You’ll feel like a kid again, indulging in this fun and tasty sweet treat. Serve the dip with sweet and salty dippers like fresh fruit, pretzels, vanilla wafers, and graham crackers. If you’re looking for more easy dessert recipes, try my edible cookie dough, cookie in a mug, and easy skillet cookie recipe.
What You Need to Make This Recipe
Butter – unsalted butter works best in this recipe, but salted can work if needed; just reduce the added salt by ¼ teaspoon. Bring the butter to room temperature so it is soft enough to leave finger imprints when lightly squeezed. Cream Cheese – opt for full-fat cream cheese instead of reduced fat for the best texture and creamiest consistency. Make sure the cream cheese is very soft before mixing it in. Brown Sugar – light brown sugar adds molasses flavor to the dip and is essential to achieving that classic cookie dough flavor. Powdered Sugar – also known as confectioners’ sugar, powdered sugar helps create a fluffy texture perfect for dipping! I do not recommend swapping this for granulated sugar it can make the dip too grainy. Vanilla – vanilla extract adds a delicious fragrance that accentuates the other flavors in this dip. Stick to pure vanilla over artificial flavoring for the richest and most indulgent flavor. Chocolate Chips – semi-sweet chocolate chips are my preferred type. Alternatively, you can use milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips, depending on your flavor preference. Mini chocolate chips are a great pick, too!
How to Make Cookie Dough Dip
- In a medium mixing bowl or the large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and cream cheese at medium speed until smooth.
- Beat in the sugars and salt until smooth and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed with a spatula, about 2 minutes.
- Beat in the vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
- Use a spatula to gently fold in the chocolate chips until combined. Transfer the dip to a serving bowl and sprinkle with more chocolate chips on top. Serve with pretzels, honey graham crackers, vanilla wafers, or fruit for dipping.
Pro Tips For Making This Recipe
Use a mixer. You will achieve the best fluffy consistency if you use a handheld or stand mixer when making this recipe. Mixing by hand will also work, but an electric mixer helps make this dip extra creamy! Add toppings/mixins. Dress up your cookie dip with fun toppings or mix-ins like toffee bits, candied walnuts or candied pecans, mini marshmallows, M&Ms, chopped chocolate bars, or other candy bars. I recommend finely chopping up any add-ins so the dip is easy to scoop! You can also add a tablespoon or two of peanut butter for a chocolate chip PB flavor twist! Serve at room temperature. For best results, serve this cookie dip recipe immediately after preparing it so it is perfectly soft and easily dippable. If you need to refrigerate leftovers, let the dip sit out for at least 30 minutes to soften before serving.
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