Best 4 Nutella Pinwheel Cookies Recipes

NUTELLA® COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
• Cream butter and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until white and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla extract; beat well. Add chocolate-hazelnut spread and mix completely. Slowly add flour and cocoa powder and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and hazelnuts.
• Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. Turn the oven off and allow the cookies to sit in the oven for 2 minutes more.
• Remove cookies from the oven and serve immediately or allow to cool.

CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT PINWHEELS

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll cookie mix into a 14x9-in. rectangle. Spread Nutella to within 1/2 in. of edges; sprinkle with hazelnuts. Roll up tightly, jelly-roll style, starting with the long side; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm., Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

NUTELLA PINWHEEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix the butter and sugar together until creamy.
• Mix in egg yolk and vanilla until well combined.
• Stir in the sifted flour.
• Refrigerate dough for 15 minutes to help firm it up for rolling later.
• Remove dough from refrigerator and roll into a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick.
• Spread Nutella on top of dough, leaving one finger width around all the edges.
• Sprinkle with toasted hazlenuts.
• Roll dough into a log and return to refrigerator for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut slices from dough and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Note: If you've cut thicker rounds, you will need to bake them longer.
• Watch for the edges to begin to color and remove from oven.
• Cool one minute on pan and transfer to cooling rack.

DATE NUT PINWHEEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and spices. Set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla, and blend thoroughly.
• Add flour mixture, blending to make a soft dough. Refrigerate dough about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, make filling. In a small saucepan, add dates, sugar, and water. Cook until mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Mix in peel and nuts. Cool.
• Divide cookie dough in half. Roll 1/2 into 8x10 rectangle. Spread 1/2 of filling over rolled dough. Beginning at long end, roll dough, jelly roll fashion, and wrap in plastic. Repeat with other half of dough. Refrigerate both rolls several hours or overnight.
• With a thin, sharp knife, slice cookies into 1/4" slices. Place on cookie pan lined with parchment paper. Bake at 375F for 8-10 minutes.
• ORANGE-FIG cookies: Make filling of 1-1/4 C figs, 1/4 C sugar, 3/4 C water. Cook approximately 10 minutes, then add 1 tbsp orange peel and 1/2 C finely chopped walnuts. Proceed as above using orange-fig filling instead of date filling.