Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies

A few months ago I bought a huge jar of Nutella for crepes and because my husband told me that he loved it. He must have forgotten that it was in the cupboard, though, because I'm pretty sure he hasn't eaten it once. Since we were moving soon, I was looking for a way to use up some things that had been sitting for a while. I found this recipe for Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies on barbarabakes.com so I decided to try it out. It was a big hit. My husband and siblings said it was even better than the peanut butter kiss cookies that we make every year around Christmas. I made the recipe almost exactly as she posted it.

1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup smooth peanut butter 
Sugar
Nutella

Sift together the dry ingredients and set aside. Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer using the paddle attachment. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined. Add the peanut butter and continue beating on low speed. Add the sifted dry ingredients and beat until just blended. 

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Form dough into 1 1/2 inch balls. Roll balls in sugar. Place each ball in a cup of a greased mini muffin tin. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until edges are browned and crackled, the centers will not be completely set. Remove the cookies from the oven and use the end of a thick-handled wooden spoon make a small, deep well in the center of each cookie and fill with your Nutella. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool completely.