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Cookie Dough Dip

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Published: Dec 30, 2022 · Modified: Jan 19, 2023 by Marlene Wallace ·

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Creamy and delicious edible cookie dough dip that is perfect for everyone who loves eating raw cookie dough.
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Cookie dipped into cookie dough dip.

If you are always eating most of your cookie dough before it’s even baked, you will love this delicious cookie dough dip. One of the best things about this easy recipe: it actually is a safe way to satisfy your cookie dough craving! It does not contain raw egg or flour. This delicious dip only uses a few simple ingredients, is ready in just 5 minutes and pairs well with cookies, crackers, or fruit. You can even dip pretzels into this sweet treat to get an irresistible sweet and salty combo. This is the best cookie dough dip recipe and it will be a huge hit at your next party.

Table of Contents

  • What is Cookie Dough Dip?
  • Why You’ll Love This
  • Ingredients
  • Recommended Tools
  • Instructions
  • Stef says….
  • Recipe Tips
  • More Sweet Dip Recipes
  • More No Bake Dessert Recipes
  • How To Store
  • Common Questions
  • Cookie Dough Dip Recipe
hand dipping a cracker into cookie dough dip

What is Cookie Dough Dip?

Even though this isn’t actual cookie dough, it tastes just like the real thing, with only one difference. Unlike raw cookie dough, this tasty dip does not contain any raw eggs or raw flour. Cookie dough dip is generally made from cream cheese, butter, sugars, vanilla and add-ins, such as chocolate chips or toffee pieces. This easy dessert dip is therefore safe to eat and oh so delicious!

Cookie dipped into cookie dough dip.

Why You’ll Love This

  • Notable: delicious cookie dough dip bursting with real cookie dough flavor and chocolate chips
  • Main Ingredients: cream cheese, unsalted butter, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, salt, mini chocolate chips
  • Cooking Method: no bake
  • Cooking Time: 5 minutes prep time
  • Pairs well with: chocolate chip cookies, fresh fruit, honey graham crackers, animal crackers, pretzel rods, vanilla wafers or apple slices
  • Diets: gluten free, vegetarian
  • Special Equipment Needed: large bowl, cooking spoon or spatula, stand mixer or electric hand mixer (optional)
bird's eye view of a bowl of cookie dough dip with cookies, pretzels, and crackers
hand dipping a cookie into cookie dough dip

Ingredients

You may have all of these ingredients for this chocolate chip cookie dough dip in your refrigerator or pantry and not need to make a trip to the grocery store! If this is your first time making this cookie dough dip recipe you might want to read the possible variations before deciding on your ingredients.

Creamy Cookie Dough Dip Ingredients

  • 8 oz. cream cheese (at room temperature)
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • ⅓ cup light brown sugar (packed)
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Optional Garnish

more chocolate chips

Variations and Substitutions

Chocolate Chips: Substitute dark chocolate chips with white chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips or peanut butter chips. Additionally you can try adding some toffee bits to this decadent dip.

Sugars: Substitute dark brown sugar for light brown sugar and use powdered sugar or confectioner’s sugar instead of granulated sugar if you like.

Ingredients in dishes. Cream cheese, salt, vanilla, butter, sugar, brown sugar and chocolate chips.

WHAT TO MAKE NEXT: If you loved this chocolate chip cookie dough dip recipe, try our Better Than Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars. You’ll love them because these amazing treats are a delicious combination of chocolate chip cookies and blondies.

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Mixing Bowl — For best results use a clean and dry glass or porcelain bowl to mix this easy cookie dough dip recipe.

Electric Mixer – Use a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer with a paddle attachment or beaters to whip up this easy dip.

Instructions

This section shows how to make the best cookie dough dip recipe, with step-by-step photos and details about the technique. For full step-by-step instructions, photos and nutritional information see the recipe in the recipe card below.

BLEND CREAMY BASE: Firstly, cream together the cream cheese, butter, sugars, vanilla, and salt until fluffy, using a stand mixer or hand mixer.  Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and rebeat to make sure all ingredients are incorporated.

cream cheese, butter, sugars, vanilla and salt in a mixing bowl
folding chocolate chips into dip

ADD CHOCOLATE CHIPS: Then fold in or carefully mix in the chocolate chips.

finished cookie dough in a bowl
graham cracker being dipped into cookie dough dip

SERVE: Afterwards, transfer dip to a serving bowl and then serve with your favorite dippers such as cookies, fruit, graham crackers, or animal crackers.

WHAT TO MAKE NEXT: If you love everything cookie dough then you’ll love our Deep Fried Cookie Dough Bites. They combine a crispy outside with a creamy cookie dough center. 

Stef says….

If you also can’t get enough of cookie dough desserts, then you have to try my mini Cookie Dough Cheesecakes. They combine cookie dough crust, with creamy chocolate chip cheesecake and whipped cream topping. Every dessert lover’s dream!

Recipe Tips

Follow these tips to make the best cookie dough dessert dip recipe.

  • Tip: Make sure your cream cheese and butter are softened before blending them. That way your dip gets really smooth and creamy.
  • Tip: Use a stand mixer or electric hand mixer to cream together the base for this dip. It will get a lot fluffier.
  • Tip: Fold in any type of chocolate chips or add-ins you like to get that great taste of real cookie dough.

More Sweet Dip Recipes

Creamy and delicious sweet dips are quick and easy to make and a real crowd-pleaser at any gathering. Take a look at some of our other favorite dessert dip recipes:

  • bowl of buckeye dip

    Buckeye Dip

  • hand dipping a piece of waffle cone into cannoli dip

    Cannoli Dip

More No Bake Dessert Recipes

Sometimes you just want to satisfy your sweet tooth without having to cook or bake anything. Here are some of our favorite dessert recipes that don’t require an oven but are still out of this world delicious:

  • Slice of banana pudding pie.

    Banana Pudding Pie (No Bake)

  • square slice of 4 layer no bake layered chocolate and whipped cream dessert on a white plate.

    No Bake Chocolate Lasagna 4 Layer Dessert

  • close up of peanut butter parfaits

    No Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake Parfait

How To Store

Refrigerate: Store leftover dip in an airtight container, ziploc bag or a small bowl covered in plastic wrap in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Give dip leftovers a good stir before serving again.

glass bowl full of cookie dough dip topped with chocolate chips

Common Questions

What kind of chocolate chips are best with this dip?

As a matter of fact you can use any kind of chocolate you prefer, such as semi-sweet, milk or white chocolate chips, for example. We recommend using mini chips though. Moreover, you can try mixing in peanut butter chips, toffee bits, or mini M&Ms.

What should I serve with cookie dough dip?

The best part about this chocolate chip cookie dough dip recipe is that it goes with almost anything. Some of our favorite things to serve alongside this dip are cookies, graham crackers, fresh fruit and pretzels, for example.

How long can no bake cookie dough dip sit out at room temperature?

We recommend leaving this dip out at room temperature no longer than two hours. After that, give it some time in the fridge to cool down again.

Cookie dipped into cookie dough dip.
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Cookie Dough Dip Recipe

Author Andrea + Stef

Course Dessert
Cuisine American, vegetarian
Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Total Time 5 minutes minutes
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Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • cooking spoon or spatula
  • electrical mixer (optional)

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ⅓ cup light brown sugar packed
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream together the cream cheese, butter, sugars, vanilla, and salt until fluffy.  Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and rebeat to make sure all ingredients are incorporated.
    cream cheese, butter, sugars, vanilla and salt in a mixing bowl
  • Fold in or carefully mix in the chocolate chips.
    folding chocolate chips into dip
  • Transfer to a serving dish and serve with cookies, crackers or fresh fruit.
    close up of hand dipping a graham cracker into cookie dough dip

Notes

  • Cream cheese and butter should be almost room temperature to make sure they blend smoothly. 
  • You can add other add-ins to your cookie dough dip, such as white or milk chocolate chips, toffee bits, peanut butter chips or mini M&Ms. 

Nutrition

Calories: 3054kcal | Carbohydrates: 267g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 222g | Saturated Fat: 136g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 44g | Trans Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 473mg | Sodium: 746mg | Potassium: 946mg | Sugar: 250g | Vitamin A: 5882IU | Calcium: 438mg | Iron: 1mg

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