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Deep fried cookie dough balls stacked in a paper-lined basket, with a bite missing from the top ball.

Deep Fried Cookie Dough

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  • Author: Julianne Dell
  • Prep Time: 60 minutes
  • Cook Time: 2 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 2 minutes
  • Yield: 14 cookie dough balls
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Fried
  • Cuisine: American

Description

This deep fried cookie dough is made from soft, homemade chocolate chip cookie dough wrapped in a crispy cornflake coating and fried until golden. Delicious drizzled with chocolate sauce!


Ingredients

For the Cookie Dough

  • 1 ½ cups (180g) all-purpose flour, heat treated
  • ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • ½ cup (95g) granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup (73g) light brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons (45ml) milk
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) vanilla extract
  • ½ cup (90g) mini chocolate chip

For the Coating

  • 1 quart (40oz) Vegetable oil for frying
  • 2 Large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) Water
  • ¾ cup Corn Flake cereal crumbs
  • ½ cup Pancake mix or flour

Instructions

For the Cookie Dough

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake the flour on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper for approximately 10 minutes, or until the temperature of the flour reaches 160°F. Stir the flour halfway through and allow it to cool completely. Sift the flour through a fine mesh sieve.
  2. Soften the butter in the microwave for about 15 seconds. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar and beat until creamy.
  3. Add the heat-treated flour, salt, vanilla extract, and 1 tablespoon of milk. Beat together until the dough starts to form. Add additional milk as needed until the dough reaches your desired consistency. Mix in the chocolate chips.
  4. Scoop the dough using a medium cookie scoop, (about 1 ½ tablespoon). Roll into a round ball. Chill for about 30 minutes while the oil is heating.

To Prepare and Fry

  1. In a heavy-duty pot, preheat the oil to 365°F. While the oil is preheating, prepare the cookie dough.
  2. In a small bowl, beat the eggs with a fork. Add water. In separate bowls, prepare the cornflake crumbs and dry pancake mix.
  3. First, roll the cookie dough in dry pancake mix, then dip into the eggs, lifting with a fork and allowing the excess egg to drip back into the bowl. Lastly, roll in cornflake crumbs. Return the fridge if the oil is not ready. 
  4. Place 3-4 cookie dough balls in the oil and fry for 1-2 minutes until golden brown on all sides. Try to avoid the crust cracking. Remove from the oil tapping off excess oil, and place on a paper. Allow them to cool for several minutes before eating. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or drizzle with chocolate syrup. Serve warm.


Notes

  • These are best enjoyed fresh and warm (just not piping hot!). Once the cookie dough in the middle has cooled, the texture overall is not great.
  • Chill the cookie dough for best results. The cookie dough should be firm but not super cold or frozen. If it’s too cold, it prevents the dough from softening. Alternatively, if the dough is too warm, it can cause these to split open during frying and make a mess, they can fall apart.
  • If you want to prepare the cookie dough in advance, keep it refrigerated or allow frozen to soften before coating.
  • Keep the oil temperature consistent. If you notice it’s dropped a bit, let it come back to temperature before refrying. 
  • Remove any burned pieces from the oil using the spider spatula or a slotted spoon.