Snickerdoodle Nutella cookies

The other day my daughter Laura saw that I had “likeed a picture by Pillsbury Baking and she sent me a msg tagging the photo “Mom I saw that you “liked” this picture, could you please make them for me?”  So I went back to the picture (because I hadnt really paid attention to it the first time!) These cookies were a store bought snickerdoodle dough with added butter and Vanilla, then rolled in the cinnamon and sugar.  I couldn’t make them that way!  So I went in search of a light Snickerdoodle recipe!  Of course I looked at 1000! So I have No idea which one I used!!!  Phew!!! I did remember I used the lightened version in the www.bettycrocker.com cookbook   They came out AMAZING!!! Like I knew they would.  I also used an all natural Hazelnut cocoa spread that I found in the grocery store www.hannafords.com  Mmm… just like Nutella BUT all natural and 1/2 the price! Who would guess?  So anyhow, I made the cookies from scratch And used the all natural nutella Lot’s of yummy goodness going on here! Enjoy P.S I reduced the sugar by 1/4 a cup but used 2 whole eggs instead of using 1 egg and 1 egg white! All else is the same

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup stick butter, softened
• 4 ounces (1/2 a pkg) reduced fat cream cheese
• 2 large eggs
• 2 3/4 cups white whole wheat flour
• 2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• Cinnamon and sugar mix for rolling

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 400° F.  cover baking sheets with parchment paper
2. Mix the sugar, butter, creem cheese and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
3. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll in the Cinnamon sugar mix.  Place 2 inches apart onto baking sheets
4. Press down a well into the middle of the cookie,
5. Bake for 6 Minutes and then take out of the oven.
6. In a frosting bag with a frosting tip, place  Hazelnut spread or Nutella into the bag.
7. Press with the back of a tsp into the middle of each cookie to remake the well.
8. squeeze a teaspoon of  the Hazelnut spread into the well making a pretty twirl!
9. Place Back into the oven and cook for a another 4 minutes.
10. Remove from oven and cool on pan ontop of a wire rack

Snickerdoodle cookie dough

1 inch balls with a well pressed into middle

Squeeze the spread into the middle

bake for 4 more minutes!

Happy Baking!!!