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🍫 Cookie Dough Truffles are bite-sized chocolate-covered treats filled with edible cookie dough! Perfect for parties, holidays, or gifting.
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If you love sneaking bites of cookie dough, these Cookie Dough Truffles are about to be your new favorite treat. They are sweet, safe-to-eat cookie dough balls coated in rich chocolate. Think of them as cookie dough candy – perfectly bite-sized and great for parties or gifting.
Unlike regular cookie dough, these chocolate chip cookie dough truffles are made without eggs and with heat-treated flour, making them safe to enjoy. Since they are no bake cookie dough balls, they are also easy to make ahead of time for when you want something sweet.
⭐ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy, no bake treat ready in under 2 hours of chill time
- Perfect for anyone who loves cookie dough candy
- Chocolate chip cookie dough truffles make fun gifts or party desserts
- Safe-to-eat cookie dough balls without eggs
🛒 Ingredients & Substitutions
- all-purpose flour – no substitute recommended, but must be heat-treated
- unsalted butter, softened – substitute with margarine if needed
- brown sugar, packed – substitute with granulated sugar for a lighter flavor
- sweetened condensed milk – no substitute for best results
- vanilla extract – substitute with almond extract for a different flavor
- miniature chocolate chips – substitute with white chocolate or butterscotch chips
- semi-sweet chocolate candy coating, chopped – substitute with almond bark or melted chocolate chips
✨ Variations
- Use white or dark chocolate coating for a different flavor.
- Add sprinkles or drizzle colored candy melts for a festive touch on holidays.
- Swap miniature chocolate chips with peanut butter chips for a fun twist.
🔥 Tips
- Make sure to bake or microwave flour to 165°F to make it safe.
- Use a small cookie scoop for evenly sized no bake cookie dough balls.
- Chill the dough before dipping so the truffles hold their shape.
❓ FAQs
Yes, baking or microwaving the flour kills bacteria, making the truffles safe to eat.
Yes, these freeze well for up to 2 months. Just thaw in the fridge before enjoying.
Yes, they are essentially cookie dough candy since they are chocolate-covered cookie dough balls.
Yes, just use a sturdy wooden spoon or spatula to mix the dough.
No, you can roll them right after mixing. Just be sure to chill them before dipping so they hold their shape.
Yes, just adjust the scoop size. Keep in mind that larger cookie dough balls may need a longer chill time.
Use a fork or dipping tool. Let the excess chocolate drip off before placing them on the waxed paper.
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Cookie Dough Truffles
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Equipment
- hand mixer or stand mixer
- wax paper or parchment paper
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk, (14 oz.)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup miniature chocolate chips
- 1 ½ pounds semi-sweet chocolate candy coating, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Spread the flour over a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.2 cups all-purpose flour
- Meanwhile, line another baking sheet with waxed paper and set aside.
- Cream the butter and brown sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the flour, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla; mix well. Stir in chocolate chips.1/2 cup unsalted butter, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 3/4 cup miniature chocolate chips
- Scoop level tablespoonfuls and roll into balls; place on the lined baking sheet. Loosely cover and refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
- Melt candy coating according to package directions. Dip balls in coating; place back on the waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 15-20 minutes.1 1/2 pounds semi-sweet chocolate candy coating
- Store truffles in the refrigerator.
Notes
⚠️ FOOD SAFETY NOTE
- It is important to bake the flour to kill any bacteria (E. coli, Salmonella, or Listeria) that may be present. For your safety, do not skip this step.
🥡 STORAGE
- Store truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
♨️ REHEATING
- These are best served chilled or at room temperature. No reheating needed.
❄️ FREEZING
- Freeze truffles in a freezer-safe container for up to 2 months. Thaw in the refrigerator before serving.
💡 TIPS FOR BEST RESULTS
- Use a small cookie scoop to create evenly sized truffles.
- Make sure the flour cools completely before mixing.
- Add sprinkles or drizzle white chocolate for decoration.
🍳 ALTERNATE COOKING METHODS
- Microwave flour: Heat the flour in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval, until it reaches 165°F.
♻️ LEFTOVERS
- Leftover truffles can be chopped and stirred into ice cream.
- Use them as a topping for cakes or brownies.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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What a great recipe and perfect for summer. My youngest daughter just loves cookie dough. I just need to make these and see them to her:) Thank you for sharing at Freedom Fridays, my friend:)
She'll love them! <3
Jamie,
These look amazing! My Mother loves cookie dough and I can't wait to try this recipe for her. Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday this week. I can't wait to see what you link up next. Have a great weekend.
Michelle
Hope she enjoys them 🙂
I love eating cookie dough also. I'm one that has to taste everything, even with eggs. 😉 Do as I say, not as I do. ~smile~ Thank you for sharing on Thursday's Treasures Week 42. I hope to see you again each week. <3 and hugs! http://www.recipesformyboys.com/2012/07/thursdays-treasures-week-42.html
I freak out about raw eggs … to each their own! Thank you for stopping by, Debi 🙂
OMG – just when you thought that cookie dough couldn't get any better. Mmmmmm. Awesome share. Thanks for joining our party.
🙂 Thank you for stopping by!
Wow, these sound amazing! The kind of dessert that's pretty addicting and you'd eat them all before you know it!
Thank you for stopping by! Best of all – no bake – so it doesn't heat up your kitchen!
Delicious looking!
So easy-to-make, and very(!) much easy to eat them all
Ha … you are so right Winnie!
These sound awesome! Thanks so much for linking up at Thursday Food Fest
Thank you for stopping by!
they look sooooo delish!
Thank you!
Yep, sounds just like my husband (Tammie). Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe. I will be making this one very soon.
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoy 🙂
The kids would love this, Thanks Jamie.
They are good …. you should have the kids help you whip up a batch!