Do you remember my easiest Nutella cookie recipe I made at the beginning of this year? I’ve made them about a dozen times and have gotten a lot of positive responses. Well, this weekend I made them even better. Just as easy as the original recipe, but now eggless and a little healthier. They still taste just as good, maybe even a little better than the original.
It’s only 3 ingredients, or 4 if you add chocolate chips. Both versions taste great.
I got the idea to try to make an eggless version when a reader asked me if I had an eggless Nutella cookie recipe. I didn’t, but then I realized it should be quite possible, especially given the texture of Nutella, So I did some experimenting and came up with these.
The key is Greek yogurt. I already have quite a collection of recipes that use Greek yogurt, but I’m always still finding new uses for it. I honestly don’t know what I like better: eating Greek yogurt or baking with it.
Whether you have an egg allergy or not, I encourage you to try this eggless version. I really did not miss the egg at all and the Greek yogurt adds more moisture to the dough so the cookies are actually slightly fudgier than the original.
This recipe is so easy to put together. The dough is ready in minutes and no mixer is required.
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3 Ingredient Eggless Nutella Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup nonfat plain Chobani Greek yogurt
- 1 cup of Nutella
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine flour, yogurt and Nutella in a large bowl and mix together with a spoon until ingredients are thoroughly blended, dough comes together and no flour lumps remain. If using, stir in chocolate chips until evenly mixed into the dough.
- Make dough balls slightly bigger than 1 inch in diameter. Place on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper, about 2 inches apart. Press down slightly on dough with your palm so the dough balls become thick round disks. If any edges of the dough become cracked, smooth edges.
- Bake for about 10 minutes. Cookies should be mostly set, but might be slightly still soft in the middle. Let cookies cool for about 1 hour to completely set. You can enjoy warm, but cookies crumbs will still be a little loose.
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
What can be used instead of yogurt?
We haven’t tried subbing the yogurt, but you could try sour cream. It might change the texture and flavor of the cookies, though.
Hello! Thanks for the eggless recipe! I made this with regular yogurt and it was too runny (like you said) so I added a bit more flour. They cooked up just fine! The next batch I added a bit of salt and used sour cream (we don’t use Greek yogurt much). The cookies spread flat and the texture was different, less gooey. Flavor was almost the same (I’ll add a bit more salt and maybe cayenne?). The first batch were prettier and I might pull out the giant piping tip since they hold their shape nicely.
Thanks for sharing these tips!
Can it me made out of only nutella and something else not flour
We have Nutella Cookies with Almond Flour you might like instead.
these cookies are a nice way to cover up the fact that one is eating almost a complete jar of nutella…crazy!
they definitely are not healthy, but most cookies aren’t. but the entire recipe uses 1 cup, so you’re only eating a complete jar if you eat about 2 dozen cookies by yourself.
Hi – going to make these with my 6yo today, need to use up half a jar of Nutella that will expire soon! Quick ques – google suggests all purpose flour is plain flour (and not self raising flour)…do the cookies not need any raising agent at all?
yes all purpose flour is plain flour. no raising agent needed.
Why is the mixture not forming into dough it’s a bit creamy like.
it should be dough-like. once you mix in the greek yogurt. are your measurements right and are you using greek yogurt?
These cookies sound delicious! Do you also have the measurements for this recipe in grams instead of cups?
sorry i do not
Can I use regural yoghurt in place of greek yoghurt? and 250°C is the maximum degree in my oven, will that work? if yes, for how many minutes should i bake the cookies?
Unfortunately it has to be greek yogurt because you need the thickness of the greek yogurt in absence of the egg. regular yogurt is too runny. also the oven temp given is in Farenheit so you should be fine, just convert it to the appropriate degree in celsius
WowI I just found your blog. I googled “nutella blogs” 😉 and found yours in top 5. This recipe looks very simple. Yum! I am going to try this one out.
I love making things with less ingredients.
Oh wow I didn’t realize i was in the top 5! I do have a serious Nutella obsession though and a whole category of Nutella recipes =)
i added chopped hazelnuts and a tbsp of kosher salt. they were dense, but very delicious and chocolatey cookies.
yum!
thanks for this idea. I did this last night on a whim. I made the recipe with 1/2 the amount using chobani coconut and I didn’t measure quite perfectly and it came out PERFECT… can i tell you PERFECT!!! now the only problem is that this is so easy that I might be tempted to make more. I even made it in the toaster oven 🙂 This is so perfect as I am allergic to eggs. Now I am wondering what else can I do. Can I try this 3 ingredient recipe with the trader joe’s cookie butter I have sitting there? oh you have my mind twinkling going crazy!! Thank you!
I love reading comments like yours! Good luck with trying cookie butter. I imagine it should work. You can try this one I made with cookie butter, but then replace the egg with the yogurt https://kirbiecravings.com/2013/03/3-ingredient-biscoff-spread-cookies.html
How many would you say this makes. Thanks.
about 12
Hi Kirbie! I was wondering what to do with my leftover Nutella and this looks like a great way to use it. I am planning to make these this weekend but I have a quick question – how long can I preserve them and how do I keep them fresh?
Thanks!
Keep them in an airtight container. I dont know how long you can keep them fresh unfortunately. I usually only have them 2 days before they are all eaten!
Do you think I should spray the pan first or did these not stick on their own?
Sorry, yes you need to spray first. Or line with parchment paper/silpat mat. I always line my pans so I don’t spray.
I tried this recipe. And i love it.. I wasn’t able to use greek yogurt. Just the plain one. But it worked well. And a different brand though. The supermarket nearby doesnt have a lot of options.
glad it worked with plain yogurt!
I just made these and substituted raspberry flavor greek yogurt because I was out of plain. YUM! Chocolate raspberry cookies! Turned it great!
ooh, what a yummy combination!
do you know approximately how many calories one of these would be?
According to this tool, about 128 per cookie if you include chocolate chips. Less if you leave them out obviously.
How the Nutella cookies that I just made which are absolutely delicious
I’m glad you like them!
Used mini muffin pans which worked great. Loved the texture and taste. Using dark chocolate chips only on top added an extra dimension and didn’t seem too sweet.
Interesting! I will have to try it in a mini muffin pan next time.
I did it today and it was simply PERFECT!!! My kids loved, it was yummy, delicious, not over sweet, not over hard, amazing.
Pity that one recipe made only 26 very small cookies… I shall include some nuts next time! ~thumbsup~
I’m glad your kids loved it!
can I use oikos plain greek yogurt instead of Chobani?
I’ve never eaten oikos greek yogurt. It should work if the consistency is the same. I know some brands are very runny and they might not work.
Hi! Just found your blog, and this was the first thing I tried. I have a gluten allergy, so I made them with a gf all-purpose flour mix. They turned out pretty tasty even with the different flour, which is nice (some recipes really don’t). I rather wish I hadn’t included chocolate chips, since I think they sort of overpowered the Nutella flavor. But it’s a great recipe. I can’t wait to try more! =)
Glad it worked with the GF flour. You can always make them again without the chips!
These look so delicious, and I love utilizing Chobani in my baking!
Definitely try it out!
You think you sub peanut butter for the Nutella?
I think it’s possible to make PB version, but you can’t directly sub PB for Nutella. The PB texture is much thicker and doesn’t spread as much. Also PB isn’t sweet enough on its own. Here is an eggless and flourless PB cookie I once made: https://kirbiecravings.com/2012/07/flourless-eggless-peanut-butter-cookies.html
These look delicious, definitely going to try them.
Do you use a fan assisted oven for these or conventional? I ask as every single time my husband and I attempt to make cookies, they simply don’t work, haha (turn out more like cakes, or burnt). So I’d like to follow the recipe exactly.
I use a conventional oven. good luck!