Recipe--Chocolate Covered Cookie Dough Bites

Awhile back I mentioned a bake sale that the youth group from our church had. I made these little cookie dough bites and sold them for 50 cents each. They went over really well! The great thing about this recipe is that it doesn’t use any eggs like most cookie dough. So the dough is perfectly safe to eat! J Except for the little problem of consuming all the butter and sugar! J You can find the original recipe here. I’ve added my notes in italics below.

Chocolate Covered Cookie Dough Bites

1/2 cup butter, slightly melted and really soft

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 tablespoons brown sugar

2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Pinch of salt

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup flour

1/4 cup mini chocolate chips (or regular chocolate chips, chopped smaller)

Semi sweet chocolate melting wafers (I used semi-sweet chocolate chips)

White chocolate for drizzling (I dyed mine green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day)

Whip butter with sugars and vanilla until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Mix in all dry ingredients including chocolate chips until completely combined. Dough should be moist and slightly crumbly. Roll into desired sizes and shapes. Place on baking sheet lined with waxed paper. Store in refrigerator until ready to coat in chocolate. (If you want to keep them plain, refrigerate them 30 minutes or so until they are hard and can retain their shape and transfer them to a ziploc bag.)

Melt chocolate wafers (or chips) in microwave or over double boiler. Drop dough balls one by one into melted chocolate. Drizzle chocolate over dough to coat and using a spoon, remove chocolate covered balls, attempting to remove any excess chocolate in the process. (Tapping the spoon on the side of the bowl helped rid excess chocolate.)

Place on waxed paper and chill in the refrigerator until firm. Store in an airtight container on the counter or in the fridge for up to 5 days. These also freeze well in an airtight container. Serving Suggestion: My Mom says these are best eaten cold!