t eat Nutella, but I imagine they’re few and far between), so it was the perfect excuse for making Nutella Sandwich Cookies again.

They are so so good. I made sure to double the batch so I’d have extras (which I may or may not be sharing with certain people when I go back to work tomorrow).

Yield: 40-42

Nutella Sandwich Cookies

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Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 7 minutes

Total Time 22 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 C all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 1 C Nutella
• 1 C (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
• 1 C sugar
• 1 C brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 or 3 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. and set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the Nutella, butter, and both sugars, about 3 minutes.

Add the eggs and vanilla and blend until combined.

On low speed, add in the dry ingredients. Do not overmix.

Using a small (1 Tbsp) cookie scoop, place the dough on the prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 6-8 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on cookies sheet for about 5 minutes. Remove and cool completely on wire racks.

Once cool spread a layer of Nutella between two cookies, and sandwich together.

The cookies will be en route tomorrow!

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