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Soft, chewy Nutella Cookies have a surprise center…Milk Duds! The unlikely duo tastes so amazing together, you may find yourself making these cookies on a weekly basis!

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If you love Nutella as much as I do then I am confident you will love these cookies! They are easy and they have a unique but totally addicting flavor!

This is a great way to use up leftover candy (think holidays like Halloween) or to bake up just because! These Milk Dud Nutella Cookies are one of my favorite uses for Nutella (and Milk Duds) and I’m sure it’s not hard to see why.

What Are Milk Dud Stuffed Nutella Cookies?

Exactly as the name implies these Nutella cookies are delicious cookies similar to peanut butter ones but made with Nutella so you get a taste of chocolate and hazelnut in every bite. The center is a delicious filling of gooey chewy caramel made from a melted Milk Dud.

These cookies use quite a bit of Nutella, (that isn’t a problem, is it?), but the recipe is pretty straightforward. The only thing to consider when making these cookies is time. You will need about an hour to chill the dough, but after that, it is smooth sailing!

Nutella cookies with Milk Dud candies on the side

Ingredients

  • Butter – Make sure your butter is soft before you begin baking. Your butter is ready when your finger leaves a slight indentation
  • Nutella Hazelnut Spread
  • Granulated sugar
  • Brown sugar
  • Eggs
  • All-purpose flour
  • Baking soda
  • Baking powder
  • Salt
  • Milk Duds candies

For exact measurements, please see the recipe card below.

Held stack of Nutella cookies

How To Make Stuffed Nutella Cookies

  • In a large bowl, cream together butter, Nutella, and sugars. Beat until creamy. Add in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add dry ingredients to the butter until well combined. Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour.
  • When you are ready, preheat the oven to 35o degrees. The batter might need to come closer to room temperature if it is too hard to work with, however, do not let it get too soft!
  • For each cookie, gather about a tablespoon of dough. Wrap dough around one Milk Dud, roll into a ball and roll in granulated sugar before placing on an ungreased baking sheet.

The cookies will take about 8 minutes to bake. Once out of the oven, let them stand on the hot baking sheet for 5 minutes. This will allow the centers to set. After 5 minutes, remove the cookies to a cooling rack.

Nutella cookie halved

Recipe Tips

  • If you aren’t sold on using Milk Duds, these cookies are great when filled with almost any candies! Rolos and Snickers are really good options.
  • Feel free to leave out the center and fold in chopped chocolate, chopped caramels, chopped hazelnuts or bake them without any filling at all!
  • It is important to allow the cookies to cool ON the baking sheet before moving them to a cooling rack. The cookies are thin and chewy and will come apart easily if moved while still hot!

Nutella Cookie close up

FAQs

Can You Freeze Nutella Cookies?

Yes, you can. Make sure the cookies have cooled completely, then store them in layers in an airtight container. Allow the cookies to come to room temperature before consuming to allow the caramel center to soften.

How To Store Milk Dud Nutella Cookies

I like to store these cookies in layers in an airtight container. Make sure you keep parchment paper between each layer to prevent the cookies from breaking or from the caramel centers from sticking to one another.

Nutella Cookies on a large tray

Looking for more tasty ways to use Nutella? I put it on my toast, put it in crepes, on pancakes, and use it as a dip for fruit.

I will also swirl Nutella into my Pumpkin Bars, skillet brownies, no-bake pies, granola bars, Cinnamon Rolls, Banana Nut Muffins, and fudge.

Yield: 32 cookies

Milk Dud Nutella Cookies

Nutella Cookie close up

Nutella cookies stuffed with Milk Dud candies!

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 28 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cup Nutella Hazelnut spread
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 10oz package Milk Duds caramel candies
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, cream together butter, Nutella, and sugars. Beat until creamy. Add in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  2. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add dry ingredients to the butter until well combined. Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour.
  3. Preheat oven to 350. For each cookie, gather about a tablespoon of dough. Wrap dough around 1 Milk Dud, roll into a ball, and roll in granulated sugar before placing on an ungreased baking sheet.
  4. Bake for 8 minutes. Let stand on baking sheet for about 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.

Nutrition Information

Yield

32

Serving Size

1 bar
Amount Per Serving Calories 299Total Fat 13gSaturated Fat 9gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 47mgSodium 248mgCarbohydrates 43gFiber 1gSugar 28gProtein 4g

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© Tanya Schroeder
Cuisine: Cookies / Category: cookies, sweets, dessert

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Tanya Schroeder

About Tanya Schroeder

Tanya is a full time wife and mom, a part time chef/baker, and a wanna be photographer! Tanya believes every once in a while, dessert should be eaten first! Hope you like what you see!

Comments

  2. Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says

    I like cookie recipes that get creative with extra Halloween candy! My daughter loves milk duds so I know she will go crazy for cookies with them inside:-)

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  3. Loretta E says

    I kind of forgot about Milk Duds, but this sounds like the perfect use for them. Especially with Christmas baking coming up!

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  4. Winnie says

    I’ve just seen these cookies in one the parties and had to check these out. I guess I should not be surprise that YOU made them :):)
    GREAT GREAT GREAT
    We still don’t have kids, but have many nephews and nieces and they all would be thrilled with these cookies.
    Pinned

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  5. Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says

    Ugh, whoever buys those sick Mary Janes has to be a sadist or something–they like inciting torture on people with their crap, teeth-breaking candy. LAME!! I totally would stash all the Butterfingers and licorice.. and the Milk Duds so I could make these cookies!

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  7. Nicole says

    I want a dozen of these immediately! I LOVE Nutella! Pinning so I can make these next time I have a cookie craving 🙂

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  10. Christin says

    I always forget about Milk Duds too. Rarely ever eat them and I don’t think I’ve ever bought them before, but I will to make these cookies. They look and sound delicious!

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  12. Evelyn @ My Turn (for us) says

    I am laughing remembering all the Halloweens when my kids were small:) What a great idea to make cookies out of the extra candy (did I say extra candy, not in my house, lol). I am pinning this!
    PS I would love to invite you to share this and any of your other favorite posts at Freedom Fridays Blog Hop:) (no rules and it’s live all weekend:)
    So hopping to see you there
    Have a great weekend!

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  14. katie at katies language cafe says

    I was browsing around your blog and found this recipe. I love Nutella. This would be a perfect recipe for my French inspired blog’s recipe link up. I would love you to come link up this and others if you like! ~~Katie

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  16. Vickie says

    Aren’t the milk duds hard after they’re. Not warm anymore? I would think the cookies might be too hard from some people to bite into or chew. Please, any comments will be appreciated.

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  17. Katerina @ diethood .com says

    Oh my goodness, these cookies sound incredible!!! I bet they taste AMAZING!!

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  20. Julie says

    Milk duds are the best candy, but mixed with Nutella takes this to a whole another level! So yummy!

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  22. Sommer says

    There is nothing better when these are still warm from the oven and the milk duds are all melty!

    Reply

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