It's easy as pie to show your love when you use refrigerated pie crust and make our Nutella Stuffed Cookies. Just unroll pie crust, press the heart cutter, top with Nutella, crimp and bake into our sparkly nutella hearts!
Nutella Stuffed Cookies
Make our Nutella Stuffed Cookies with sparkling sugars and share the love! Shape and bake them into Nutella-filled hearts with red and/or pink valentine sugars for a fun and delicious Nutella recipe!
Nutella, the beloved creamy decadent chocolate hazelnut spread, is nestled in the center of a bite size sugared heart and baked to perfection. And it’s “easy as pie” to show your love when you use refrigerated pie crust!
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Just unroll the pie crust, press the heart cutter, top with Nutella and crimp the edges. Oh and don’t forget the sugar sprinkles, that’s the sparkling finishing touch! It doesn’t get much easier!
Time to bake up some love for that special someone! Our Nutella pie crust recipe will show the special people in your life just how much you care.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Nutella FAQ's
What is nutella?
Nutella is a sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread.
What ingredients are in nutella?
The ingredients in nutella are:
- hazelnuts
- cocoa powder
- sugar
- palm oil
- milk
- lecithin
- vanillin
What are the health benefits of hazelnuts?
Hazelnuts provide:
- calcium
- magnesium
- Vitamin B
- Vitamin E
Hazelnuts also:
- are rich in unsaturated fats
- help reduce the risk of cancer
- aid in digestive health
- are good for your heart
Are hazelnuts called by other names?
Yes, hazelnuts are also called filberts or cobnuts.
How to make pie crust hearts
Cut pie crust into hearts. Fill with nutella. Crimp to seal.
Follow these steps to make our sweet nutella hearts:
- Unroll refrigerated pie crust
- Using a heart cookie cutter, cut out heart shapes
- Place a dollop of nutella is center of half of the hearts
- Top with remaining hearts
- Crimp with a fork
- Brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar sprinkles
- Bake and enjoy!
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Add a dollop of peanut butter to the filling
- Use red and/or pink sugars
- Make with different color sugars for other holidays such as:
- purple, yellow and green sugars for Mardi Gras
- green and red sugars for Christmas
- red, white and blue sugars for July 4th
Ingredients you will need to make
- refrigerated pie crust
- chocolate hazelnut spread, such as Nutella
- milk
- red sugar sprinkles
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Nutella Stuffed Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (15 ounces) refrigerated pie crust
- 8 Tbs. chocolate hazelnut spread , such as nutella
- 1 Tbs. milk
- red sugar sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- On lightly floured surface unroll one pie crust.
- Using a 2-inch heart cutter, cut out 24 hearts.
- Arrange hearts on baking sheet and place 1/2 teaspoon Nutella in center of hearts.
- Unroll remaining pie crust and cut out 24 more hearts.
- Brush edges of hearts on baking sheet with cold water and top with remaining hearts. Using a fork seal edges.
- Brush tops of hearts with milk then sprinkle with sugar sprinkles.
- Bake 12 minutes or until edges and bottoms are golden. Serve warm or cool on wire rack.
Notes
- Make for other holidays using different sugars such as:
- purple, yellow and green sugars for Mardi Gras
- green and red sugars for Christmas
- red, white and blue sugars for July 4th
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First Published: February 8, 2017... Last Updated: January 30, 2021
Is there anyone out there who doesn't love Nutella? This is such a cute treat and great project for kids as well. I can totally see little ones making it for Mother's day too!