Description
These Crumbl cookie dough cookies are soft brown sugar cookies topped with creamy frosting and bites of edible cookie dough. This easy copycat recipe makes thick bakery-style cookies at home.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Frosting
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream, slightly thawed
Edible Cookie Dough
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup heat-treated flour
-
2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a few baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the softened butter and brown sugar. Cream until smooth.
- Add the egg and vanilla, mixing well.
- Add the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Mix thoroughly, scraping the sides often.
- Using a large ice cream scoop, divide the cookie dough between the prepared baking sheets and gently flatten into a disc shape.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the centers are set. Allow cookies to cool completely.
- To make the frosting, combine the softened butter and powdered sugar in a stand mixer and mix until smooth.
- Add the vanilla and slightly thawed vanilla ice cream and mix thoroughly, scraping down the sides often.
- Transfer the frosting to a piping bag and set aside.
- To make the edible cookie dough, combine the softened butter, brown sugar, and sugar in a stand mixer and cream until smooth.
- Add the vanilla and heavy cream and mix well.
- Add the salt and heat-treated flour, mixing thoroughly.
- Fold in the mini chocolate chips.
- Roll the dough into 35–40 small balls and chill until ready to assemble.
- To assemble, pipe frosting onto each cooled cookie. Top with 4–5 cookie dough pieces and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.
Notes
- For thick bakery-style cookies, use a large cookie scoop and slightly flatten the dough before baking.
- Make sure the cookies cool completely before adding frosting so it doesn’t melt.
- Chill the edible cookie dough balls 10–15 minutes if they become too soft to handle.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 540 kcal
- Sugar: 39 g
- Sodium: 260 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Carbohydrates: 63 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg