Easy to Make: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles

Easy to Make: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles 

Why You Should Give This Recipe a Try

I love sneaking a bit of chocolate chip cookie dough as much as the next person, but we all know we’re not supposed to. I have always assumed that is because of the raw egg, but did you know that raw flour contains bacteria as well? This Easy to Make: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles takes care of both of these problems while providing decadent chocolate truffles with a cookie dough center and a thick chocolate coating. They are the perfect gift for the chocolate lover in your life – especially if that chocolate lover is you! No special occasion required. 

The best features of this simple recipe:

Only five minutes of cooking! Bake your flour for just 5 minutes to kill off the bacteria.

No raw eggs to make you sick.

Homemade candy that doesn’t require a thermometer or scary bubbling sugar splattering on you.

No sweetened condensed milk required, so you may have the ingredients you need right in your pantry.

Delicious cookie dough taste and texture coated in a thick layer of melted chocolate. Need I say more?

Lots of different ways to decorate: use melted chocolate, chocolate sprinkles, rainbow sprinkles – use your imagination!

Delicious cookie dough taste and texture in a crisp chocolate shell.

These Easy to Make: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles includes only simple ingredients you can find in any grocery store and there are no complicated cooking techniques.

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/4 cup all purpose flour

10 tbsp butter

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp vanilla

3 tbsp milk (whole or low-fat)

2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

8 oz. semisweet chocolate (chocolate chips or bar)

Assorted Toppings (optional):

chocolate sprinkles

rainbow sprinkles

rainbow non-pareils

additional melted chocolate (white chocolate or milk chocolate are good contrasts)

sea salt

Helpful Tools

silicon mats or parchment paper

rimmed baking sheets

electric mixer (stand mixer or hand mixer)

rubber spatula

fine mesh sieve

cookie scoop or melon baller

cutting board

sharp knife

wire rack

Ingredient Notes

Do not skip on baking the flour! Raw flour can contain bacteria that makes you sick.

You can use regular semi-sweet chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips. Start with 1/2 cup mini chips and decide if you would like to add a bit more.

I tried a variety of different coatings for the truffles. Baking chocolate and chocolate chips were definitely best! Coverture chocolate was too thick (is that even possible with chocolate!?) and candy melt didn’t have the desired result.

These truffles are a bit sweet, so I wouldn’t coat them in milk chocolate or white chocolate. If you like dark chocolate flavor, you can use that instead.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Place the flour in an even layer on the rimmed baking sheet.

3. Bake the flour for 5 minutes at 350 degrees.

4. Allow the flour to cool completely.

5. Place a fine mesh sieve over a bowl and sift the cooked flour. Check Tips & Tricks to see how to easily transfer the flour from the pan to the sieve.

6. Use a heat resistant bowl and melt butter in the microwave. It doesn’t have to be completely melted, so 40 seconds should work fine.

7. Add the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitter with a paddle attachment. Mix to combine.

8. Add the vanilla extract and milk and mix to combine.

9. Pour in the flour and mix until combined. Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides and make sure that everything is incorporated.

10. Add in the chocolate chips. You can stir them in with the rubber spatula.

11. Chill in the dough in the fridge for about 15 minutes. And yes, you can taste some!

12. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicon mats.

13. Using a cookie scoop or melon baller, scoop out enough dough to make small balls .

14. Roll the dough in the palms of your hands until you have a ball and place it on the sheet. You should try to create smooth balls, but they don’t have to be perfect. Continue until done.

15. Place the tray in the freezer for 30 minutes.

16. Set up the toppings you will be using in small bowls since you will be placing them on the truffles as soon as they are coated in chocolate.

17. Right before the truffle balls are ready to come out of the freezer, prepare the chocolate for dipping. 

18. If you have using chocolate bars, chop the chocolate on a cutting board using a sharp knife.

19. Melt chocolate chips or the chopped chocolate. in a very small, heatproof mixing bowl and microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between, until completely melted.

20. Place a wire rack on top of a baking sheet. This will catch the extra chocolate.

21. Using two forks, roll the truffle balls in the melted chocolate. Make sure to coat the entire thing.

22. For the best texture, scrape off excess chocolate on the edge of the bowl. Place the truffle on the wire rack. 

23. Top immediately with the decoration of your choice.

24. Repeat the process until done and then place the chocolate truffles in the fridge for enough time to solidify the coating, about 30 minutes.

Check out the printable recipe card below for step-by-step instructions for these delicious truffles!

Storage

Once the chocolate coating has solidified, transfer them to an airtight container. If you need to make layers of truffles, separate them with pieces of parchment paper. The truffles can last in the fridge for about a week. You can also freeze these for up to two months in a well sealed container.

Tips & Tricks

Don’t have a microwave? There are several ways to melt the coating chocolate. First, you can use a double boiler if you have one. You can also make your own (which is what I tend to do). Bring water to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.  Place the chopped chocolate or chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl and put in on top of the saucepan. Lower to medium heat if the water begins to boil too vigorously. NOTE: The bowl should not touch the water! Stir constantly until melted, then pour mixture into a small bowl. 

You can also use these process for melting the butter if necessary.

FAQs

What can I do to make the dough a little less sweet?

If you find the dough to be a little bit too sweet, add a pinch of salt to your batter. Start with an 1/8 tsp. 

Can I eat these frozen?

I really wanted this to be a frozen treat, but I must tell you that it was super hard on my teeth. I actually let them sit out of the fridge for 2-3 minutes before taking a bite. 

How do I clean the hardened chocolate off of my dishes?

I used to find it a chore to clean up the chocolate, but then I realized I just had to melt it again. You can do that by filling your bowls and pans with very hot tap water.

Sometimes thinking about these Easy to Make: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles makes me yearn for some chocolate chip cookies. Try my recipe for Mammoth Chocolate Chip Cookies (they are jumbo!) – but remember, don’t eat the dough!