Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp whole wheat flour
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 18 tbsp butter, at room temperature
• 4 1/2 tbsp peanut oil, or corn oil
• 3 large eggs
• 4 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups creamy peanut butter
• 3/4 cup Nutella
• 1 cup Nutella
• Sea salt
• 1 cup crushed peanut brittle(add peanut brittle to a ziplock bag, seal and pound with a rolling pin until the candy is crushed.)

Instructions

1. 1

   Add both flours, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda...: Add both flours, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda to a medium size bowl and stir to combine.

2. 2

   In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted...: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat both sugars with the butter and peanut or corn oil until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla, and beat until well combined, about 2 more minutes. Beat in the peanut butter at low speed and then stir in the dry ingredients just until combined.

3. 3

   Dot the surface of the cookie dough with...: Dot the surface of the cookie dough with spoonfuls of Nutella and use a knife to swirl the Nutella into the peanut butter cookie dough. Don't blend the Nutella completely into the dough - leave plenty of swirls. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour, or up to 1 day.

4. 4

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line...: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and shape into balls about the size of ping-pong balls. Place the balls of dough on the prepared cookie sheet, leaving at least 2 inches in-between each cookie. Use a fork to flatten the cookies slightly and create a criss-cross pattern by pressing the fork into each cookie horizontally, then vertically.

5. 5

   Bake in the center of the oven for...: Bake in the center of the oven for 10-12 minutes, until set, but still slightly doughy looking in the very center. Remove cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before assembling.

6. 6

   Spread a think layer of Nutella on the...: Spread a think layer of Nutella on the bottoms of half the cookies. Sprinkle Nutella with a pinch of sea salt and a sprinkle of crushed peanut brittle. Add another cookie on top to form a sandwich.

7. 7

   Cookies will keep for up to a week...: Cookies will keep for up to a week at room temperature in a covered container.