Flourless Nutella Marshmallow Cookie Cups
Cookie cups are perfect for times when you want a decadent dessert with built in portion control. This flourless dessert is gluten free, and its festive touch makes it perfect for Christmas!
After all, what says “Christmas” more than hot chocolate… in cookie form… with Nutella? That’s kind of what I was going for here. Chocolaty hazelnut cookie cups, topped with a fluffy marshmallow buttercream. A heavenly dessert, which is why I call these Flourless Nutella Marshmallow Cloud Cookie Cups.
So remember that marshmallow frosting from yesterday? And remember how I told you about making one recipe and divvying it up and changing it around? Yup, did it again! #sorrynotsorry.
I’ve made these flourless Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies from Cooking on the Weekends a few times. Love ’em. But you’ll notice the edges get a little crumbly, so they are fairly tender cookies. I really wanted to make a marshmallow filled Nutella cookie, but when I tried to wrap this dough around some marshmallows, well, let’s just say that The Hubby said they looked like rhino crap. Insanely delicious rhino crap, mind you, but a cookie that had to be chipped off the cookie sheet and crumbled over ice cream is definitely not blog-worthy.
So I decided to put the dough into a mini muffin tin and make cookie cups!
I was a little afraid about stuffing with marshmallows again, though I will give that another shot in the future. But since I found and made the marshmallow buttercream, I just figured I’d pipe some on top of these babies. And there you have it, the highly interesting history of the birth of Flourless Nutella Marshmallow Cloud Cookie Cups.
Don’t worry about all that. Just make them and eat them!
Do you have any cookie disaster stories to share?
Speaking of sharing, these cookie cups are definitely share-worthy. Here’s the recipe:
Flourless Nutella Marshmallow Cloud Cookie Cups
Ingredients
For the Flourless Nutella Cookie Cups:
- 1 c Nutella or other chocolate hazelnut spread
- 1 egg white
- 1/4 c unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Marshmallow Buttercream
- Sprinkles colored sugar, nonpareils, etc. for decorating, if desired
For the Marshmallow Buttercream:
- 1 c milk
- 2 c mini marshmallows
- 1 c unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2 t vanilla extract
- ½ c powdered sugar
Instructions
For the Flourless Nutella Cookie Cups:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray a mini muffin tin liberally with cooking spray.
- Using a fork, blend the Nutella with the egg whites until fully incorporated.
- Mix in the cocoa powder, and then the chocolate chips.
- Divide the dough between the 24 muffin cups and press down.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges look set. The middles will not look done. That's ok. They will set up as they cool.
- Remove pans from the oven and place on a cooling rack until cooled completely.
- Once fully cooled, gently remove from the muffin tin, frost with the Marshmallow Buttercream, and decorate with sprinkles, etc., if desired.
- These are best stored in the refrigerator until near when you are ready to eat them.
For the Marshmallow Buttercream:
- In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the milk and marshmallows and gently melt, stirring occasionally. Set aside to cool.
- Using a hand mixer, cream the butter until light and fluffy.
- With the mixer running, slowly pour in the marshmallow mixture and vanilla. At this point, it may start to look like it has separated a bit.
- While continuing to whip the frosting, gradually add the powdered sugar and whip until light and creamy.
- Use immediately on completely cooled cookie cups.
Notes
Frosting adapted from The Easiest Marshmallow Buttercream Ever from NibbleDish.
Enjoy!
Need some more Nutella goodness?
- Crunchy & Chewy Chocolate Hazelnut Granola
- Bana-Nutella Chip No-Cook Ice Cream
- Banilla Nutella Frozen Yogurt Pops
And be sure to visit all the other Christmas Week Peeps for more Holiday Baking Goodness:
- Peppermint Hot Chocolate with Peppermint Wands – Cravings of a Lunatic.
- Chewy Brownies – Juanita’s Cocina
- Chocolate-Peppermint Puff Pastry Bites – The Weekend Gourmet.
- Pomegranate Margaritas – Dinners, Dishes, and Deserts.
- Gingerbread Cheesecake Cupcakes – Chocolate Moosey.
- Gingerbread Whoopie Pies with Maple Poached Pears and Maple Buttercream – Pineapple and Coconut.
- Cranberry Bliss Bars – Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks.
- Reindeer Cookies – Noshing With The Nolands.
- Mo’s Easy Homemade Eggnog – Food Lust People Love.
- Spiced Madeleines – The Dutch Baker’s Daughter.
- Flourless Nutella Marshmallow Cloud Cookie Cups – Cupcakes & Kale Chips.
- Pear and Dried Cranberry Baked Custard – See Aimee Cook.
- Bacon Bark – Cooking In Stilettos.
- Snowflake Cake – Dizzy Busy and Hungry.
- Gingerbread Sugar Cookies – Rants From My Crazy Kitchen.
- Peanut Butter Cup Cookies – Try Anything Once Culinary.
- Hot Chocolate Biscotti – Home Cooking Memories.
Casey says
Would love the cherry! So Christmas-y!!!
Kellie scully says
I like the cherry red color !
Rona K. says
The blue!
LinhC says
Red!
Jessica says
I love the white set!
Carla says
They look like baby Christmas cupcakes! Except much tastier with Nutella and marshmallow frosting 😀
Brianne Izzo says
Thanks Carla. They are cute and tasty!
Kristin @ Dizzy Busy and Hungry! says
If a recipe involves Nutella I’m all in, and when you add the marshmallow frosting… I don’t know if I’d be able to resist eating all of them right away!
ashley says
sunny yellow to match my kitchenaid
Kim Beaulieu says
These are super cute. I love recipes where you can divvy things up and make them stretch.
Marie says
I’d choose the cherry color.
Jorge Garcia says
Thank you for all the amazing recipes and tips! I love to win de Blue ones.
Jamie says
I like the cherry or fennel.
Stephanie says
Green! I don’t have very many green things, and it’s such a pleasing color. I really need to start getting some.
Bonnie K. says
If I won, I would go with the color Marseille.
Tammy says
Fennel! What a great color!
Kerry C says
I really like the Cherry one.
lyn says
I love the white
Peggy S says
Cherry!
Marlene says
think i need to bake these. 🙂
Brianne Izzo says
I think so too 😉
Elisabeth says
I also like the Cherry. Red is my favorite color!
MJ says
I can’t decide between the blue and the green!
Heather Hansen says
Marseille!
Erin T says
Love the red!
Sonia Vargas says
I like cherry.
Natalie G. says
Love the cherry red!
Amanda Schmitgen says
Well, since they don’t have purple… I will choose Marseille 🙂
Katie Zack says
Blue!!!
Amy S. says
Love the blue!
Veronique Daoust says
I love cherry!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
Marseille!
ritika says
I like the Flame.
Cindy Clogston says
I like the soleil ones. They’re very bright and cheerful and would fit in perfectly in my cupcake themed kitchen.
Laura says
Love the red-my kitchen already has all red accent pieces!
Sally says
I love the blue as shown!
Kellie Anderson says
I love the green color
Meg @ The Housewife in Training Files says
I’m diggin the white! Hoping my next house will be all whites, silver/grey’s and stainless steel appliances! The white would look fabulous 🙂
Laura Bradham Frisch says
My favorite color is Truffle!!!!!
Kishona says
The blue
Patricia Wojnar Crowley says
I’d choose white!
Hallie says
Definitely Red!
jackie says
Blue 🙂
Charlene says
I like the cherry.
Ok Landshark says
These Red, please!!!
Kim @ The Cookie Puzzle says
I love the marseille
Sabrina says
It’s a toss up between the yellow and the blue!
Bethany Becker says
I really like the green!
kelly @ hidden fruits and veggies says
Love the fennel color!
Linda says
The red is pretty.
Sherri Michelotti says
Oh I would love the red!! My kitchen is red and that would be perfect.
Bethany says
Love that this recipe is flourless but still sounds so yummy! I love the utensils in blue, thanks for the chance to win a set.
Doreen McCloskey says
The blue matches my kitchen..nice!
Renee Simmons says
Marseille! Thanks for the chance!
Laura says
The blue is perfect.
Dina says
they look festive and yummy!
BitsyBet says
If I win, I’ll choose cherry since the main color in my kitchen is red.
Bridget says
I love the cherry color!
Virginia says
Definitely blue – my favorite color!
Ashley B says
I would choose the color: Marseille!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
WHOA!
I’m in serious lust…food lust….with these!
Jessica says
I would choose Marseille as my color. It matches my kitchen plates and Kitchenaid mixer!
Tara says
These are fantastic, I love how cute they are. Great recipe and post!!
Dee Fedor says
Fennel
Kristi Wolfe says
I would love these! My spatulas are coming to the end of their working lives 😉 The Marseille color is beautiful!
Andrea T. says
I like the Marseille blue color!
Michelle Thayer says
I like the flame/orange.
Mary Ann says
Blue
Katie says
I love cherry red!
Daniela says
Cherry or Marseille
zozo says
Yummm these look amazing!
Nutella AND mallows!? yes pls
zozo | atelier zozo
Jen @JuanitasCocina says
Don’t the best things come from oopsies in the kitchen? LOVE that marshmallow buttercream!
Happy day #2!
Brianne Izzo says
That happens more than I like to admit 🙂