Nutella Thumbprint Cookies

SOURCE: Weight Watchers Message Boards

Servings: 28

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes 

Scott's Rating:  8 out of 10 

Katie's Rating: 6 out of 10

Katherine's Rating: 8 out of 10

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup Nutella Hazelnut Spread

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Spoon flour into a measuring cup and level the top with a knife to create exactly one cup of unpacked flour.
• In a large bowl, combine flour with powdered sugar, salt and cocoa, stirring until mixed.  
• In a separate large bowl, place the stick of butter and beat it with a hand mixer at a medium speed until fluffy (about 1-2 min).  
• Stir the egg yolks together in a small cup with a whisk and when combined, add them along with the vanilla to the butter and beat with mixer until combines.  Add flour mixture to bowl and beat together on a low speed for several minutes until dough combines and thickens.
• Place the dough onto a sheet of wax paper and knead it several times until smooth.  Breaking pieces off the dough, form 28 balls (about 1" each).  Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and place the balls in rows one inch apart on the paper.
• Press thumb in each cookie to leave an indention.  Bake for 10 minutes.  Cool on wire rack.
• Spread 1/2 tsp Nutella into each thumbprint.