Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars with a ribbon of Nutella running right through the middle. These buttery cookie bars are sure to become a family favourite.
Oh BOY!
Do I have a treat for you. I know I say that every week but this time there is N-u-t-e-l-l-a. That right there, is a Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Basr in all its glory.
Soft baked cookie dough studded with chocolate chips and boasting a thick layer of Nutella running right through the middle.
I know you love all the Nutella stuffed things – after all my Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Cookies have been a favourite around here for years.
And these cookie bars are just plain finger-lickin good. If you love chocolate chip cookies and can eat spoonfuls of Nutella at a time (let’s be friends), then this 👆🏻 is definitely for you.
These Nutella Stuffed Cookie Bars boast a tender, golden crumb with a soft middle, laced with chocolate. The ribbon of Nutella just puts these bars completely over-the-top.
While there will always be room for cake, cookies have a special place in my heart. I’ll take them in any shape or form – cookies bars, cookie cakes, cookie cups, ALL THE COOKIES.
If you love soft baked cookies with plenty of chocolate, you’ll love these Nutella Cookie Bars. And did I mention that they are quick and easy to make? With no need to chill the dough, you could have them ready to eat in under an hour.
How to make Nutella Stuffed Cookie Bars
- This recipe is quick and easy – with no need to chill the cookie dough.
- Start with room temperature butter. Your butter should be nice and soft – but not melty by any means.
- Use an electric mixer to combine the butter, sugar and vanilla. It should go nice and creamy.
- Next add the egg. Finally, add the plain flour, baking soda and a pinch of salt. Mix briefly until a soft cookie dough forms. The final touch is a handful of chocolate chips.
- To assemble, divide the dough roughly into two and press half of it into an 8-inch square baking pan. Press down using your fingers into one even layer.
- Add spoonfuls of Nutella on top and spread out into one even layer using a palette knife or the back of a spoon.
- Finally, add extra cookie dough on top. I find the easiest way to do this is by breaking up the cookie dough using your hands, flattening it and then placing it on top of the Nutella layer (see photo 3 above).
- Use your fingers to join the top layer of cookie dough together so there’s only a minimal amount of Nutella poking through.
- Bake cookie bars for around 25 minutes or until golden on top. Leave to cool completely before cutting into small squares to serve.
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Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: Makes 12-16
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Description
Chocolate chip cookie bars with a layer of Nutella running right through the middle.
Ingredients
- 115 grams (1/2 cup or 1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 135 grams (3/4 cup) brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 210 grams (1 and 1/2 cups) plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 115 grams (3/4 cup) chocolate chips
- 100 grams (1/3 cup) Nutella
Instructions
- Grease and line an 8-inch square baking tin with baking or parchment paper, ensuring two sides overhang. Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F) standard / 160 C (320 F) fan-forced.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter, sugar and vanilla using an electric mixer on medium speed until soft and creamy. Add egg and mix briefly to combine.
- Sift in flour, baking soda and salt and mix until a soft cookie dough forms. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Divide the dough into two and press half of the cookie dough into the bottom of your pan to form one even layer. Add the Nutella and spread into one even layer.
- Then grab the other half of your cookie dough and break it up into pieces and pop on top of the Nutella. Use your fingers to join the cookie dough together so the Nutella is fully covered (see photo below).
- Pop into the oven for approximately 24-26 minutes or until golden brown on top. Leave to cool completely in the baking tin. Cut into slices and serve.
Notes
Keywords: Nutella cookie bars, Nutella stuffed cookies
This recipe was first published on Sweetest Menu in November 2017.
LOVE all your recipes but this was sooo good! Thank you as always can’t wait to keep baking more of your lovely treats 🙂
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So glad you enjoyed them Cara!
Can i half this recipe?
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Hi Ramisha, I wouldn’t really recommend as it’s been tested as is – you can always freeze any leftovers.
Jess you are an absolute star! I seriously adore your recipes and so does everyone else, especially your bars/brownies! I’m still trying to find out how much chocolate and mini reeses I can stuff into your recipes before the universe implodes.
Thanks for all your hard work!
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Aw thank you so much! So glad you like them!!
Hi I want to try your recipe but if there’s no brown sugar, can i use white sugar instead brown sugar?? Thankyouu and hope you replay this ^^
Hi, yes you can! I prefer brown sugar as it adds extra flavour and colour, but white sugar will work too!
I Love the chocolate cookies with the chocolate filling made by well known company but thought they were expensive for about 9 cookies bought some nutella and have been looking for a recipe is it essential to use the baking soda and vanilla as I’m not a fan of vanilla thank for your looking forward to trying this recipe
Hi Maggie, the baking soda will ensure the cookie bars rise slightly and are not too dense but you can certainly leave out the vanilla! I hope you enjoy them.
I really had trouble “pressing” the dough into the pan—spreading very very messily is more like it! And I could barely spread over the whole pan. The choc chips kept making gouges in the dough where the parchment paper would show through. Any ideas or tips?
Btw, I have had these—probably your recipe!—from a gourmet store where homemade goodies are sold and they are just about the best things I’ve ever put in my mouth!! Waiting droolingly for them to cool!
Hi Carol, you do have to get your hands messy in this recipe. I find breaking the dough up into small pieces and pressing them into the pan with your fingers is the best way to do it. You don’t need to worry about gaps in the dough at the top because it just means there’s a little Nutella peeking through. I hope you love them! 😊
These are amazing!
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So glad you enjoyed them Josh!
Hi there from California! Just wanted to thank you for this recipe. I bake chocolate chip cookies for my neighbor’s son’s birthday every year. He is also huge fan of Nutella, so much so that his mother has to hide it. So for his 10th I thought I would put the two together and found your recipe. He is also a bacon fanatic, so maybe you could find a way to use Nutella and bacon????
Thanks again!
Michelle
Hey Michelle! Lovely to hear from you! Oh I hear you on the Nutella, I have to hide it from myself too. He might also like my Nutella Stuffed Cookie Cups – Bacon and Nutella sounds like quite the match! I remember having a bacon and Nutella donut in Austin! Hope you enjoy the recipe 🙂
These look absolutely UNREAL! That gooey nutella is screaming my name 🙂
These are quite possible the best bars I have EVER seen!
Aww you are TOO sweet Lauren, thank you!
Just made these. They are extremely yummy. Just one hint, if you decide to make them, make sure you press the top layer on firmly. I didn’t and they are a bit crumbly. But still extremely yummy!!
So glad you enjoyed them Sue. I’m sorry you had difficulty with the top layer, I didn’t have that issue but that’s a great tip to share.
These cookie bars look delicious! Love that they’re stuffed with Nutella too! Heaven.
Thanks so much Jess! Gotta love Nutella!
These cookie bars look so indulging and divine! Yummylicious!
Thanks so much Anu!
My god! This is sensational!! Fully loaded bars – LOVE on so many levels, don’t know where to begin! Pinning! 🙂
Thanks so much Nagi! 🙂
Oh my goodness these look amazing! I am dying over that gooey ribbon of Nutella. I need to make them!!
Thanks Allie! Oh you totally do! 😉
OMG. Just…OMG. I’m drooling looking at these!
Aw thanks so much Dorothy! 🙂
Love these! Stuffed cookies are always so much better especially with Nutella 🙂 Swoon!
Thanks so much Kelly – you can’t go wrong with Nutella right? 😉