Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Chip Cookies
Learn how to make Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Chip Cookies. We used white chocolate for ours today but, you can use milk or dark chocolate, which happens to be made favorite btw. Be sure to pin this or one of our other cookie recipes for when you are ready to bake cookies.
Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is a quick and easy recipe you can use homemade chocolate chip cookies or purchase chocolate chip cookie dough
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I love adding seasonal candy sprinkles
for holidays, but that’s optional. With spring is in the air, I need to get all the baking I can in. Once summer hits here (it comes early in Central California), no ovens go on for months. It will be back to no bake desserts.
Yesterday I shared an easy way to make birds nest cookies. You might enjoy this one too.
Having a teen in the house, and being busy means I don’t always have time to make cookies from scratch. I don’t beat myself up about it. I just use a good cookie dough like the one I used on this post. Again, for this white chocolate
dipped cookies recipe you can use a homemade cookies recipe or packaged dough it’s up to you. No one would be the wiser.
For homemade chocolate chip cookies my favorite is right off the back of the Nestle Chocolate Chips bag. No lie, we’ve been using this Original Chocolate Chip Recipe since I was a kid baking with my grandma. If your looking for a homemade recipe, this is hands down a winning chocolate chip cookies recipe. Or use your favorite.
If you like this recipe you might like our other treat recipes,
How to make chocolate dipped cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies Dipped in White Chocolate
Directions
Make either homemade chocolate chip cookies, or get a chocolate chip dough bake per recipe instructions.
To start decorating your cookies with the dipped chocolate; First set up your dipping station, and make sure your cookies are cooled all the way!
This is for the edges, and places the white chocolate might not go on evenly.
(or 
or dark chocolate
if you prefer for other seasons) 
on med/high (a tiny amount of 
when handling the bowl.
cools it hardens.
How to make chocolate dipped cookies?
- Make the cookies, and cool them completely
- Melt the chocolate chips in a microwaveable bowl
, using directions above - Dip the cookies into the chocolate half way
- Remove, and take your spatula to spread chocolate on edges or areas to even it out
- Pour sprinkles over your melted chocolate cookie, while holding over a plate to catch excess (if not adding sprinkles skip this part, or grab seasonal sprinkles)
- Place your cookie on a non stick baking sheet or parchment lined surface until chocolate hardenes
- Tada! It’s that easy!
, using directions above
over your melted chocolate cookie, while holding over a plate to catch excess (if not adding sprinkles skip this part, or grab
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or 
lined surface until chocolate hardenes
Now, I don’t know about you but, this makes me feel like part baker, part chocolatier. Smelling the cookies, and melted chocolate. Dipping the the chocolate cookies in sprinkles. I think my teen, Sammie just came in the kitchen to sneak cookies. The yum factor makes it hard to wait. I thought she was coming in to get in on the baking fun.
We hope you enjoy making these chocolate dipped cookies with sprinkles when you need them for your celebrations. It’s a fun, and easy way to have a bakery looking treat.
After the melted chocolate is cooled you can add them to a serving plate or platter.
Store them in a cool place, if keeping them for later.
Printable Recipe
Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- Use the chocolate chip cookies recipe in notes or purchase packaged ready to bake chocolate chip cookies.
- 1 package of white chocolate chips or your favorite chocolate chips
- 1 or 2 jars of seasonal sprinkles optional see notes
Instructions
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Make either homemade chocolate chip cookies, or get a chocolate chip dough.
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To start decorating your cookies with the dipped chocolate set up your dipping station, and make sure your cookies are cooled all the way!
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You will need a tool for spreading icing I use a cake spatula . Or grab a butter knife. This is for the edges, and places the white chocolate might not go on evenly.
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For melting white chocolate chips you’ll need a microwave proof bowl, white chocolate chips (or semi sweet or dark chocolate if you prefer for other seasons)
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Directions for melting white chocolate chips –
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Heat your small bowl of chocolate chips on med/high (and one tsp. vegetable shortening *optional)
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Stop half way through your setting to check on chips and stir them. Use hot pads when handling the bowl.
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Continue to heat melting chips until they are fully melted and creamy looking.
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It should only take a minute or so, depending on how much you put into the bowl.
TIPS for melting chocolate
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Use small batches for the chocolate, and do not overheat in microwave, or it may scorch or burn. (use hot pads when handling the bowl)
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Work in small batches.
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Use a spatula to spread chocolate to cover cookie quickly as possible, as white chocolate cools it hardens.
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How to make chocolate dipped cookies?
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Make the cookies, and cool them competely
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Melt the chocolate chips in a microwaveable bowl, using directions above
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Dip the cookies into the chocolate half way
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Remove, and take your spatula to spread chocolate on edges or areas to even it out
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Pour sprinkles over your melted chocolate cookie, while holding over a plate to catch excess (if not adding sprinkles skip this part, or grab seasonal sprinkles)
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Place your cookie on a non stick baking sheet or parchment lined surface until chocolate hardenes
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Tada! It's that easy!
Recipe Notes
Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe- https://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/18476/original-nestle-toll-house-chocolate-chip-cookies/
or use packaged chocolate chip cookies.
You can substitute sprinkles with chopped nuts or dried fruits.
Double the sprinkles if making more than one batch of cookies or more than a bakers dozen.
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