I miss baking, which I used to do much more frequently. (Yes, for anyone who pays extreme attention to detail, this is exactly how I started off last year’s #HousefulOfCookies post too!)
Thanks to Natasha and #HousefulOfCookies, I’m back in the baking business, at least for one batch of Nutella Brownie Cookies.
I’m sharing a recipe from PointsKitchen*, and hope you’ll join ALL the bloggers in the hop. You’ll be well-prepared for any cookie exchanges you have on tap in December AND for any visitors who hail from the North Pole!
The recipe says it each cookie is 3 Weight Watchers points. Guess I need to add another fraction for the quality control process!
And the recipe:
Nutella Brownie Cookies (by PointsKitchen)
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
¼ cup white sugar
1 egg
¼ cup nutella
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
⅔ cup white flour
1.5 Tbsp mini chocolate chips
2 Tbsp cookie butter (or nutella) for topping
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325F, spray a large cookie sheet with non stick spray.
With an electric mixer beat together the applesauce, vanilla and sugar for 2 minutes, add the egg and continue beating, then add the Nutella while still beating.
Using a spoon mix in dry ingredients and chocolate chips. Spoon cookies onto cookie sheet and in the middle of each cookie add ¼ tsp of cookie butter, you can use Nutella for the middle if you don’t have any cookie butter (I used Nutella – pk).
Bake for 8-10 minutes, makes 20 cookies at 3 smart points each..
Nutritional info per cookie..
Calories 70…Fat 2g…Sat fat 0.9g…Carbs 10g.. Fiber 0.5g..Sugars 8.6g…Protein 1.2g
Please join my fellow cookie enthusiasts!
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** Note
i intentionally did not link to PointsKitchen. Although the recipe is yummy, the site seems a little “iffy” to me! You’re welcome for the lack of viruses/malware!
What’s YOUR favorite holiday cookie?
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I think someone I know would be over the moon for your Nutella Brownie Cookies! Our youngest twin would move heaven and earth for these cookies. I mean Nutella and brownies at the same flavor party sounds pretty good to me! We are without a doubt making this recipe ASAP! Thank you!
Oh good! Let me know how they turn out for you. They have a very light feel to them — I guess that’s how they get to the “3 Weight Watchers points” thing. I honestly think I would have tinkered with the recipe a bit to make the dough a little thicker (not sure how!) but … hope they’re a success.
My daughter has recently discovered Nutella and now wants all the things Nutella. I’ll have to try these out. They look scrumptious!
Let me know how they turn out! They are really light, which is a plus (and keeps them at 3 points as I said above), but I also like some heft in a cookie. I hope she likes them.