a baking question -- Nutella cookies

[Connonym]

Before I go wasting a jar of Nutella I thought I'd run it by you all -- Do you think it would turn out okay if I used a peanut butter cookie recipe but replaced the peanut butter with Nutella? Can you think of any other adjustments I'd need to make to result in a yummy chocolaty/hazelnutty cookie?

[elleng]

1. Dunno,

but please report back! Daughters and I spent GREAT time in Italy 'playing' with Nutella!

edit: Our FAVORITE gelato flavor is Nocciola!

[Tesha]

2. replacement...

They have such a different consistency, I wonder if you'd need to add something to make up for the missing peanut oil...

let us know how they turn out!


here's someone else's' take on the issue
http://justcallmesuzy.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-to-use-up-jar-of-nutella.html

Turns out the Nutella easily replaced the peanut butter in texture but not in flavor. I always thought Nutella had a very strong cocoa taste but in cookies it all but disappears. That is not to say these cookies weren't good. Quite the contrary, I had many compliments. They were sweet and chewy but more in a soft shortbread sort of way. The real flavor was a buttery white chocolate taste with a cocoa background but they were delicious.

[Dora]

3. Gianduia brownies

I remember making some fantastic hazelnut brownies from a recipe I found at epicurious.com. It uses nutella and chopped hazelnuts. The only reason I haven't made it much is because keeping nutella in the house inspired dangerous bingeing.

[Tesha]

4. mmmm

nothing beats bread still warm from the oven smeared with Nutella...

oh, if it weren't so cold out, I'd go out and get some... right now...

[housewolf]

5. You could make some simple thumbprints and add a spoonful of nutella

instead of the jam/chocolate you usually see... or you could make the thumbprints with the nuts (the ones that look more like a wreath) with the nutells.

Sounds yummy!