Cookie Dough Balls

These cookie dough balls are the perfect treat for football season! Pair your favorite dough with your team’s colors for your next tailgate or party!

Who’s ready for some FOOTBALL?!

Our household is so ready for the return of football!  We’ve got our house-divided flag hanging and all the important games are blocked off on our calendars (as much as possible, at least 🙂 ).

I’m also excited to bring back all the best tailgate snacks and desserts and try some new creations as well, and these cookie dough balls are hands-down our new favorite!

If you’ve followed me for any time, you know I am OBSESSED with the Dough Dough, which serves the most delicious edible cookie dough. I have tried almost every flavor and truly can’t choose a favorite.  I also can’t stop incorporating them into my recipes!

Not only are these cookie dough balls insanely delicious, but you can get creative with your favorite flavor and pair it with your football team’s colors!  For these photos, I used the Wilton blue and white candy melts with silver sprinkles (GO COWBOYS), but the possibilities are endless! You can find candy melts at your local craft store or order online.

They are also super simple to make and will take you less than an hour (and that includes the 30 minutes of chilling in the fridge), which is something I can really get behind because life is just B U S Y in the fall!

To celebrate the start of football season, I’ve teamed up with the Dough Dough for a GIVEAWAY!!  For complete details and to enter, head to my Instagram!  Also, if you aren’t in Dallas, the Dough Dough is now shipping nationwide!!

Who are you rooting for this season?!

P.S. Hook ’em Horns!!

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Cookie Dough Balls

These cookie dough balls are the perfect treat for football season! Pair your favorite dough with your team's colors for your next tailgate or party!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cookie dough, football dessert, tailgate dessert

Prep Time 50 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 12 cookie dough balls

Ingredients

• 2 8 ounce containers of Dough Dough (or any edible cookie dough recipe)
• 2 12 ounce bags of candy melts in team colors
• 2 tablespoons shortening (like Crisco)
• Sprinkles

Instructions

1. Place a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet.

2. Using a cookie dough scoop, scoop out and roll cookie dough into about 12 balls. Place balls onto prepared baking sheet and place in refrigerator to chill for about 30 minutes (or up to 4 hours).

3. While the cookie dough balls are chilling, place one color of candy melts in a large microwave-safe bowl and microwave on 50% power for 45 seconds. Stir and continue heating at 50% power in increments of 15 seconds until candy melts are completed melted. Be careful not to overheat. Add 1 tablespoon of shortening and stir until combined.

4. Using a fork or toothpick, dip cookie dough balls one at a time in the melted wafer candy melts. Tap fork gently on bowl to remove excess. Place dipped balls back onto baking sheet to dry.

5. Follow step three to melt the second color of candy melts. Place melted wafers into a pastry or Ziploc bag. Cut off a tiny piece of the bag to create a small hole. Drizzle over cookie dough balls and add sprinkles immediately, if desired.

Recipe Notes

Store in airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two days.