The Cookie Croissant, or crookie, is the newest pastry mashup to hit our social media feeds, and our mouths. This combination of a flaky croissant with chocolate chip cookie dough is equal parts gooey, chocolaty, and indulgent. Think pain au chocolat meets a tollhouse cookie!
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We all love a good culinary hybrid. Who can forget the cronut, the croissant/donut hybrid? Did we not grow up shooting gogurts? Do we, as adults, not live on frappuccinos, which is just a frosty cappuccino? Yes. We love them all. But in place of the tofurkey, may I offer you a crookie? A Cookie Croissant, with chocolate chip cookie dough baked in, and on top of, a flaky croissant?
First introduced to the world by Maison Louvard bakery in Paris, @annakloots brought Le Crookie to wider audience with her video on TikTok. This crazily indulgent treat is like a pain au chocolat, or chocolate croissant, gone mad, and I just had to give it a try! Warning: when I say indulgent, I mean, INDULGENT. It would take a stronger woman than me to eat one of these by myself. Luckily, I keep a reserve eater on standby (hi honey! 😘)
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❤️ What you'll love about this recipe
- So easy - If both of the ingredients are store bought, and store bought is fine, anyone can make these, making it fun for kids and adults.
- Fast - You can have these made, out of the oven, and in your mouth in less than 30 minutes!
- Cheaper than a plane ticket - The original comes from a chi chi bakery in Paris. Save yourself the airfare and make them at home!
Ingredients
This is the shortest shopping list you've seen since my 2-Ingredient bagels!
- Flaky croissants - My friend Kelli, from Everyday Pie, has an amazing shortcut croissant recipe, but it is still quite a project. Store bought are fine, but I got the frozen croissants from Whole Foods and baked them the night before, so I could be fancy, but not insane.
- Chocolate chip cookie dough - Most people just use a store-bought cookie dough, but I'm extra and used my own chocolate chip cookie recipe. You do what moves you.
Love croissants? Try my simple and delicious Pistachio Filled Croissants. Like an almond croissant's rich cousin, they taste like you bought them at a French Pâtisserie, but you made them in less than an hour!
Variations
I mean, it's chocolate chip cookie dough in a croissant. It's a cookie croissant. It's all in the name. But, just for fun, I thought of a couple variations.
- Peanut butter - Just this once let's tell my husband "yes, you can put peanut butter in it". Use peanut butter cookie dough, for your peanut pushers.
- No-cream puffs - In place of the croissant, you could use the choux pastry balls from cream puffs. Just swap out the cream filling for cookie dough and bake. Would we call them crookie puffs? Name still in development.
Can you eat (mostly) raw cookie dough?
According to Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, Brian Zikmund-Fisher, as long as your flour is not part of any type of public health recall, and you are using pasteurized eggs, eating mostly raw (we'll call it medium-rare) cookie dough, in moderation, is fine. He says "The only risk is the very small, baseline risk – for example, that the flour has been contaminated by a different and as-of-yet unknown source."
So, in my line of thinking, and remember, I want to eat a cookie croissant real bad, life is a risk. We drive cars, despite the dangers. We eat medium-rare hamburgers and steaks, and sushi, oh my. There are many things we choose to do in life that carry some small statistical risk, and we do it anyway. So, today I am going to eat a cookie croissant with gooey cookie dough in the center. You do what you feel is best for you. If you don't want to take the risk, can I have your crookie?
Instructions
This is pretty simple folks, but I have some pictures to guide you. I mean, sometimes we just like to see it before we try it, right?
Step 1: Slice your croissants open. Use a small cookie scoop to place balls of cookie dough on the bottom half.
Step 2: To help your crookies bake more evenly, you can scoop the dough balls and flatten them before placing them on the croissant.
Step 3: Replace the top half of the croissant and place smaller pieces of dough on top as well. I like to add a smaller piece over the center of the croissant, because that part can burn if not covered.
Step 4: Place on a parchment paper covered sheet pan. I you'd like, make tiny cookies with the remaining dough and place them around the crookies on the sheet pan.
Step 5: Bake at 350°F for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the cookies on top, and the parts peeking out of the croissants, are golden brown. Let cook at least 10 minutes before tearing in.
Hint: If you want your internal cookie to be more fully cooked, cover loosely with aluminum foil, to prevent burning, and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes.
Expert tips
- Choosing croissants - If you aren't going to make your own croissants, and you probably aren't, try to use the best croissants you can find. It really makes a difference. I made this 3 times in one day (checking my blood sugar now...) and found that croissants from a good bakery give you the best results. Next best are the frozen croissants at Whole Foods that you bake yourself. Finally are the grocery store purchased croissants, which tend to be kind of mushy and not very croissanty. The only exception I've found are the ones at the discount grocer Lidl, which are as close to bakery quality as I've ever seen.
- Cookie dough - I've used store-bought cookie dough plenty of times, and I kinda like it, but if you want the best le crookie, try making them with homemade chocolate chip cookie dough.
- Making ahead - You can make these ahead for future you so easily! Once you put them together, place them on a sheet tray in the freezer until hard. Individually wrap and store in a zip top bag until you have a cookie croissant emergency. Then. just bake them as directed, adding an additional 5 minutes to the bake time.
Cookie Croissant FAQs
According to their website, Nestle does not recommend baking their edible cookie dough as it can burn or harden.
Sweetie, you can stuff anything you want into your crookie! My husband is especially excited about the prospect of peanut butter crookie in his future!
I hear you my friend. It is quite an indulgence for one sitting. Store leftovers in an airtight container on your counter for up to 3 days.
You can place your crookie on a sheet pan in a 350°F oven for 5 to 10 minutes or pop in the microwave for about 10 seconds. I prefer the oven because any bread product will become chewy after microwaving.
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Cookie Croissant (Crookies)
Ingredients
- 4 large croissants
- 2 cups (500 g) cookie dough
Or you could use
- ½ batch homemade cookie dough optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Slice your croissants in half lengthwise. Use a small cookie scoop to place balls of cookie dough on the bottom half.
- Replace the top half of the croissant and place smaller pieces of dough on top.
- Place cookie croissants on a parchment paper covered sheet pan. Make tiny cookies with the remaining dough and place them around the crookies on the sheet pan, or on a separate sheet pan.
- Bake at 350°F for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the cookies on top, and the cookie dough peeking out of the croissants, are golden brown. Let cool at least 10 minutes before tearing in.
- If you want your internal cookie to be more fully cooked, cover loosely with aluminum foil, to prevent burning, and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes.
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RM says
Why not just save the time chewing and swallowing and just stuff them directly into your arteries and slather them on your hips?
Cynthia Christensen says
Have fun! No kink shame here 😜