Soft cookies with a creamy center, enhanced by a crunchy pistachio crumble.

A very simple and quick recipe made with only 3 ingredients, where the star is the world’s most famous hazelnut cream… Nutella. I’ve added pistachio crumbles as decoration and to give the cookies a bit of color contrast, but you can replace them with whole hazelnuts, or just leave them with the hazelnut cream and sprinkle with powdered sugar if you prefer.

Mix everything in a bowl, shape into balls, make a hole in the center, and straight into the fryer or oven. A treat for the end of a meal, to prepare in just a few minutes for unexpected guests, or for a delicious snack for your kids, or for a buffet or birthday party.

Let’s prepare them…

Cost: Economical
Preparation time: 5 Minutes
Portions: 12 Pieces
Cooking methods: Air Fry, Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients

6.35 oz Nutella® (and a few tablespoons for filling)
1.25 cups flour
1 egg
to taste pistachio crumbles

Tools

1 Air Fryer
1 Wooden Spoon

Steps

Beat an egg with a fork and add it to the Nutella. Mix well and gradually add the flour
Work the dough with your hands
Form a smooth and homogeneous dough.
Break off pieces of about 1 oz and form into balls. Place on a tray and create a hole in the center with the back of a wooden spoon or whisk.
Transfer the tray to the air fryer and bake using the bake program at 356°F for 10 minutes
Once cooked, leave them in the tray to cool before transferring them to a plate
With the help of a teaspoon full of Nutella, fill the cookies and sprinkle with pistachio crumble