Deep Fried Cookie Dough (2024)

Deep-fried cookie dough is the ultimate dessert! Classic cookie dough is coated in pancake batter then fried to golden perfection. A great way to use up leftover cookie dough!

It seems like it’s been too long since I’ve dropped a fried dessert recipe. Fried cookie dough has been on my “vision board” for years and I finally got around to making that dream come true. Let me tell you, I definitely regret waiting this long!

I’ve been making many batches of chocolate chip cookies this year (hey, we all get our comfort from somewhere…), and since it’s just the two of us, we legitimately sometimes have the “problem” of leftover dough. Our go-to is just eating it by the spoonful when passing by the refrigerator after 10 PM, but deep frying it takes it to a whole ‘nother level!

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

• Flour– Regular all-purpose flour is needed for this cookie dough.
• Salt– Make sure to use traditional table salt. If you use a larger grain of salt the measurement will be incorrect.
• Baking Soda– Baking soda helps to leaven the dough, which makes for a softer, fluffier cookie.
• Butter– Unsalted butter is used in this recipe. Be sure to set it out ahead of time so that it is room temperature.
• Sugar– You’ll need two sugars to make cookie dough: white sugar and brown sugar.
• Vanilla– I use traditional vanilla extract in my cookie dough. If you want to get fancy you could use vanilla bean paste instead.
• Egg– Large eggs are required for this recipe.
• Chocolate Chips– You can use any kind of chocolate chip you’d like, or even a combination of a few. I like milk chocolate and bittersweet.

Pancake Batter

• Bisquick – Bisquick is my go-to when making batter for frying desserts. You can make your own homemade version if you’d prefer.
• Milk– You’ll want to use cow’s milk to make the batter, vegetarian substitutes don’t work out well. Use whole milk for the best results.
• Egg– You’ll need a large egg, just like the ones used in the cookie dough recipe.

Other

• Oil– Canola or peanut oil is ideal for frying.
• Toppings– Toppings are optional, but highly recommended! We like to use chocolate sauce and powdered sugar. Strawberry sauce and whipped cream are also delicious.

Tips

• I always recommended using a deep fryer when possible. They maintain the temperature much better than you can while cooking on a stovetop and are safer as well. (I use this one)
• If you don’t have a deep fryer, use a deep saucepan. Make sure you do not fill it above 1/3 full, as hot oil can expand and be extremely hazardous. Use a thermometer like this to measure the temperature.

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• Fried Pop-Tarts
• Funnel Cake Ice Cream Sandwiches
• Apple Fritter Waffle Donuts
• Chicken Fried Pickles
• Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Chicken Mozzarella Sticks