Salted Nutella Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies are warm peanut butter cookies, stuffed with nutella and sprinkled with a little salt. You’ll never want to diet again!
I’m not sure there is any food combination I love more than peanut butter and chocolate. It’s a classic that never ever gets old in my books. See this fudge recipe or these cookies or these cookie bars for further proof. Today, I’m sharing with you a super simple, 5 ingredient (naturally gluten free!) peanut butter cookie that will blow your freaking mind. Following the step by step instructions below, you will see you only need sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, an egg and some vanilla to form the dough. Scoop them onto a cookie sheet and bake for a few minutes. Then stick a thumb (or the end of a spatula!) into each warm cookie to create a well and fill with nutella, which also miraculously happens to be gluten free. I’m a big time gluten enjoyer, but know there are lots of delicious gluten free recipes out there and this happens to be one of them. An optional last step is to sprinkle with some sea salt to get an extra added salty/sweet finish which I LOVE.
Basically, you should have most, if not all, the ingredients to make these today! Or tomorrow. I’m not picky.
Of course if you don’t have nutella handy, strawberry jam works in a jam. (See what I did there?!)
Here’s how you make them:
Start out with all your cookie ingredients in a bowl…
and stir. REALLY HARD, I know.
Scoop that onto your baking sheets and get them in the oven.
Bake them perfectly!
Once you pull them out, keep them on the hot baking pan for 5 minutes and then either punch a hole into the center with the end of a spatula or your thumb. My fingers are currently the size of Pringles cans, so I used the back of a rubber scraper.
Now comes the good stuff, ya’ll!
You’re going to drop a 1/2 teaspoon of nutella into each hole! Chocolate and peanut butter make my world go round.
WAIT. There’s MORE! Grab a little salt…
and sprinkle away! You don’t want too much, but enough to make a slightly salty difference.
Now, bite into a warm one and let the nutella ooze, baby! And just like that, my husband can’t live without me.
These were so amazing, you guys. Make these asap!
Here’s the printable:
Salted Nutella Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup chunky natural peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup nutella or strawberry jam
- sea salt optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment or silicone baking mat. Set aside.
- In large bowl, stir peanut butter together with sugar, egg and vanilla until combined.
- Scoop onto prepared baking sheet using cookie scoop. Bake 10 minutes, until cookies have slightly flattened and are not shiny. Remove from oven and cool 5 minutes on baking sheet.
- Press thumb into the center of the warm cookie or use the back of a utensil to create an indentation. Spoon in 1/2 teaspoon nutella into hole and sprinkle with sea salt. Serve.
Emma says
ummm Im not sure if I should hug you or hate you for this one Lauren! Holy deliciousness girlfriend! Ah-mazing!
Kathryn says
I need these cookies in my life.
Ellen @ The Baking Bluenoser says
These are so cute! They look delicious and I’m sure they taste amazing too 🙂
Amy @ Paint Wine Repeat says
Ugh. I wish I was at home and could make these uh-mediately. Thanks for the awesome sauce recipe!
Mackenzie {SusieFreakingHomemaker} says
YAY for gluten free treats!!! Bonus that they are adorable!!
kelley {mountain mama cooks} says
They look amazing. I agree that anything salty sweet can save the world. Nutella, chocolate, you name it! These are so getting made sooner rather than later!!
Jill says
These look so great! So easy, and so yummy!
Julia says
Those look amazing! I love thumbprint cookies & these are a great new version to try.
Michelle says
OH wow. those look so good. I’m on day 16 with no sugar so I should pretty much just stay away from your blog. I hope you post before and afters of your kitchen renovation!
Cheri says
They don’t just look amazing, they are. Yes, I am one of “those” co-workers…thanks for sharing… even if it was (understandably) with regret!
Megan | Eats Daily says
Haha I’m sure your fingers don’t look like Pringles cans, but it sure put a funny image in my head!
Oh and these look great!
jenna says
i want these so bad rigtht now! they look dreamy! the addition of salt is a great touch!
Erika @ The Hopeless Housewife says
I love all things Nutella and these cookies are on my list to make!
Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says
I need these right now!
Kristy @ Sweet Treats & More says
These look awesome! Sprinting to the store to get Nutella (I’m miraculously out!)
Stefanie @ Sarcastic Cooking says
That Nutella on top is sucha great idea! I would punch those Bachelor girls in the throat too. #notashamedeither
Phi says
These look SO GOOD! Can’t wait to try them!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
LOVE!!! Maybe i’ll make some this weekend!! 🙂
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
I seriously love these right now. And even more so that you use coarse sea salt because I cannot for the life of me mind fleur de sel anywhere than online.
Rachel @ the Avid Appetite says
Maternity clothes in general are totally worth every penny! You know what else? Appropriate undergarments! I don’t think I’ve ever felt anything as life-changing as upgrading my unmentionables throughout my pregnancy 🙂
These cookies look AWESOME! Yum!
Carla @ Carlas Confections says
I get cold sores a lot too and they suck 🙁 I hope yours gets better really fast! And same with your renovation 🙂 But make more of these in the meantime and you’ll be golden! They look awesome and I love that they are gluten free! So amazing!!
Diana K. says
Just finished (stress-)baking this. Great way to calm the nerves, and it’s so simple!! Family loves it^.^
Rhonda_g says
Those look fantastic!!! And no your fingers aren’t like Pringles cans but more like Vienna sausages you know those little cocktail sausages lol just kidding can’t wait to try these ill probably make them today!
Kristina says
NO I will not make out with you!!
okay, for these cookies, yeah I would, tu tu tu TODAY, junior!
I love the added salt… I can almost taste these now – as soon as I get my hands on some nutella I WILL!
Heather B says
My seven year old daughter made these today and they are AWESOME! Will be a regular GF treat in your family!
Amanda says
We made these for my cousin, who was just diagnosed with Celiacs disease, absolutely loved these! Thanks for recipe!
Margaret says
These are in the oven right now! Gap maternity jeans are totally worth every penny, I agree
Kristin says
yummm! those look delicious and so easy!
Kelly Brughler says
1. These look amazing and I’m going to add them to my daughter’s birthday party goodies! And 2. I get cold sores too and they make me want to swear too! As soon as I feel that tingle, I take a good L-Lyseine pill. Take 7 of them. They almost always stop from popping out if you catch it early.
Kerry says
Hi Lauren can these be kept in the fridge ?
Lauren says
yes!
Vila says
These cookies are amazing! My friends and I may or may not have made them on a weekly bases for the longest time 🙈
Sydney says
These look absolutely delicious. I wonder how coconut sugar and almond butter might have them come out.
jeanette steele says
How many cookies do these make?