Scoop&Slush

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream

The spoon in the mixing bowl, all grown up. Vanilla cream spun silky, then loaded with cookie dough chunks and mini chips.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
Ninja CreamiPrep
5 minFreeze
24 hrMakes
1 pint · 4 servings

Why you’ll love this

Every scoop is a treasure hunt for the next chunk of cookie dough; the vanilla base spins up silky and rich, the dough stays soft and chewy, and the mini chips land everywhere. It suits movie nights, cookie lovers, and anyone who always ate the dough straight from the bowl.

What you’ll need

A few simple ingredients for a big, delicious idea.

Cream cheese
Cream cheese
Granulated sugar
Granulated sugar
Vanilla extract
Vanilla extract
Heavy cream
Heavy cream
Whole milk
Whole milk
Edible frozen cookie dough chunks
Edible frozen cookie dough chunks
Mini chocolate chips
Mini chocolate chips

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Ninja CreamiPrep 5 min24 hr

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Soften the cream cheese

    Put the cream cheese in a large bowl that is safe for the microwave and warm it for 10 seconds, just until soft.

  2. Whisk to a frosting

    Add the sugar and vanilla extract and whisk for about 60 seconds, until the mixture turns smooth and thick, like frosting.

  3. Add the cream and milk

    Pour in the heavy cream and whole milk slowly, whisking as you go, until everything is fully combined and the sugar has dissolved.

  4. Freeze the pint

    Pour the base into an empty CREAMi pint, put the storage lid on, and freeze for 24 hours on a level surface.

  5. Process on Ice Cream

    Take the pint out of the freezer, remove the storage lid, and set the pint up in the machine. Run the ICE CREAM program.

  6. Add the mix ins

    Spoon a hole about 1½ inches wide all the way to the bottom of the pint. It is fine if the ice cream presses a little above the max fill line while you dig. Drop in the cookie dough chunks and the mini chocolate chips and run the MIX IN program. Serve immediately.

Nutrition guide

The nutrition scoop

Per serving · 1 of 4 servings from one pint

  • Fat 59%
  • Carbs 36%
  • Protein 5%

Proper dessert energy: rich and satisfying, the way a scoop should be.

Total fat 23 g
Carbohydrates 31 g
Protein 4 g
of which sugars 27 g
Saturated fat 14 g 68% daily value
Cholesterol 75 mg 24% daily value
Sodium 95 mg 4% daily value
Dietary fiber 0 g 1% daily value
Calcium 105 mg 8% daily value
Vitamin C 0 mg 0% daily value

Where the calories live

The heavy cream brings the biggest share of the calories here, about 45 percent of the batch, with the granulated sugar next in line.

The bright spot

Most of the flavor rides on the heavy cream, and the numbers stay in treat territory rather than meal territory.

Want a lighter scoop

Swap half the heavy cream for whole milk. The spin stays creamy and every serving lands noticeably lighter.

Estimated from the ingredients exactly as written, using standard reference values for each ingredient. Your brands and swaps will shift the numbers a little. Daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Make it your own

  • Start with the base recipe, then swap one ingredient at a time.
  • Try a different topping after processing.
  • Keep notes so you can revisit your favorite combination.

Texture tips

  • A level, fully solid freeze gives the smoothest spin.
  • Freeze CREAMi bases level and completely solid.
  • For SLUSHi, check compatible liquids and minimum sugar requirements.

Frequently asked questions

Can I make it dairy free?

Yes. Swap in vegan cream cheese for the cream cheese, unsweetened coconut cream for the heavy cream, and unsweetened oat milk for the whole milk. Whisk the coconut cream until smooth before you add the remaining ingredients.

Why mini chocolate chips?

The MIX IN program folds mix ins through the pint without breaking down harder pieces, so mini chips land as perfectly sized little chunks in every spoonful. Full size chips stay full size.

Does the cookie dough need to be a special kind?

Yes. Use dough sold as edible and safe to eat raw, and keep the chunks frozen until the mix in step. Ordinary raw cookie dough is not made to be eaten as is.

How do I store leftovers?

Smooth the top flat with a spoon, put the storage lid back on, and return the pint to the freezer on a level surface. Before serving again, set the pint up in the machine and run ICE CREAM once more.