Chocolate chip cookie dough rolled up in buttery croissant dough and baked to golden brown. These Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cruffins are impossible to resist!
The Best of Both Worlds
Croissant dough wrapped around chocolate chip cookie dough and baked into the shape of a muffin. You have to try these Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cruffins for yourself to see why they’re so incredibly irresistible! The outside is crisp like a croissant and the inside layers of crescent roll are filled with warm, soft chocolate chip cookie. It’s the best of both worlds!
Everything’s Better with Cookie Dough!
I’m pretty sure that adding cookie dough to anything makes it even better. Triple Threat Brownies, Cookie Dough Frosted Fudge Brownies and my Peanut Butter Cup Stuffed Brookies are at the top of my list. And now I have to add these cruffins to the list. They’re so scrumptious, y’all.
Store-bought crescent roll dough and ready-made cookie dough make these treats so darn easy. In no time they’ll be out of the oven and ready to take that first amazing bite. It’s semi-homemade baking at its best!
FAQ: What is a Cruffin?
What’s a cruffin? A cruffin is a cross between a croissant (or crescent roll) and a muffin. Not to be mistaken for a puffin, a puff pastry muffin combo (also an adorable sea bird), or a biffin, a muffin made with biscuit dough. Though, both of those sound delicious!
What’s the difference between crescent roll and puff pastry? Great question! They’re both laminated doughs, but crescent roll dough contains yeast that makes them bake up puffy and light. Which is the texture we’re going for!
Why are you using store-bought dough? We actually made cruffins years ago with homemade dough (to replicate the famous ones at Dominique Ansel Bakery in NYC), but that was way too much work for every day baking. So, I created a quick recipe using canned crescent roll dough and here we are! Some of my favorites include Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cruffins, Raspberry Cream Cheese Cruffins and Pumpkin Spice Cruffins.
Ingredients and Supplies
(see recipe card at the bottom of this post for measurements and details)
Ingredients:
- Refrigerated crescent roll dough
- Ready-to-bake chocolate chip cookie dough (or homemade cookie dough)
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
Supplies:
- 12-cup muffin pan
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Sharp knife
How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cruffins
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Set the cookie dough at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the sheet of the crescent roll dough until it is slightly larger than what you started with and the perforated lines are blended back together.
- Take one tablespoon of cookie dough at a time and press it flat onto the rolled out crescent roll dough until you have completely covered the crescent roll dough with a layer of cookie dough.
- Starting on the long end of the rectangle, roll the doughs up tightly into a log.
- Using a sharp knife, cut off the very ends of the log and then cut the log into 12 equal pieces. Each piece should be about 1.25 inches long.
- Place each rolled piece into one of the cups of the greased muffin pan. Press about 5 chocolate chips into the top of each piece.
- Bake for about 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown on top and around the edges, rotating the pan halfway through the baking time.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let the cruffins rest in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely or enjoy while still warm!
Storage
Store leftover cruffins in an airtight container on the counter for three days or in the refrigerator for 5 days. Allow to set out for 10-15 minutes before serving. You can also warm them individually in the microwave for about 10-15 seconds.
To freeze, I recommend wrapping cruffins individually in plastic wrap then putting in a freezer-safe container or in individual freezer-safe baggies. They should maintain great quality if frozen for 2-3 months.
To defrost, let them set at room temperature, uncovered, so they don’t absorb too much of the moisture.
More Delicious and Simple Cruffin Recipes
Sweet or savory, it’s hard to deny the appeal of the cruffin! My Delicious and Simple Cruffin Recipes bake up easy with store bought crescent rolls and simple ingredients.
If you make these Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cruffins, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. If you’re on Facebook, be sure to join my Friends of The BakerMama group to connect and share all the fun and yummy recipes of mine that you make! 
I just love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the ideas I share. Enjoy!
xoxo,
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cruffins
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Prep Time: 10 minutes -
Cook Time: 20 minutes
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Total Time: 30 minutes
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Yield: 12 cruffins
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Chocolate chip cookie dough rolled up in buttery croissant dough and baked golden brown. These Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cruffins are impossible to resist!
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) tube refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 1 (16.5 ounce) package ready-to-bake chocolate chip cookie dough (about 1.5 cups)
- 3 tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Set the cookie dough at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the sheet of the crescent roll dough until it is slightly larger than what you started with and the perforated lines are blended back together.
- Take one tablespoon of cookie dough at a time and press it flat onto the rolled out crescent roll dough until you have completely covered the crescent roll dough with a layer of cookie dough.
- Starting on the long end of the rectangle, roll the doughs up tightly into a log.
- Using a sharp knife, cut off the very ends of the log and then cut the log into 12 equal pieces. Each piece should be about 1.25 inches long.
- Place each rolled piece into one of the cups of the greased muffin pan. Press about 5 chocolate chips into the top of each piece.
- Bake for about 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown on top and around the edges, rotating the pan halfway through the baking time.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let the cruffins rest in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely or enjoy while still warm!
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