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Indulgent Chocolate Lava Cookie Dough Truffles

Decadent no-bake chocolate truffles filled with edible cookie dough and gooey molten chocolate centers.
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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 18 truffles
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Autumn
Calories: 260
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cookie Dough Base
  • 2 cups heat-treated all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 0.5 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 0.5 tsp salt
Lava Chocolate Filling
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chunks
  • 0.25 cup heavy cream
Chocolate Coating
  • 2 cups dark chocolate melting wafers
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Baking sheet
  • Wire rack
  • Hand mixer or stand mixer

Method
 

  1. Heat-treat the flour by baking it at 350°F for 5 minutes. Cool completely.
  2. Prepare the lava filling by melting dark chocolate with heavy cream until smooth. Chill until scoopable.
  3. Beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla and milk.
  4. Mix in flour and salt until dough forms. Fold in mini chocolate chips.
  5. Roll chilled ganache into small balls and freeze briefly.
  6. Wrap cookie dough around each ganache center and roll into balls.
  7. Freeze assembled truffles for 20–30 minutes.
  8. Melt coating chocolate with coconut oil until smooth.
  9. Dip each truffle into melted chocolate and place on parchment paper.
  10. Decorate with desired toppings and chill until set.

Notes

Serve slightly softened for the best molten chocolate texture.