SOFT AND CHEWY NUTELLA WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

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These cookies made with Nutella and stuffed with both white and semi-sweet chocolate chips are melt-in-your mouth soft and tender. A bit of cornstarch helps create softbatch-style soft cookies, and they stay soft for days. The contrast of the white chocolate chips embedded in the dark dough is so eye-catching, especially when the chips melt, glisten, and get gooey, but you can substitute with milk or semi-sweet chips, or a combination. The cookies are sweet, rich, decadent, dense, and wonderfully thick. For thick cookies, your must plan ahead and chill the dough. You'll definitely need napkins for these soft, thick, bakery-style cookies.

Provided by @MakeItYours

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Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (1 stick) heaping 1/3 cup Nutella (stir well before adding) 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons cornst

Steps:

To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer) combine the butter, Nutella, sugars, egg, vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed until creamed and well combined, about 4 minutes.
Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, optional salt, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.
Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the white and chocolate chips, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 30 seconds.
Using a large cookie scoop, 1/4-cup measure, or your hands, form approximately 11 equal-sized mounds of dough, roll into balls, and flatten slightly. Tip - Strategically place a few chocolate chips right on top of each mound of dough by taking chips from the underside and adding them on top.
Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plasticwrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to 5 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray. Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet) and bake for about 9 minutes, or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked and glossy in the center; don't overbake. Cookies firm up as they cool. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don't use a rack.
Cookies will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 6 months. Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 4 months, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.