This No-Cook Fudge Tastes Just Like Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

By Samantha Merritt

This ridiculously easy recipe from Sugar Spun Run is a great way to get your cookie fix without heating up the kitchen.

This easy cookie-dough-flavored fudge requires no stove top, no candy thermometer, no eggs, and no hassle. Enjoy the delicious taste of raw cookie dough without having to worry about uncooked eggs or ever preheating your oven.

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The saying goes that it's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.

Right now, I couldn't agree with that more.

The feeling of warm sunshine on your face after a long cold Winter, being greeted by your puppy at the door at the end of a long day at work (puppies in general, really), a pan of chocolate chip cookies cooling on top a stove . . .

All lovely. All simple.

Sometimes I have to remind myself that the quality of a recipe is not lessened just because it is simple.

I find that when I'm in the kitchen, I waver constantly between preferring simplicity and complexity in my recipes. Too often I feel that a recipe should be complicated in order to be good and sophisticated.

While complexity may lend itself to a recipe being more sophisticated (and I hardly consider cookie dough fudge to be a sophisticated dessert!) it doesn't necessarily mean it's always the best route to the most desirable outcome (here: delicious cookie dough fudge).

My first few attempts with this fudge were done on the stove top, candy thermometer in hand.

Meh. Blah. Not quite right. A mess of melted chocolate chips when I wanted them to stay solid because what is cookie dough fudge without solid chocolate chips?!

The obvious thing to do was to switch over to my KitchenAid, but I was reluctant, and when I finally made the move, I felt like I was giving up.

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My guilt was alleviated when this "simple" method resulted in the creamiest, softest, most perfect chocolate-chip-studded, authentic-tasting cookie dough fudge my taste buds had ever encountered.

Sometimes it's important to just relax and remind yourself that simple is just fine.

Enjoy these simply wonderful cookie dough fudge squares, and leave your candy thermometer in the drawer.

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Cookie Dough Fudge

Cook Time15 minutes
Yield12 square pieces

From SugarSpunRun

INGREDIENTS

    12 tablespoons salted butter, softened 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk 1/4 cup heavy cream 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 3 cups powdered sugar 1 cup chocolate chips

    INSTRUCTIONS

    1. Line a 9-by-9-inch pan with parchment paper.

    2. In KitchenAid (or with hand mixer, just make sure your butter is softened to room temperature) cream together butter, condensed milk, and heavy cream on medium speed. Add vanilla and mix again. Add brown sugar and mix on medium speed until all ingredients are combined, occasionally pausing to scrape down the sides. Gradually add flour and powdered sugar, continuing to pause to scrape down the sides as needed until all ingredients are combined. Stir in chocolate chips and pour fudge into prepared pan.

    3. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before cutting and serving.