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These fried cookie dough balls are so much fun to eat! If you love fair food, these are for you!
I’m sorry, okay?
I couldn’t help myself. I love warm, melty cookie dough and I love fried food and if that makes me a bad person, then so be it.
I was in Austin, Texas a few months ago and had deep fried cookie dough and it’s haunted me, you guys. Haunted me.
If you’re near Austin, you definitely have to make a trip to Torchy’s and give their tacos and their deep fried cookie dough balls a try. It’s a requirement.
I finally got around to making some fried cookie dough myself and it was so good that it was bad.
So, so, so bad. I will never be able to stop eating these and neither will you.
Fair food.
In my house.
At all hours of the day.
On demand.
Any time I want.
Gah. Someone take away my pot of oil. This has to stop.
I had a hard time photographing these, so please ignore the photos and just make them yourself. They look so much better in person!
And, obviously, people are too busy shoving them in their mouths to pay much attention to looks anyway. 😉
A few tips: These can be made using any cookie dough. If you have a favorite recipe, fry it! I dare you.
If you’re skurred, just use the recipe on the back of the Toll House bag. It’s a winner.
Keep in mind that the dough does NOT cook through all the way. These are gooey on the inside.
I use pasteurized eggs, which means that they are a-okay for consuming raw or undercooked. They’re perfect in recipes like this!
I happily eat raw cookie dough all the time.
Fried cookie dough at home is actually easy!
I used Carbon’s Golden Malted Waffle mix to make the batter, but any pancake or waffle batter will do just fine.
As with most fried food, these are best while still hot from the fryer.
Give them just a couple of minutes to cool down, but don’t wait too long before eating them.
Then again, I gobbled down my leftovers a couple of hours after frying and they weren’t bad. I mean, it’s fried cookie dough. You could probably dunk them in battery acid and they’d still taste good. But, you know. For best results, serve warm. And without battery acid.
Deep Fried Cookie Dough Balls
Ingredients
- 1 recipe chocolate chip cookie dough made with Safest Choice eggs
- 1 cup pancake mix
- 1 cup milk
- Oil for frying
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Prepare cookie dough according to your favorite recipe.
- Use a medium cookie scoop to form balls of dough. Place dough balls on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Place in freezer for 20 minutes.
- Remove the dough from the freezer. Add oil to a medium sized pot, about 3 inches deep. Heat over medium heat to 350 degrees.
- Mix together the milk and pancake mix in a small bowl.
- Dip the cookie dough balls into the pancake mix and transfer to the hot oil using a fork. Fry 2 or 3 balls at a time for 1-2 minutes or until the batter is golden brown. Remove from the oil to a paper towel lined plate using a slotted spoon.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Tartangran says
What do you think? Would these stay warm in a slow cooker??
I’m thinking about making multiple batches ahead, and taking them to
a get-together…
Karly says
Hi there!
Unfortunately, I don’t think that would work. Just like any other fried food, it’s best served immediately. I think it would get pretty soggy and gross in a crockpot. ๐
Jim...How about cooking them til near done and finish them up at the "party !" says
Sounds like a winner !
Jim...How about cooking them til near done and finish them up at the "party !" says
The “head” cheese is concidering it…it’s her kitchen !
Emily @ Life on Food says
ohmygoodness! ohmygoodness! ohmygoodness!
shelly (cookies and cups) says
I knew I shouldn’t have clicked over to this. DAMN YOU!
Meg @ Sweet Twist says
Bad person? Please you are a genius.
Sarah | The Sugar Hit says
My goodness! These are something else. I would totally go there.
Joanne says
Fair food is so good yet so bad. But fair food at home is just So.GOOD. This looks fabulouuussss!!!
Karen - Cinnamon Freud says
GENIUS. I love the Texas State Fair and the Rodeos here, and now it seems I can have that good food all year round in my own house ๐
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl says
Crap. You know what this is going to do to my diet, right? ๐ Totally worth it!!
Rachel says
Oh my…
Excuse me while I get a tissue to dab at my tears of JOY!
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says
Sweet baby Jesus! This is amazing!
Carrie @Bakeaholic Mama says
mind blown.