Safe-to-eat cookie doughs and baked treats from the creator of the world’s first edible cookie dough shop

Finally, you can eat cookie dough how you’ve always craved it: straight from the mixing bowl! In her rule-breaking first book, Kristen Tomlan, the Queen of Cookie Dough, spills her secrets about how to make cookie dough safe-to-eat and all of the best ways to enjoy it. Kristen is sharing 110 decadent recipes–a mix of fan favorites from her famous New York City confectionery and never-before-seen creations–each with an innovative twist.

HELLO, COOKIE DOUGH is filled with recipes for cookie dough lovers at every age and skill level. All 40 flavors, spanning the classic to the wildly creative, are ready to eat off the spatula OR can be baked into perfect, chewy cookies. Kristen’s baked creations are equally tempting, with treats like cookie dough-stuffed cinnamon rolls, deep dish skillet cookies, and molten cookie dough cupcakes. Sprinkled throughout are her tips on perfecting your confections plus easy swaps to make the recipes gluten-free or vegan. Since cookie dough is best when shared, Kristen is serving up inspiration for all your party needs, including ideas for baby showers, weddings, ice cream parties, and the all-important girls’ night in.

This is the unconventional baking book every person with a sweet tooth will love. Join Kristen on her mission to make cookie dough all about joy, transforming this once-forbidden treat from a “no-no” to HELLO!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kristen Tomlan is the founder and CEO of DO, Cookie Dough Confections, the world’s first cookie dough scoop shop. A former design and brand consultant, Tomlan launched DO as an ecommerce site out of her New York City apartment, and has since grown the business into a national phenomenon. Her flagship shop in New York City’s Greenwich Village has expanded to include pop-up shops and now ships nationwide. Kristen lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Chris, and their rescue pup, Nelly. This is her first cookbook.  

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Whoa~  that’s pretty much all I can say!  Just mentally take all of your favorite sweet flavors, and combine them into one sinful, decadent bar!  Now, maybe..just maybe you can imagine the amazing, one-of-a-kind dessert..that IS this Billionaire Bar!

Each bite will make you feel like a Billionaire!  A sweet, gooey, chewy, chocolaty, salty satisfied Billionaire!  These bars are different, because the flavors are totally kicked up by a slight sprinkling of Salt!  It drives home all the amazing flavors with a POP!

These bars start with a buttery, sweet Sugar Cookie Crust, then they’re coated in thick, warm Caramel, a smear of Cookie Dough and topped with a Peanut Buttery blanket of Chocolate!  See..I told you they had ALL of your favorites covered!

Heck..you can even add some Nuts on top if you’d like!

What you’ll need:

The Crust:

9×13 baking pan

1-1lb. roll of Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Dough

The Caramel Layer:

1 (14 oz.) bag of caramels

1/2 cup heavy cream

The Cookie Dough Layer:

3/4 cup (1 – 1/2 sticks) butter, softened to room temp.

2/3 cup brown sugar

2 tbs. heavy cream

1 – 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 cup all purpose flour

1/4 tsp. salt

3/4 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

The Chocolate Top Layer:

1-1/2 cups regular semisweet chocolate chips

1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

A sprinkle of Sea Salt

Directions:

1.  Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9×13″ baking dish with spray and line with parchment for extra insurance!

2.  Press the Cookie Dough evenly down into the pan…

Bake it according to the package directions, let it cool…set aside!

3.  While the Cookie crust is baking, combine the caramels and cream in a medium saucepan over low heat.  Let melt, stirring occasionally until smooth, about 10 minutes.

4.  Meanwhile, prepare the cookie dough layer.  Into a large bowl add the softened butter, brown sugar, flour, salt, cream and vanilla.  Mix until it’s combined, fluffy and light in color  I did this by hand with no problem…just when you think it’s not coming together..BOOM~  it’s perfection!

Stir in the mini chocolate chips…

Pour the caramel layer evenly over the cooled Cookie Crust…

Spread the cookie dough gently over the caramel layer, be careful not to press too hard into the caramel.  You want to be sure and keep the two layers separate…

5.  Melt 1-1/2 cups chocolate chips with 1/4 cup peanut butter either in a saucepan, or in the microwave for a few seconds…stirring until combined and smooth!

Pour it over the cookie dough layer…

Evenly spread the Chocolate over the top, sprinkle the salt…and let it cool completely!

Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.

Cut them into squares, and serve them up…

These will get gooey at room temp. but will taste great!  I keep mine in the fridge and grab them as I want one..which is WAY too often!

They are GREAT chilled!   ~Enjoy!  🙂

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Ohhh no!  Why do I do this to myself, time and time again?  I insist on making whatever crazy, off the wall, decadent food idea that pops into my head.  I torture myself…and somehow I just LOVE it~  it’s sick I tell you!  Oh well, nothing eases a sick and twisted mind quite like the gentle aroma of Cookie Dough Bread puffing up in the Oven.  Or a warm, chocolaty, tender slice of that bread, making you feel better one bite at a time.  Talk about feel good food!  🙂

If you love Cookie Dough…and please, who doesn’t?  You will flip for this super simple Bread!  It’s literally like melty Cookie Dough suspended inside a luscious loaf of moist, almost wet Bread!

~In just a matter of minutes, you can be moaning and groaning without even knowing it…yep, it’s true!  Go do this,…go on!  …GO!  🙂

What you’ll need:

A bread loaf pan (the size will determine the height of your final Bread result)

2-5 oz. containers of Vanilla Greek Yogurt

1 1/2 cups Self Rising Four

1/2 cup Sour Cream

1/2 cup Sugar

1-11 oz. bag of Chocolate Chips (reserving 1/3 cup for the topping)

1 tbs. Vanilla Extract

The Glaze:

1 cup Powdered Sugar

approx. 1 tbs. Vanilla Extract

a few splashes of Milk until your desired consistency is reached.

Directions:

Spray your loaf pan and set aside…  Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl combine the Four, Sour Cream, Sugar, Yogurts, Vanilla and the Chocolate Chips.  Remember to reserve about 1.3 cup of the Chocolate Chips for the topping…  Mix it VERY well!

Pour it into the loaf pan, place it onto a baking sheet to protect your oven, and bake it at 350 degrees, for approx. 45 minutes to an hour!

While it’s baking, make the glaze by mixing together the above Glaze ingredients…

When the Bread is done, it will look golden and pull away from the sides of the pan.

Let it cool…

Now flip it out onto your adorable serving plate of choice…

Pour the Glaze all over that baby like it’s your job

Now add the remaining Chocolate Chips, unless you ate them all while the Bread was baking…Hmmm???!!…

Get ready to slice it up….

Just look at it…really look at it~~

Don’t be an animal…get a plate….

NOW, you may be an animal..lol!  ~Enjoy!  🙂

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I’m going to age myself here by telling you that I’m a product of the 80’s!  And I could totally talk your ear off about how that was the best time to grow up, but I won’t..you’re welcome.

What I will say, is that somehow I survived Lead Paint, road trips where I was comfortably wedged up in the back window (with my sister), and eating every Birthday Dinner in the smoking section.

~And, my childhood belly was always filled with Cookie Dough, smooth, sweet, raw egg filled..’deadly’ Cookie Dough..HAHA!  🙂

Times sure have changed, right?!  If I got caught now sneaking some raw cookie dough into my daughter’s mouth, someone would have the State take her away.  Sooo, I fixed that lil’ problem with this “You’ll never know the difference” safe Cookie Dough!  And you will NEVER know the difference..I promise!  You can do whatever you’d like with this stuff..Cake Frosting’s, Pie Filling’s, Cookie Topping’s, Brownie Shmearing’s…and lots of finger Dipping!

~Easy as 1-2-3!!  And no one will come take your kids away! 🙂

What you’ll need to Shmear LOTS of goodies:  

1/2 cup (1 stick) Butter, softened to room temp.

3/4 cup Brown Sugar

1 tsp. Vanilla Extract

1 1/4 cup Flour

Dash of Salt

4 tbsp. Milk (may not need all of it)

1 cup Mini Chocolate Chips

Directions:

With a mixer, cream together the Butter and Sugar at medium speed.  Add the Vanilla and beat well.  Add the Salt and Flour in stages as you mix until combined.  Add in the Milk gradually until desired consistency s reached and beat until fluffy.

Gently fold in the Chocolate Chips with a spoon…

Start Shmearing, and by “Shmearing” I mean stick your finger in it & eat it, gosh darn it!  ~Enjoy!  🙂  **Store it in the fridge~!

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It’s official~!  Cookie Dough and Brownies have gotten married and now we can all live happily ever after!  ~You may eat your dessert!  🙂

This is a match made in Brownie/Cookie Dough Heaven if there ever was one.

Moist, dense Brownies are topped (and by “topped” I mean loaded) with succulent, pure and safe-to-eat Cookie Dough!

I really don’t think a Brownie can get much better than these!

~And they couldn’t be easier..of course!

What you’ll need: 

A box of your fave Brownie Mix..or you can make them from scratch!

Bake up your Brownies as you normally do, while they’re baking prepare the Cookie Dough Frosting.

No-fail, all-purpose “Cookie Dough Frosting” recipe:

1/2 cup (1stick) unsalted Butter, softened to room temp.

3/4 cup Brown Sugar

1 tsp. Vanilla Extract

1 1/4 cup Flour

Pinch of Salt

4 tbsp. Milk (You may not use it all, depending on your desired consistency)

1 cup Mini Chocolate Chips

With a mixer, cream together the Butter and the Sugar at medium speed.  Add the Vanilla and beat well.  Add the Flour & Salt a little bit at a time until combined.  Add the Milk gradually, until your desired thickness is reached and beat until fluffy.  Gently fold in the Chocolate Chips.  (Store any leftovers in the fridge)

Let the Brownies cool..it takes a little patience.  🙂

Liberally top them with the Cookie Dough.

Slice them up, take a bite and listen for moans and groans that you haven’t heard in a really long time..if ever! LOL!

~Enjoy! 🙂

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What ‘s better than a cookie?  An XXL Chocolate Chip Cookie stuffed with a King Size Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup that’s what!  Sometimes I really don’t know what possesses me to create such over-the -top, treats, but if I think about it too long, I get all concerned about my mental state and junk .  SOooo, I just don’t think about it, and have another cookie..lol! 😉

I mean, I can’t possibly be the only person on Earth that can make total sense out of this..right?  It’s plain and simple: A warm, ooey-chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie bursting at the seams with everything that’s good in this world..a.k.a. A Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup!  🙂

These cookies have the power to make your bad day great, make crying babies smile, and make smiling grandmas cry..haha!  Oh, and I haven’t even mentioned yet how totally easy they are to make~!

You SO need one of these between your lips like PRONTO!

What you’ll need:

Cookie Dough (your fave)

You’ll need approx. 1/4 Cup of dough per each King Size Reese’s Cup!  Of course you could always go smaller, but whhhy?! ..lol!

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups..one King Size PB Cup per each XXL stuffed cookie!

Directions:

Simply prepare your cookie dough (however you normally make dough)  I of course, used store bought!

Cover the Reese’s Cup entirely with the dough, and plop it onto a baking sheet.  Leave lots of room in between them, they like to spread out XXL style…

Bake them at 350 degrees, for approx. 12 minutes, or until the cookies have firmed up and turned a bit golden!

LET THEM COOL almost all the way before handling them, pour a glass of cold Milk & serve them up, or eat them all while you’re alone!  ~Enjoy! 🙂

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Whew, I’m trying to compose my-overly-excited-self as I type this post, so it’s at least somewhat legible for you.  I’m beyond ecstatic to be sharing something that’s SO long over-due, SO epic, and down right incredible that it has changed my life forever!  I’ve been waiting for a product like this for years.  And leave it to Chobani to step up and make this happen, they’ve made my dreams come true!  What is it, you ask?!  It’s…Chocolate Greek Yogurt!  YES, it’s real and it’s spectacular..LOL!!

And of course I just had to go and create fun and unique treats with it..why not right?!  Starting with these Fro-Yo Ice Pops that were a total no-brainer!  Since I live on the surface of the Sun in New Mexico, I’m always looking for fun, tasty ways to cool down!  Is there anything more fun, or tasty than a sweet, creamy & cold Cookie Dough Ice Pop, made with tons of nutritional Chobani Greek Yogurt?!  NOPE..nope, and nope!  🙂

These delectable delights aren’t too super sweet, the tangy yogurt balances out the Cookie Butter & Chocolate perfectly!  With each gooey lick, you’ll swear you’re enjoying ice creamy cold cookie dough! SO good!

Not only is this thick and rich Greek Yogurt studded with the most incredible Chocolate Chunks, but it’s now available in super-sized 16 oz. pre-blended re-closable containers!  Large enough to share, but yummy enough to hide it not want to!  🙂

What you’ll need for 2-4 Cookie Dough Pops: 

1-16 oz.  Container of Chobani Vanilla Chocolate Chunk Greek Yogurt

1 Cup of Cookie Butter (found at Trader Joe’s)

1/2 Cup of Chocolate Chips

Popsicle molds..and sticks/spoons!

Directions:

In a medium bowl combine the yogurt, Cookie Butter and Chocolate Chips..

Gently swirl all of it together with a spoon, making sure NOT to over mix it!  Leave it “swirly”!

Add it to your molds and insert a spoon or stick..

Freeze them over night.

When you’re ready to enjoy one, simply run it under some water for a few seconds to release them..

Savor each bite, and enjoy a healthy & fun instant cool down!

Guess what?? YOU can be a lucky ducky and win an entire case of these huge 16 oz. creamy, pre-blended containers of amazing Chobani Greek Yogurt, including the Sainted Vanilla Chocolate Chunk..OMG!  And then you can make tons of these incredible & easy Fro-Yo Pops and much, much more! 🙂

Just look at how huuuge these are!  You might even be able to share some..hahaha!!

For a chance to have these babies on your doorstep, simply follow the steps below!  🙂

1.  Like “Oh Bite It” on facebook, OR.. if you’re already a fan..then just refer one new fan to the fb page, and name them in the comments below.

2.  Like “Chobani” on facebook.

3.  Share this post on any one of your fave social networks!

4.  Leave a comment below stating you’ve done the deeds!  🙂

This giveaway closes at Midnight on Sunday, August 19, 2012.  The winner will be notified by message and shout-out on Monday, August 20, 2012!  ~Goood Luck!  🙂

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Good Morning!  I woke up today in the mood for cookies, which is strange for me because I usually don’t start craving cookies until at least 8am noon!  Since I like to consider myself a respectable member of my family as well as society, I knew that I couldn’t just start up the oven first thing in the morning and 12 minutes later be devouring a batch of warm cookies like a crazy person.  Well, I could but I’d definitely have some splainin’ to do!  😉

BUT, as we all know, when it’s “breakfast” anything goes!  Heck, want cake at 7am..make waffles!  Want beer at 7am..make Waffles!  Want steak at 7am..add eggs, and Waffles!  See how that works?!  This philosophy is right up there with the oh-SO-popular:  “Eat all the greasy fried food you want..just have some celery close by, and/or a Diet Coke!”  and POOF..a healthy meal!  Anyhoo..here we are with a warm, healthy breakfast of Cookies Waffles!  🙂

Tender, fluffy and filled with gooey cookie dough..Ahh, happy day!  And no worries..I had a glass of OJ on the other side of my plate,  so it’s well balanced!  🙂

What you’ll need:

A poker face so everyone believes that this IS breakfast!

Your fave Waffle/Pancake Mix

Cookie Dough

Syrup & Chocolate Chips for garnish

A waffle maker

Directions:

Just prepare the waffle mix according to the instructions..

Mix in some globs of cookie dough..as much as you want!  🙂

Make the waffles and let some beautiful morning sun hit them..gaze at them like a lover, tell them you love them..HAHA!

Drown drizzle them with some Syrup & Butter

Tell yourself and anyone who will believe you that “breakfast” is ready…

EAT

SMILE

REPEAT

~Enjoy!  🙂

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