This easy homemade Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard is thick, creamy and so delicious! Featuring store bought ice cream and homemade chocolate chip cookie dough, it’s the best summer dessert recipe!
This recipe will help you recreate your favorite cookie dough blizzard at home! It’s thick, creamy and filled with chocolate chip cookie dough!
I was determined to make a recipe that was as satisfying as a Dairy Queen blizzard! The combination of whipped ice cream, bits of buttery cookie dough and chocolate is incredibly delicious!
If you’re looking for more cookie dough recipes, make my cookie dough brownies, Biscoff cookie dough and this edible sugar cookie dough!
INGREDIENTS
Below are some helpful notes about some of the ingredients. See recipe card below for full list of ingredients and measurements.
- Butter: Take your butter out of the refrigerator 1-2 hours before making the cookie dough.
- Brown sugar: Dark brown sugar can also be used. Both add extra flavor from molasses.
- Milk or heavy cream: Add this a half a tablespoon at a time until you get the consistency you like for the cookie dough!
- All purpose flour: I recommend heat treating the flour. See more about why and how to heat treat flour below.
- Chocolate: I prefer chopped dark chocolate. I like the way it tastes. I find chopped chocolate better incorporates into the blizzard than chips do. Semi sweet, milk or even white chocolate can also be used. Use bars, chips, or even mini chocolate chips!
- Vanilla ice cream: No need to make your own. Use store bought vanilla ice cream.
INSTRUCTIONS
STEP ONE: Heat treat the flour. Spread the flour evenly on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 Fahrenheit for five minutes. Allow to cool.
STEP TWO: Cream the butter and sugar. Use an electric mixer to cream the sugar and butter on medium speed until creamy and combined.
Next, add the vanilla followed by the milk or heavy cream
STEP THREE: Add the flour and salt. Turn the mixer on low and add gradually add the flour and salt until combined. Then stir in the chocolate chips.
STEP FOUR: Scoop out the cookie dough. Use your hands or a small cookie scoop to form the dough into balls. This will make it easier and less messy to distribute the dough into the blizzards.
STEP FIVE: Whip the ice cream. Add the ice cream to the bowl of an electric mixer. Whip the ice cream on medium until creamy. Be careful not to overmix.
Next, add the chopped chocolate, a few tablespoons of cookie dough and a couple tablespoons of hot fudge sauce (if using). Mix very briefly to combine.
STEP SIX: Assemble the blizzards. Spoon some ice cream into a glass. Crumble up a few of the cookie dough balls on top.
Next, drizzle some hot fudge sauce, followed by more ice cream. Continue layering until you reach the top of your glass. Top with a few balls or one giant scoop of cookie dough enjoy immediately!
VARIATIONS
Hot fudge sauce: I like to mix in some of this hot fudge sauce to make this even more delicious! I developed this hot fudge sauce to top my condensed milk brownies. It’s delicious on everything!
It only takes a few ingredients and minutes. You can whip some into the ice cream or layer it in your blizzards!
Chocolate ice cream: Instead of vanilla ice cream, try chocolate! This would be a big hit with chocolate lovers!
FAQ
This cookie dough is safe to eat because there are no eggs and the flour is heat treated. Heat treating the flour is a precautionary step to kill off any existing bacteria. This step is optional but recommended.
No. You should heat treat the flour, but the dough does not need to be baked.
Dairy Queen mixes soft serve ice cream and add ins for their blizzards. They have a special machine that mixes them.
It’s possible to make your own homemade cookie dough and homemade blizzard with this Cookie Dough Blizzard recipe! It will satisfy any craving for something sweet! Best part: it couldn’t be easier to make!
OTHER ICE CREAM RECIPES
PrintChocolate Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 blizzards
- Category: Frozen Treats, Ice Cream
- Method: No bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
This easy homemade Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard is thick, creamy and so delicious! Featuring store bought ice cream and chocolate chip cookie dough, it makes the best summer treat!
Ingredients
FOR THE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon brown sugar, light or dark, packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 and 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 – 2 tablespoons whole milk or heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour, heat treated (directions below)
- 3 ounces dark chocolate, chopped (or semi-sweet, milk, or white chocolate, chopped or mini or regular chocolate chips)
FOR THE COOKIE DOUGH BLIZZARD
- 4–6 cups vanilla ice cream
- 1 ounce dark chocolate, chopped
- hot fudge sauce, optional
Instructions
FOR THE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Spread the flour evenly on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Bake five minutes. Cool completely.
- In a large bowl or in the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the sugars and butter on medium until creamy and combined, about two minutes. Add the vanilla followed by the milk or heavy cream.
- Turn the mixer on low and add the flour and salt until combined. Stir in the chocolate. Use your hands or a small cookie scoop to form the dough into small balls. Place on a plate and set aside at room temperature.
FOR THE COOKIE DOUGH BLIZZARDS
- For best results, place the bowl of your electric mixer in the freezer for at least 30 minutes before using. Add the ice cream to the bowl of your electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Whip the ice cream on medium until creamy, about 30 seconds. Be careful not to overmix. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the chopped chocolate, a few cookie dough balls, and a few tablespoons of the hot fudge sauce (if using) into the ice cream. Turn the mixer on low and mix very briefly til just combined.
- Spoon some ice cream into the bottom of your glasses.* Break up a few of the cookie dough balls and sprinkle them over the ice cream. Drizzle some hot fudge sauce over top, if using. Continue layering and finish with balls of cookie dough or one big scoop of cookie dough! Enjoy immediately!
Notes
*Use whatever size glasses you prefer. Add more ice cream when making to make more blizzards.
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This looks absolutely amazing and I’m so excited to try it!
One question: why do you put the bowl of the mixer in the freezer for half an hour? (I trust you but I have a very small freezer 😅)
Thank you!
Hi Ellie! Sooo excited for you to try this blizzard!! Thanks for your great question. I also have a small freezer, so totally get you. You can definitely skip putting the bowl in the freezer. The chilled bowl keeps the ice cream from melting as quickly while we whip it and assemble the blizzards, but it’s definitely not necessary. I will make sure to note that this step is optional 🙂 Please let me know if you have any other questions! Hope you love your blizzard! -Natalie
Thank you, that makes a lot of sense! 🙂
This is BETTER than a blizzard from Dairy Queen. Absolutely delicious. My husband was in heaven and I really enjoyed it as well. It will probably become one we make frequently! I highly recommend!!
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Hey Jessica,
Thank you so much for making these blizzards and for your sweet comment! I’m so happy you and your husband loved these! I agree-definitely better than DQ!! 😉 XO Natalie
Absolutely delicious – best cookie dough blizzard I’ve ever had! The cookie dough on its own is the best edible cookie dough I’ve had. I’m planning on making more this week just to eat on its own. Move over, DQ!
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Hi Ellie,
So awesome! Thank you so much for your sweet comment and for making this cookie dough blizzard! So glad you loved it and happy to hear you’re planning to make more cookie dough this week!! Have a great day 🙂 Natalie
I did It for the brownies. It’s so yummy. it looks delicious like that. Recommended to everyonewho like desserts. It will surprise you and trust me brownie lovers will love the taste. This recipe is really easy to understand . I love it. Let’s do it together.
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Hi Chythia,
Thank you so much for your comment! I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe! Have a great day! -Natalie