No-Bake Cookie Dough Chocolate Cups Recipe

These cups take about 45 minutes from start to eating, and 30 of those minutes are just the fridge doing its job. You make an egg-free cookie dough, roll it into balls, and bury each one under melted chocolate in a muffin liner.

The dough is the part people get wrong. It's soft because of the cream cheese, and soft dough slumps. Flatten each ball a little before it goes in the cup so the chocolate can cover the top without leaving a bald patch.

No oven at any point. That's the whole appeal, and it's also why the dough has to be safe to eat raw. There's no egg in it, and the flour gets measured carefully so the texture stays right.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. In a large bowl, beat together butter and brown sugar.

2. Mix in cream cheese and white sugar until well combined.

3. Add flour, baking soda, salt, and vanilla until dough is formed.

4. Stir in mini chocolate chips.

5. Roll cookie doughs into small balls and set aside.

6. In a small microwave-safe bowl melt chocolate chips. (Microwave for 60 seconds, check and stir every 15 seconds.)

7. Line a muffin tin with lining cups. Spoon the melted chocolate into the bottom of each muffin cup.

8. Place the cookie dough balls (slightly flattened) on top of the melted chocolate. Pour the remaining melted chocolate over the cookie dough balls. Gently shake the muffin tin to even out the chocolate.

9. Chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

10. Enjoy!

Variations

• Swap the mini chips in the dough for chopped pecans or toffee bits.
• Use dark chocolate for the shell if you want less sweetness against the dough.
• Add a quarter teaspoon of flaky salt on top of each cup before chilling.

How to Store No-Bake Cookie Dough Chocolate Cups

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No-Bake Cookie Dough Chocolate Cups Recipe

Egg-free cookie dough balls sealed inside a dark chocolate shell, set in a muffin tin in the fridge. No oven, no raw egg, twelve cups.

15 minPrep time30 minCook time45 minTotal12Servings

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Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter (melted)
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons cream cheese
• 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¾ cup mini chocolate chips
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. 1In a large bowl, beat together butter and brown sugar.
2. 2Mix in cream cheese and white sugar until well combined.
3. 3Add flour, baking soda, salt, and vanilla until dough is formed.
4. 4Stir in mini chocolate chips.
5. 5Roll cookie doughs into small balls and set aside.
6. 6In a small microwave-safe bowl melt chocolate chips. (Microwave for 60 seconds, check and stir every 15 seconds.)
7. 7Line a muffin tin with lining cups. Spoon the melted chocolate into the bottom of each muffin cup.
8. 8Place the cookie dough balls (slightly flattened) on top of the melted chocolate. Pour the remaining melted chocolate over the cookie dough balls. Gently shake the muffin tin to even out the chocolate.
9. 9Chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
10. 10Enjoy!

Cook's note: Measure the flour by spooning it into the cup, not scooping. Too much flour is the most common reason the dough turns crumbly.

Servings: 12

Cuisine: American

Course: Dessert

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Written by Darnell
Darnell covers air fryer recipes and slow cook meals, with a steady side of eggs and breakfast casseroles for people cooking on a tight schedule. He writes in a blunt, test-it-again voice and flags the mistakes that ruin texture, from soggy fries to rubbery eggs. Every post gives timings, temperatures, and a fallback if your machine runs hot.