The Best Cookie Dough Frosting
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The Best Cookie Dough Frosting is a dreamy, creamy chocolate chip frosting highlighting butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and mini chocolate chips giving this frosting the classic “cookie dough” taste we all love and adore! Vegan option!
We love cookie dough anything, especially sweet treats like these 4 Edible Cookie Doughs and these Cookie Dough Buttercream Brownies!
Here’s 4 Things You Need to Know About Our Cookie Dough Frosting Recipe!
- Who doesn’t love cookie dough? Frost your brownies, cakes and cookies to elevate them to the next level for the “wow” factor!
- No eggs needed! Plus, using flour that is easily heated through in the microwave or oven makes this safe when indulging spoonfuls directly from the bowl!
- The frosting is super easy to make! (less that 5 minutes!)
- And…..It’s super delicious with lots of chocolate chips
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Is it Safe to Eat Raw Cookie Dough Frosting?
You can eat raw cookie dough as long as it doesn’t have eggs and you can also pre-treat by heating the flour.
To be on the safe side, which is what I recommend, to avoid complications due to the presence of potentially harmful microbes. According to the FDA, the grains could expose you to harmful bacteria like salmonella and E.coli.
Why We Bake or Microwave the Flour For Cookie Dough Frosting
There is a risk of pathogens in raw flour, so to be on the safe side, you should heat the flour.
- Microwave Method: First start by treating your flour. Spread the flour on a large plate or baking dish to fit in your microwave. Microwave for about 1 minute, adding additional 15 second increments as needed, until the flour reaches a temperature of 160 F.
- Oven Method: Heat treat the flour by spreading it out on a baking sheet and baking it at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 5 minutes.
Whisk the flour to break up the flour chunks and let it cool down before using to make cookie dough frosting recipe.
Ingredients You Need
Cookie Dough Frosting
- unsalted butter, softened
- brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- salt
- vanilla extract
- all purpose flour, heat-treated & cooled*
- milk of choice or heavy cream
- mini chocolate chips
To Make Vegan – Simply substitute vegan butter, non-dairy milk and vegan chocolate chips
! Easy & delish!
More Variations? Add mini mint chocolate chips
, chopped Andes mints
, mini m&m’s, chopped peanut butter cups, crushed peppermint, toffee chips, Oreo crumbs and so on! You can really go to town coming up with flavor variations!
How to Make Cookie Dough Chocolate Chip Frosting
Cookie Dough Frosting
- Pretreat flour in microwave or oven – See notes how.
- Using a mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and salt until smooth and combined.
- Add vanilla and beat until combined, followed by flour.
- Add the milk/cream, one tablespoon at a time, until you reach a thick but spreadable consistency.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Add to your favorite brownies, cookies or cakes!
- Frosts an 8×8 or 9×9 pan of brownies, double recipe for 9×13 pan.
- Frosts 6 cupcakes, adjust settings for how many cupcakes you want to frost for.
How to Heat Treat Flour
- Microwave Method: First start by treating your flour. Spread the flour on a large plate or baking dish to fit in your microwave. Microwave for about 1 minute, adding additional 15 second increments as needed, until the flour reaches a temperature of 160 F. (90 seconds works perfectly for me)
- Oven Method: Heat treat the flour by spreading it out on a baking sheet and baking it at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 5 minutes.
Whisk the flour to break up the flour chunks and let it cool down before using to make cookie dough frosting recipe.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frosting Tips
This frosting also calls for flour, so if you are concerned about consuming raw flour, I am giving you 2 options you can choose to make it safe, quickly and easily before you incorporating your ingredients together. Then, resume the frosting recipe as normal once the flour has cooled.
To get a nice, light, and fluffy frosting, make sure to whip it until airy. Milk or heavy cream will give this cookie dough frosting a light, airy texture. It also makes the frosting easier to spread or if you want to pipe it using a pastry bag
with a large tip.
Use mini chocolate chips
if you plan on piping the frosting. The larger chocolate chips won’t pipe through easy if you use a pastry bag with a tip, but ok to use, if you want to frost a cake or brownies.
This cookie dough frosting is out of this world amazing and so easy to make. For all you cookie dough lovers, for a decadent dessert, top fudgy brownies with this amazing edible cookie dough frosting. Enjoy!
More Cookie Dough Delish Dessert Ideas!
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- No Bake Cookie Dough Cups
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- M&M Cookie Dough Bars
- Cookie Dough Ice Cream Pie!
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars
- Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls
- Freezing Cookie Dough
Best Cookie Dough Frosting
Ingredients
Cookie Dough Frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1¼ cups all purpose flour heat-treated & cooled*
- 3-4 tablespoons milk of choice or heavy cream
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Pretreat flour in microwave or oven - See notes how.
- Using a mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and salt until smooth and combined.
- Add vanilla and beat until combined, followed by flour.
- Add the milk/cream, one tablespoon at a time, until you reach a thick but spreadable consistency.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Add to your favorite brownies, cookies or cakes!
Notes
Pretreating Flour
- Microwave Method: First start by treating your flour. Spread the flour on a large plate or baking dish to fit in your microwave. Microwave for about 1 minute, adding additional 15 second increments as needed, until the flour reaches a temperature of 160 F. (90 seconds works perfectly for me)
- Oven Method: Heat treat the flour by spreading it out on a baking sheet and baking it at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 5 minutes.
Whisk the flour to break up the flour chunks and let it cool down before using to make cookie dough frosting recipe.
Frosting
- Frosts an 8x8 or 9x9 pan of brownies, double recipe for 9x13 pan.
- Frosts 6 cupcakes, adjust settings for how many cupcakes you want to frost for.
! Easy & delish!
