Nutella Brownie Cookies

Nutella Dough

150g dark chocolate

150g unsalted butter

1 egg

55g brown sugar

1g salt

50g Nutella

3g vanilla extract

60g AP flour

2g baking powder

1g baking soda

Cookie Dough

75g unsalted butter

55g sugar

1g salt

2g vanilla extract

150g cake flour

Directions/Instructions:

1. Melt chocolate and butter in the microwave until just beginning to melt for 30-45 sec.  Stir until combined and smooth.
2. Add the egg, brown sugar, and salt together.  Whisk until the mixture is smooth and bubbly.  Add in the chocolate mixture, vanilla extract, and stir well.  The mixture should fall in ribbons back into the bowl.
3. Sift the drying ingredients together over the chocolate mixture and stir until smooth and combined.  Refrigerate for 1 hour.
4. Meanwhile, whisk the butter, sugar, and salt together until light and fluffy.  Add in the egg and vanilla extract.
5. Sift cake flour over the mixture and stir until well combined.  Flatten the dough into a flat disc and wrap it with plastic wrap and refrigerate it for 1 hour.
6. Cut the cookie dough into even sections, and then into equal cubes (8-9g ea).  Roll each portion into a ball before flattening it against the palm.
7. Divide the Nutella mixture into 10g each and roll into a ball.  Wrap the cookie dough around the Nutella ball, pinching and smoothing to entirely cover the Nutella ball.  Roll the ball around and flattening the ball on baking paper.
8. Bake the cookies at 160 deg C for 12-15 mins.  Transfer the cookies onto a wire rack to cool before enjoying.