GF Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies

Gluten Free Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Nutella chocolate chip cookies are melty and crispy and chocolatey with a hint of Nutella flavor.

GF Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies are flat and crispy. Honestly, if I were in a baking class I would probably fail with this recipe due to the amount of spreading, but I’ll tell you something, they’re delicious and melt-in-your-mouth and amazing, so I don’t care how much they spread.

These cookies also do not require chilling, and actually chilling the dough is a detriment to them because it ruins the texture. Just make sure your butter is juussstttt barely softened enough to cream (I like to do this by taking it out of the fridge and cutting the stick into small chunks and just letting it sit on the counter while I get everything else together).

GF Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies are perfect for gifting for anyone who loves Nutella (and honestly, I don’t know how anyone could not love Nutella) and they are fragile but hold up pretty well for travel.

Just a note here that this recipe has NOT been tested with regular flour, so I can’t promise it will work for those of you who aren’t gluten free. I used Cup4Cup brand GF flour to test, and that is what I would recommend. Not all GF flour blends are created equal, but if you use a different blend, make sure it has xanthan gum, or that you add the appropriate amount of xanthan gum or you’ll be baking cookie crumbs!

GF Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here’s the recipe!

5 from 9 votes
Print

Gluten Free Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies

Crispy, chocolatey melt-in-your-mouth cookies.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 3 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter slightly softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 cup Nutella
  • 1 whole egg large
  • 1 egg yolk large
  • 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups gluten free flour blend WITH xanthan gum I used and recommend Cup4Cup brand
  • 1/2 tablespoon dutch processed cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon espresso powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt finely ground
  • 2 cups milk chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

  2. In a large bowl with a hand mixer or in the bowl of your stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium-high speed until butter is light and fluffy. While the butter and sugar are going, combine your dry ingredients (minus the chocolate chips) in a separate bowl.

  3. With the mixer still on medium-high, pour Nutella in and mix until combined, scraping down sides as needed. On medium speed, add whole egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract, mixing until fully combined, continuing to scrape down sides as needed.

  4. Turn mixer down to low and add your dry ingredients in 2 batches, stopping when combined and not over-mixing. Stir in chocolate chips.

  5. Using a cookie scoop or large measuring spoon, drop cookies onto baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 13-15 minutes. Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for about a minute and then transfer to a cooling rack. They will be very soft at first, but crisp up quickly.

Recipe Notes

Not all GF flour blends are created equal. I tested this recipe with Cup4Cup and I recommend that you use that flour for the same results that I got. If you use a different blend, make sure it has xanthan gum added or that you add the appropriate amount.

Why sea salt? Normally in my recipes I call for kosher salt, but because kosher salt changes so much brand-by-brand it doesn’t always provide consistent results. While that is okay in most recipes, in baking recipes, exact amounts matter, so I call for sea salt because the salt granules will be more consistent from one brand to the next. I NEVER recommend table salt for any recipe because it has added iodide that gives it a bitter flavor.

These cookies DO NOT require chilling, and chilling the dough is actually a bit of a detriment to the texture. They spread a lot in the oven for a big crisp cookie, that’s how they’re supposed to be.


Posted

in

,

by

Comments

9 responses to “Gluten Free Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies”

  1. Beth Avatar
    Beth

    5 stars
    I totally prefer super crispy chocolate chips cookies! They are so much better than the chewy ones! I have to make these for my Mom, she’s gluten intolerant!

  2. Lisa Avatar
    Lisa

    5 stars
    Oh my! These looks delicious! I love cookies and I’ve never had these before- I need to make them soon!

  3. Camila Avatar
    Camila

    5 stars
    I love nutella! I absolutely adore these gluten free cookies!! They look just great!!

  4. Anna Avatar
    Anna

    5 stars
    I’m always on the lookout for gluten-free chocolate chips recipes. These look great and I love your tip on not chilling the dough!

  5. Jacqueline Debono Avatar

    5 stars
    These cookies look fantabulous! I love nutella! A plateful of these would go down so well right about now!

  6. Ali Hanson Avatar
    Ali Hanson

    5 stars
    These look great and the nutela put them over the top. I can not wait to try them!

  7. melve Avatar
    melve

    5 stars
    Crispy, chocolatey melt-in-your-mouth cookies?Give us some. I like the description of this recipe “melt in your mouth” it sounds delicious.

  8. Stephanie Avatar

    5 stars
    These look so yummy and I love that they’re gluten-free! Nutella is so fun too and I’m excited to bake more with it!

  9. Sondria Avatar
    Sondria

    5 stars
    This is the perfect cookie for my family. We love Nutella anything and this being a crisp cookie puts it over the edge. Can’t wait to try it!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating