With it being the New Year and feeling especially inspired to make positive changes in my life, I decided it was time to bring back fun baking! And naturally, my first fun bake session involved Nutella because why wouldn't it?
Getting back into baking means learning a few lessons the hard way and feeling a bit like a doofus. Unfortunately it's not like riding a bike for me. It's like tripping up the stairs with no one around and I'm just embarrassed that I can't walk like a normal human up the stairs.
I have to remember how important it is to read the recipe ahead of time. I think I got back into amateur mode over the last few months of 2014 with stepping out of the baking world completely for a while. I made a few cookies and treats for Christmas and neighbor gifts andI made the mistake of not reading the recipe before committing to "hot chocolate truffles" for the neighbors. I really, really, really messed that one up -- although, I blame the second mistake I made on the glass of wine I had when staring to make them.
Take it from me, read the recipe completely through before committing because who knows if you need to put the dough in the fridge to chill for 2 hours and it's a weeknight and you have to go to bed at 9:30pm and there just won't be enough time to bake them so you have to make it a two-day process without planning ahead of time for that!
Anywho, with some extra white chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips I had from baking cookies a few weeks ago, I decided I wanted to bake Nutella white chocolate chip cookies. I forget who said it to me but someone said "Oh, haven't you made these before?" Naaah, I haven't but I do have a bit of an obsession with anything that involves getting Nutella in my mouth so I get it. Also, these are actually THE best cookies I have ever baked. So good that I've averaged two cookies a day since I baked them last week. Mmmmm.
I think I fudged (pun intended) something up because somehow they're not "soft" as they are supposed to be and are actually more fudge-y than anything. Honestly, still the best cookies I've ever made! Highly recommend making them!
