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No Bake Nutella Balls (chocolate truffles)

Here’s a new favourite truffle I added to our Christmas cookie boxes this year. I’ll share with you how to make No Bake Nutella Balls covered in chocolate with a few sprinkles to make them look festive. These were so delicious. I had a hard time not eating all of them myself. You can crush the graham crackers yourself, but I just purchased a box of crumbs. No Bake Nutella Balls Makes about 50 balls Adapted from The Carefree Kitchen Ingredients For the filling 1/2 cup of butter, softened 1 1/4 cup Nutella 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 cups icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla For the coating 1 1/2 cups meting chocolate (I used milk) Directions Combine all filling ingredients until a dough forms. You can add more Nutella or graham crumbs  if you feel the dough is too soft or dry. The dough should hold its shape once rolled.  Roll teaspoon size balls and place in a single layer in the freezer for 30 minutes.  Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or bowl over a simmering pot of wa...
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Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

They're supposed to be big according to the original recipe but I like smaller cookies so I used a small cookie scoop. Don't be tempted to over-cook them. When you take them out they should look slightly under-cooked, they'll finish cooking to chewy perfection on the baking sheet. The original recipe doesn't say this, but I chilled my dough for an hour. Chill between batches so it doesn't warm up.

Sorry, I don't remember how many cookies I got out of this recipe but the original recipe makes 1.5 dozen big ones so you may get at least double that if you make small ones. 


Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Adapted from All Recipes

Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 325F and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter and sugars for a minute until well combined. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy, about 3 minutes.
  4. Using a wooden spoon, mix in the dry ingredients just until combined, ten stir in the chocolate chips. Chill for at least an hour.
  5. Drop cookie dough using a small cookie scoop (or teaspoon) onto the prepared sheets.
  6. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.


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