Chocolate Nutella Cookie Cups

Hello! Here's a fun recipe that I made a few weeks ago. These little cookie cups are not super easy to make (probably because I don't have non-stick mini muffin tins) but boy oh boy are they tasty! And who doesn't love Nutella? It's all the rage these days so making it into frosting has to be one of the best ideas yet! They were a huge hit at the office and this Christmas I'm going to ask for some non-stick tins that will make this recipe even easier!

CHOCOLATE COOKIE CUPS WITH NUTELLA BUTTER CREAM

What you need for the cookie cups:
 2 and 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
2 cups of sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup Dutch process cocoa
2 cups of flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
What you need for the butter cream:
1 stick of unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup Nutella
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

To make the chocolate cookie cups with butter cream:
1. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar with a mixer.
2. Add the eggs and vanilla to the sugar mixture and cream until combined.
3. In another bowl mix the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.

4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and continue mixing until combined.
5. Roll the dough into a ball and refrigerate until firm, about 20-30 minutes.

6. While the dough is chilling, grease your mini-muffin tins. Preheat your oven to 350.
7. Once firm, form small balls of dough and press into the greased muffin tins. Press a small indent in the middle of the cookie to allow for filling after baking.

8. Bake for 12-14 minutes and then allow to cool for about 10 minutes before removing from pan. If needed, while still warm press indent in middle of cookie again to allow for filling.

9. While cookies cool, prepare your butter cream by beating the butter in a bowl until creamy. Slowly add powdered sugar until combined. Then mix in the nutella, heavy cream and vanilla. If frosting is too thick, add more cream one tablespoon at a time; if too thin, add more powdered sugar.

10. Pipe frosting into the cookie cups once cool.

 ENJOY!!

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