Strawberry & Nutella Shortcake Shooters

These Strawberry & Nutella Shortcake Shooters are the perfect little bite-sized desserts and are a fun and easy take on a classic summer favorite treat! Cake, strawberries, nutella, and whipped topping are all layered into little glasses and ready to enjoy. It is strawberry season and these shooters are a great way to enjoy fresh, perfectly sweet, and juicy summer strawberries!

Strawberry & Nutella Shortcake Shooters: (adapted from Cheeky Kitchen)

• 1 box Betty Crocker Yellow Cake Mix, prepared and baked according to package directions
• 1-1/2 cups strawberries, finely diced
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 10 teaspoons Nutella
• 1 (8-oz.) tub cool whip
• 10 small, whole strawberries

 Cut cake in half, wrap one half very well and store in freezer for later use.

With the second half of cake, crumble it into small pieces. Press a small amount of cake into the bottom of 10 small shot glasses.

In a small bowl, combine the strawberries and sugar. Spoon a bit of strawberries over the cake layer in the shot glasses.

Spoon a teaspoon of Nutella over the strawberries.

Place a second layer of cake over the Nutella layer. Top with a spoonful of cool whip. Garnish with a single strawberry atop each shot glass. Serve immediately, or store chill until ready to serve, for up to an hour.

Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies

I saw this recipe for Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies at Lovin' from the Oven and I knew I had to try them because I love both Nutella and chocolate! These turned out really great, the Nutella flavor really stands out in these cookies and is the main flavor. Then, it is filled with chocolate chips and you can add chopped hazelnuts for crunch if you would like (the original recipe calls for them, but I am not a fan so I didn't add them), and you get a small hint of cinnamon flavor in the background which blends perfectly with the flavor of the cookie. These were moist and chewy and slightly crunchy on the edges and perfectly delicious!

Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies:

-1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

-1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

-1/4 teaspoon baking powder

-1/4 teaspoon baking soda

-1/2 teaspoon salt

-8 tablespoons butter (1 stick), softened

-2/3 cup granulated sugar

-1/3 cup light brown sugar

-2/3 cup Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread)

-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

-1 large egg

-1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Mix together flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

2. Cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Mix in Nutella and vanilla. Mix in vanilla.

3. Add flour mixture and mix just until incorporated. Mix in chocolate chips.

4. Chill for at least 1 hour.

5. Drop tablespoons of dough 2 inches apart onto parchment lined baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for about 11 minutes until the edges look set. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes and then carefully remove to cooling racks.

Triple Chocolate Scotcheroos

All I can say is that these Triple Chocolate Scotcheroos are OUT OF THIS WORLD DELICIOUS! These little gems are packed full of chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate, a little peanut butter, some butterscotch chips and a surprise ingredient that many people go gaga over, including myself.....Nutella! Cocoa rice krispies, peanut butter and nutella mix together to form a sweet and chewy, crunchy and chocolately base and then it gets topped with smooth and dreamy chocolate and butterscotch chips that combine so perfectly together.

Thank-you David Lebovitz for this great little concoction, you are a genius!

He took a classic scotcheroo and in my opinion, amped them up about 10 notches! And, I am not trying to dis plain ol' scotcheroos because I am a big fan of them, but, I must say these triple chocolate ones are incredible, outstanding, chocolately, mouth-watering delicious (my mouth is getting watery right now!) and they made me really, really happy.....I was in pure bliss. Who knew that such a simple dessert could be so fantastic? You need to try these, ASAP!!! I am not kidding, especially if you are a chocolate lover like me : )! Have I convinced you yet? I don't think I can use anymore words to describe how fabulous these are!

Triple Chocolate Scotcheroos: (David Lebovitz, adapted by me)

-1 cup sugar

-1 cup light corn syrup

-1/2 cup peanut butter

-1/2 cup Nutella

-6 cups crisp chocolate-flavored rice cereal (Cocoa Rice Krispies Cereal)

-1 1/4 cups milk chocolate chips

-1 1/4 cups butterscotch chips

1. Butter or spray a 9x13-inch baking pan.

2. In a large saucepan (at least 6 quarts) over medium heat, bring the sugar and the corn syrup to a full boil. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and Nutella, then mix the rice cereal in until completely coated. Press the mixture into the greased pan, making sure the top is smooth.

3. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate and butterscotch chips together in 30 second intervals, stirring after each, until smooth and well-blended, about 1 minute and 30 seconds. Spread over rice cereal mixture and cool until set.

David Lebovitz describes these as pretty intense and on the sweet side, so bite-sized portions are in order, but, I could have eaten the whole pan  by myself!