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Home » Ice Cream/Frozen Desserts » Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Published: Aug 3, 2020 · Modified: May 18, 2021 by Allison · 54 Comments

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Cookie dough flavored ice cream filled with cookie dough pieces and mini chocolate chips. The ice cream itself actually tastes like cookie dough! No ice cream maker needed.

Loaf pan filled with cookie dough ice cream and an ice cream scoop.

Are you wondering why I call this the “ultimate” chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream? That’s because we have cookie dough flavored ice cream with cookie dough chunks mixed into it. Yes, the ice cream itself actually tastes like cookie dough!

This recipe is for those of you that only eat cookie dough ice cream in order to pick out the chunks of cookie dough (ahem). No need to pick out the good stuff here… it’s all the good stuff.

More ice cream: Rocky Road Ice Cream (fully loaded) – Coffee Ice Cream – Cookies and Cream Ice Cream

Closeup of cookie dough ice cream in a white bowl.

Recipe overview

Cookie dough pieces: start by making a small batch of (egg-free) chocolate chip cookie dough. Place the cookie dough in the refrigerator to firm up while you continue with the ice cream base.

Cookie dough flavored ice cream: a combination of browned butter, brown sugar, sweetend condensed milk, vanilla, and whipped cream make this dreamy ice cream base.

Assembly: layer the ice cream base, mini chocolate chips, and pieces of cookie dough into a freezer safe container (I use a loaf pan) and place it in the freezer overnight.

No churn ice cream base in a stainless bowl.

What makes the ice cream taste like cookie dough?

Several things: a combination of browned butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and chocolate chips. These ingredients flavor the ice cream base giving it a deeper, richer flavor than plain vanilla ice cream (which you typically see in cookie dough ice cream).

Milk, cream, chocolate chips, vanilla, and cookie dough.

Recipe tips

  • This ice cream is best if it has had a chance to freeze overnight. You can eat it within about 10 hours of freezing it, but it will be on the softer side.
  • Be sure to make your cookie dough pieces fairly small so that they can be evenly distributed through the ice cream.
  • Use mini chocolate chips instead of regular sized chocolate chips.

Cookie dough ice cream in a loaf pan.

More Chocolate Chip Recipes:

  • Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
  • Chocolate Chip Scones
  • Chocolate Chip Icebox Cake
  • Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Recipe updated August 2020 – I changed the recipe to be “no-churn” so that it can be made without an ice cream maker. Here is the original recipe (which does require an ice cream maker), if you’d prefer that version.

Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Cookie dough flavored ice cream filled with cookie dough pieces and mini chocolate chips.
4.67 from 15 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Dessert
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Chill time: 12 hours
Total Time: 12 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 10 (⅔ cup servings, approximately)
Calories: 345kcal
Author: Allison - Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

Cookie dough pieces:

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup all purpose flour
  • pinch salt
  • ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips

Ice cream:

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 scant cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar (see note)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups chilled heavy cream
  • ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

Cookie dough:

  • Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, butter and sugars for 1 minute, until creamy and well combined. Beat in milk and vanilla extract. Add the flour and salt and mix until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
  • Place the cookie dough in the refrigerator to firm up while you prepare the ice cream.

Ice cream:

  • In a small saucepan, over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Cook the butter until it is light brown and smells nutty, stirring occasionally, and being careful not to let it burn. If you've never browned butter before, see this tutorial. Transfer the browned butter (and the browned bits) into a medium-sized bowl and cool to room temperature (about 15 minutes or so).
  • Once the butter has cooled, add the sweetened condensed milk, brown sugar, and vanilla to the butter. Whisk until well combined.
  • In a separate bowl, using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Add half of the browned butter mixture to the whipped cream and carefully fold it in. Add the remaining browned butter mixture to the cream and fold it in. Fold in most of the chocolate chips, reserving a few to sprinkle on top, if desired.
  • Transfer half of the ice cream into a freezer-safe container (I use a loaf pan). Top with half of the cookie dough (pinching it off into small bite sized pieces). Top with the remaining ice cream and then the remaining cookie dough pieces and reserved chocolate chips. Cover tightly and refrigerate overnight.

Notes

Recipe updated August 2020 - I changed the recipe to be "no-churn" so that it can be made without an ice cream maker. Here is the original recipe (which does require an ice cream maker), if you'd prefer that version.

Nutrition

Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 973IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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Comments

  1. Kelley

    April 15, 2014 at 9:52 pm

    Oh yum! This looks amazing! And totally worth the calories. Swoon.

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      April 16, 2014 at 6:39 pm

      Thanks! I agree!

      Reply
  2. Carrie This Home

    April 24, 2014 at 5:00 pm

    You’ve got it right–not just little bits of cookie dough but cookie dough flavored through the whole ice cream! This looks awesome!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      April 24, 2014 at 6:37 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Jenn

    May 04, 2014 at 8:26 pm

    I so want a BIG bowl of this ice cream right now. Love cookie dough.

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      May 05, 2014 at 6:45 pm

      Thanks, Jenn!

      Reply
  4. Kory

    August 13, 2015 at 11:40 am

    How many quarts does this make?

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      August 13, 2015 at 12:25 pm

      Hi, Kory. I’d estimate about 1 quart.

      Reply
  5. rachel jones

    April 08, 2016 at 7:01 pm

    How can the ice cream be made to chocolate? I don’t do vanilla.

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      April 10, 2016 at 6:58 pm

      The ice cream isn’t a typical vanilla flavor, it actually tastes like cookie dough. It has browned butter, brown sugar and chocolate chips in it.

      Reply
  6. LH

    February 18, 2017 at 12:24 pm

    5 stars
    I made this as a valentine’s treat for my husband, and it was a total hit! I have made enough ice cream to know that our personal preference is for about 1/2 cup sugar to 3 – 3-1/2 cups milk/cream, so that’s what I did here. I also browned the butter for the cookie dough while I was at it. Otherwise followed it exactly. Fantastic! Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      February 18, 2017 at 2:12 pm

      Thank you! I’m so happy to you liked it. Thanks for taking the time to stop by!

      Reply
  7. Wendy

    June 17, 2017 at 12:43 pm

    5 stars
    My son just made this – it’s WONDERFUL! The ice cream itself has such a great flavor. We are making a second batch that uses coconut milk.

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      June 17, 2017 at 2:11 pm

      So glad that you liked it! Enjoy the second batch!

      Reply
  8. Stefanie

    August 22, 2017 at 12:03 pm

    5 stars
    My favorite icecream is edy’s slow churn chocolate chip cookie dough because the icecream taste just like cookie dough. Sadly, I had to give up gluten 2 years ago and have been DYING for that icecream. Then I found this recipe. I bought an icecream maker just for this. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!
    And totally worth every calorie and then some!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      August 22, 2017 at 4:51 pm

      Yay! I’m so happy to hear that. I’ve had to remove some items from diet and it’s so hard when you can’t find replacements for some of your favorite foods. I’m so glad I could help. Thanks for stopping by to let me know. Take care!

      Reply
  9. Stefanie

    August 22, 2017 at 12:06 pm

    P.S.- I just substituted the flour for Bobs red mill 1to1 all purpose gluten free baking flour and it turned out great.

    Reply
  10. John

    December 19, 2017 at 5:53 am

    5 stars
    You mentioned pouring in a cup of warm milk but later on adding 1.5 cups cold milk. Yes the ingredients only mention the 1.5 cups. Can you please clarify ? This is for the ice cream – thanks!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      December 19, 2017 at 8:48 am

      Hi, John. I apologize. That should have read “pour in a cup of warm HALF & HALF”. I just changed to the recipe to reflect this change. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Enjoy!

      Reply
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