Peanut Butter and Nutella Cookies

Nutella is possibly the best thing to come out of Italy since gelato and and the modern road system.  It's hazelnuts and chocolate blended into a smooth, creamy butter that tastes better than anything has the right to.

And finally there is a recipe that brings this chocolaty concoction into cookie form.  I'll shut up now and give you the recipe.

You will need:

3/4 cup unsalted butter at room temperature

2/3 cup smooth peanut butter

1 cup white sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs at room temperature

3 tsp vanilla extract

2 2/3 cup all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2/3 cup Nutella

Cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars together in a large mixing bowl.  Once creamed, stir in eggs one at a time until well combined.  Stir in vanilla extract.  Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until well-combined and dough is formed.  Take Nutella and place in large dollops on top of dough.  Using a butter knife, swirl Nutella throughout the dough so that the dough becomes marbled with chocolaty goodness.  Put dough in refrigerator for one hour.

Preheat oven to 350 F.  On a greased cookie sheet place dough by the spoonful at least 2 inches apart.  Bake for 8-10 minutes.  Let cook slightly before transferring to a cooling rack.

- The Pink One