This delicious, quick, and easy Cookie Dough Frosting is a fantastic (and quick!) way to indulge your cookie cravings! If you love frosting be sure to try my Buttercream Frosting and Cream Cheese Frosting.
Cookie Dough Frosting & Raw Flour
This recipe has been very controversial on my blog… and not because of raw egg because there is none of that. But because of the “raw” flour. You will, of course, want to make your own best-educated choice. (See Yes, it’s OK to Eat Raw Flour for more information.)
If you have any hesitancy at all about eating raw flour, simply place flour on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes at 350ยฐF. Easy peasy!
No matter how you make it, this Cookie Dough Frosting has the texture of silk and completely melts in your mouth. And because it is so fast, you can quench any chocolate chip cookie craving is just moments!
How to Make Edible Cookie Dough
I used far more milk than the original recipe suggested. The reason I did this is that the frosting was being used in a layer cake and it was far too hard to spread as-is. So I doubled the milk to achieve a much creamier and smoother frosting. I highly recommend that for use on cakes! If you just want to put a big dollop on a cupcake, try halving the milk and seeing if you prefer that consistency.
Edible Cookie Dough Recipe
As I mentioned above, this cookie dough recipe was modified so that I could use it on cakes. If you use less milk, you will see a more “traditional” cookie dough, one that needs to be scooped rather than spread.
Substitutions
Instead of chocolate chips, you can add in whatever you have on hand!
- Milk Chocolate Chips
- Sprinkles
- Nuts (such as macadamia)
- Cocoa powder for more chocolate flavor
Be sure to check out how I used this fabulous recipe in a Chocolate Cookie Dough Sandwich Cookie!
I also used this recipe in an OUT OF THIS WORLD Brownie Cookie Dough Cake.
More Frostings
Creamy Cookie Dough Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 ยฝ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cups (2 sticks or 226 g) butter, at room temperature
- 1 ยฝ cups all-purpose flour*
- 2 teaspoons McCormick vanilla extract
- ยฝ teaspoon table salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup semi-sweet miniature chocolate chips
Instructions
- Beat brown sugar and butter together in stand mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
- Add in flour, vanilla extract, and salt into creamed butter until fully combined.
- With mixer on low speed, and in milk 1 tablespoon at a time until fully incorporated.
- Remove bowl from mixer and add in mini chocolate chips. Stir by hand until incorporated.
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Notes
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Thank you for making my recipe! You took pictures, right? Well go ahead and post them on Instagram! Be sure to mention me @iambaker and use the hashtag #YouAreBaker.
I am thankful that Kara from Kara’s Koutour Cakes addressed the “raw flour” issue. I could not agree with her more! SEE IT HERE
That looks like some dreamy frosting!! I would want to put it on anything and everything…yum! Pinned.
These look delicious. I’d wish you luck but it looks like you already were on TV! I’m sure you did great. Are you going to post a video of your tv appearance?
Oh man! This frosting is so dreamy, I could eat it on everything!
That lofty frosting steals the show! The more chocolate chips, the better, too! Hope your TV appearance went smoothly! You are brave and creative for wanting to do something new. It may not be the “wisest” thing to do but sometimes risks are totally worth it. I’m sure you rocked it!
Well, I’d watch anything on tv involving creamy cookie dough frosting ๐ I have been eagerly awaiting this recipe since you instagramed a photo of it…and oh my goodness does it look good!
I feel like you cannot go wrong with this though, even if on live tv! WOOOW this sounds like the best frosting ever. It’s unreal! I love this. How did the segment go? I’m sure you rocked it, lady!
Good luck!! I am sure you will do wonderfully! And this frosting… I am definitely going to have to make – even if it is just for me to eat by the spoonful. I love cookie dough everything and a cake would just get in the way by filling me up too fast. Pinning! (and grabbing a copy of your book!)
i am in pain because i only had half a piece of toast for breakfast in a big rush … and now i am reading this recipe and doing some deep, deep drooling. !!!
Oh my gosh! This cookie dough frosting looks like the best thing ever! I am pretty sure I could eat this up by the spoonful!
I loove cookie dough! ๐