Cookie Dough Fudge

Erin S

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Dec 10, 2024

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Cookie Dough Fudge – Rich chocolate fudge filled with chucks of edible cookie dough.  It is the perfect chocolate lover’s treat.

If you know one thing about me, you know that I love chocolate. Chocolate Desserts are usually my favorite, no matter what. But when it comes to ice cream or a mix-in, I am 100% a Cookie Dough Ice Cream girl every time. Cookie Dough Truffles are a huge weakness.

cookie dough fudge stacked up on cutting board

 

I first shared this recipe on the blog in 2015, and it quickly became very popular. Apparently I am not the only one that is a sucker for cookie dough.

I combined my all time favorite Fudge Recipe with edible cookie dough for a seriously epic treat.

Back when I first made this, you had to make your own edible cookie dough, but these days you can buy multiple kinds in the grocery store to make this even easier!!

cookie dough fudge ingredients

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What You’ll Need

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  • Butter – I always use unsalted in desserts
  • Sugar
  • Evaporated Milk
  • Marshmallow Fluff – you can make Homemade Marshmallow Fluff if you want to avoid the jarred stuff.
  • Semi-Sweet Chocolate – you want to use good quality chocolate, as this really is the star of the show.
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Edible Cookie Dough – you can make your own (recipe below) or you can buy the edible dough from the store and roll into tiny balls.

Helpful Tools

adding cookie dough balls to fudge
  • Boil. In a heavy duty pot or large saucepan heat butter, sugar and evaporated milk together over medium high. Bring the mixture to a boil (leaving the temperature at medium the entire time). Once at a rolling boil cook for about 3 minutes, or until it reaches 234º F.
  • Mix-In. Remove from the heat and mix in the chocolate, marshmallow fluff and vanilla until it is well combined and smooth. Add frozen cookie dough pieces and quickly but gently fold to combine.
  • Let Set. Pour mixture into a line or greased baking pan and let it set up for a few hours to cool completely before slicing.
chocolate cookie dough fudge set up and cut into squares

Recipe Tips & Tricks

  • Use a thermometer. When you are making candy the temperature is the most important part in knowing if it is done. If you cook to long it can become dry and crumbly, not long enough and it won’t set up. So having and accurate temperature will give you the best results.
  • Freeze the cookie dough. Roll the cookie dough into small balls and then freeze them well. They will melt very quickly and can fall apart in the hot fudge. So giving them a head start by being completely frozen helps!
  • Medium heat. I know it is annoying to bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, it takes awhile. But this is the key to not gritty, perfectly smooth fudge. You have to let the sugar fully dissolve and then not crystalize, medium heat ensures this happens.
  • Shortcut. If you don’t want to make your own edible cookie dough, no worries there are multiple kinds you can buy. Nestle sells a tub that you can scoop out small balls. Ben & Jerries sell a frozen bag of cookie dough balls. And my grocery store sells small containers of a few edible cookie dough balls (the size you would use to bake a cookie) in the refrigerated dessert section. So lots of options to make this easy!
cookie dough fudge on cutting board

Storage

Normally I leave fudge at room temperature for 1-2 weeks without a problem. But because this has the cookie dough in it, I like to refrigerate it. The store bought edible dough says to refrigerate, so I store the fudge in the fridge covered as well.

close up pieces of cookie dough fudge stacked on cutting board
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Cookie Dough Fudge

By Erin
Cookie Dough Fudge – Rich chocolate fudge filled with chucks of edible cookie dough.  It is the perfect chocolate lover's treat.
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Servings: 54
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Ingredients 

Edible Cookie Dough

Instructions 

Make Cookie Dough

  • Cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar together. Add milk and the vanilla, mix well.
  • Mix in the flour (see notes below) and salt until everything is combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Roll into tiny balls, place on a baking sheet and freeze.

Make Fudge

  • Line a 13×9 inch baking pan with parchment paper or grease well. Set aside.
  • Mix the sugar, butter and evaporated milk in a large saucepan. Heat over medium heat until it comes to a rolling boil, stirring constantly.
  • Boil for about 3 minutes, until 234º F. You can also test in a bowl of cold water. Place a small amount of the boiling mixture into the water, and use your fingers to try to shape it into a ball. Once it forms a soft ball that holds it shape it is done.
  • Remove from the heat. Add the chocolate chips and marshmallow cream, mix until well combined. Stir in the vanilla.
  • Quickly but gently stir in the frozen cookie dough pieces.
  • Spread mixture into your prepared pan. Let it set until it is cool before slicing.

Notes

To make the cookie dough 100% safe to eat you want to bake the flour for 5 minutes at 350º F, so it reaches a temperature of 160º F.  Cool completely before making the dough.
You can use approximately 1 1/2 cup of store bought edible cookie dough that you have rolled into balls and frozen in place of making your own.

Nutrition

Serving: 54Servings | Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 38mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Author: Erin
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Course: Dessert Recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 54
Calories: 154
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