I’m twenty nine years old. I’m an adult. I pay my bills. I do my taxes. I go to jury duty. I stand in line at the post office without heavy sighs. I floss too! I totally floss.
And yet. Somehow. I thought it would be ok… not just ok, but reasonable… not just reasonable… but a good idea to make chocolate chip cookie dough, freeze it and then dip the balls in melted chocolate.
Now I have a freezer full of giant cookie dough balls dipped in chocolate and I’m panicking. I need an adult. I’m about to eat cookie dough for lunch, cookie dough for dinner, cookie dough for dessert, and then cookie dough again for second dinner.
Incidentally, if the blatant consumption of raw sugar and butter offends your sensibilities, perhaps you might be better suited with these Blueberry Applesauce Muffins or Low Fat Oatmeal Banana Bread. And you’ll have to accept my sincere apologies for the ridiculousness of frozen cookie. and chocolate. together. forever.
Raw cookie dough. Sooo dang good.
Now before anyone starts yelling about raw eggs and poison and disease, let me assure you that this dough has no raw eggs in it. Instead, I used Greek yogurt as the binder. You might also use applesauce or peanut butter if you don’t have thick yogurt on hand.
Here’s how this happened. I made eggless cookie dough, scooped it up in generous portions on a waxed paper lined cookie sheet, stuck cute plastic forks in the dough and froze those suckers overnight. The next morning I melted down some chocolate chips, dipped the frozen dough balls and returned them to the freezer. Serve them right from the freezer… It’s sort of the best thing ever.
Now if you’ll excuse me… I can hear someone calling my name from the freezer. It must be these dough balls. It would be rude not to respond.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls
makes 9 large balls
1 stick (1/2 cup or 4 ounces) unsalted butter at room temperature
1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda (i know we’re not baking them, it’s for flavor)
3/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup Greek yogurt or applesauce or peanut butter
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips, melted for dipping
In the bowl of a stand mixer fit with a paddle attachment (or with a large bowl and a wooden spoon) cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about three minutes in the machine. Beat in yogurt or applesauce or peanut butter along with the vanilla extract and stir to combine.
Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add all at once to the butter and sugar mixture and stir until incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips and wanuts.
Scoop large spoonfuls or ice cream scoops onto a waxed paper lined cookie sheet. Spear each dough ball with a cute plastic fork or a popsicle stick. Place in the freezer overnight or until frozen, at least three hours.
When ready to dip the balls, melt chocolate chips in a small saucepan over a low flame or in the microwave. Remove balls from the freezer and dip into warm chocolate. Return to the lined cookie sheet and return to the freezer to harden. Serve cold from the freezer.
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Ever since the first time I have seen this recipe on your fabulous site, every time I craved something sweet, I felt like I just NEEDED those dough balls. But I just could not justify to actually freeze raw dough, as opposed to the occasional sneaking-dough-from-the-bowl. I’m feeling brave today and will make them right now, so please wish me luck that I won’t eat them all at once :)
When I was a child I used to eat raw batter for cakes with my fingertips. Mum let me do it. It was such a delicious thing to do. I wonder if I’ll be brave enough to do it again with your dough balls :-)
Yummy! Fun and easy to mak. Made it using the PB instead of Greek yogrut, which I had intended to use. Sweetened it a little more. Fun to twirl in chocolate. Fun, even, watching them freeze. A spoonful of chocolate covered cookie dough — I think that I loved the taste as much as I loved the idea of eating cookie dough without “getting caught.”
you’re killin’ me, Joy! YUM!!!!
mmm just made those last night. I am addicted! I’ve ate 3 so far today!
I finished my first batch of these about an hour ago. If my boyfriend’s reaction is any indication, these will be a hit at the party I’m going to tomorrow night. Thank you so much for this awesome recipe! Any time I have a chocolate craving, I’m going to be making these.
can you sub out the peanut butter for nutella??
OhMyGoodness Nutella would be HEAVENLY in these!!!
I made these last night and oh my they are wonderful!!
These are AMAZING! :) I made them a while ago when I had a dire craving and love to enjoy one as an after dinner treat! I re-posted on my blog today: http://www.noraisinsonmyparade.com/2011/01/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-balls.html
Thanks so much!
-Marissa
LOVE THIS!!!!! I was so excited to find this recipe, I made them instantly. I decided to use the PB as the binder, they came out fantastic but a little too PB tasting and not like cookie dough. I didn’t have any of the other options and no time to run out.. so I tried using softened cream cheese 1/3 cup. OMG they are amazing! Chilling in the freezer now waiting for their chcolate bath :) Thanks again!
Made this on the weekend, they are amazing!
very tasty!
I made about forty bite sized balls instead of nine big ones.
thanks!
I veganized these tonight – Earth Balance for the butter, applesauce for the yogurt – and oh my goodness they taste light and fluffy, almost like shortening. Most of the vegan cookie dough recipes don’t retain this light flavor – they’re heavy with brown sugar and quite grainy. I really appreciate this simple recipe – thank you for posting!
where did you find the cute forks??
another A+ recipe
Everyone LOVED these. I will be making them all summer!
Those look so yummy.
I’m sure they would be great dipped in white chocolate and rolled in rice crisps…or maybe even coconut!
If you want to use EGGS! you can always find the pasteurized eggs in the carton.
One of the companies that makes those- they told me the heat kills the bacteria and it is safe to use in raw smoothies or any uncooked dressings!
So maybe try that !
Perfect dorm room Easter Breakfast, thanks! Um, i totally had some spinach, too. I added a bag of mini pretzels instead of nuts. I added oats in my second batch. It’s Tuesday, so Monday was cookie dough- free. And its perfectly fine to freeze it in the bowl and eat it with a spoon. Yum :).
Ohhhh…these look absolutely amazing.
I’m afraid I’d eat these all in one sitting.
That’s the point. And you will. She’s trying to make everyone else fat so that she can be the most beatiful woman in the world.
Oh, what yummy fun!! Thank you!
: )
Julie M.
So I made these, but I accidentally put a whole extra cup of chocolate chips. I substituted with the Greek yogurt. After freezing some, I decided to cook the rest. They took about 15 minutes at 375 degrees, and they came out tasting exactly like the ones you get from a fast food restaurant (mcDonalds and subway to be exact) it was bizarre! Just thought I’d share. You can still bake them…if they last that long…
LOVE these! pure brilliance! but I have to share with you a little experiment I tried, to make a lower fat version. I know, totally outlandish… but I figured the worst part about low fat dough is when you try to bake it, and these are getting frozen, so…. Jst use half a stick of butter instead of a whole one, and sub 1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce for the missing butter. Cream the sugars into the half stick of butter first, then mix in the applesauce, then proceed as usual. Tried them out on my skinny boyfriend and he even liked the lowfat ones better, they froze a little softer. Enjoy!
I had to thank you for the tip on using yogurt instead of eggs for a binder! We wanted to eat cookie dough (not even frozen, just out of the bowl *blushing* ) and instead of the eggs we subbed 1/4 cup vanilla bean Greek yogurt for each egg, so we didn’t have to worry about (bad) bacterial overgrowth or anything. Thanks!
Mmm, Greek yogurt. That means these are good for breakfast. Thanks!
I am so in love with you. I might even dump my boyfriend for you.
Frozen cookie dough. You are god.
YUM. Only tricky part for me would be to see if I can restrain myself long enough to let it freeze.
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OMG! no wonder I love reading your blog and listening to your podcast! When I make cookies I very rarely eat the cookies well that might not be true but I definitely eat more cookie dough than baked cookies.
Howdy – Just wanted to let you know I featured this recipe on this month’s Crazy Cookie Challenge. I hope you’ll stop by and have a look.
:)
ButterYum
http://butteryum.blogspot.com/2011/10/frozen-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough.html
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