The Epic History of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
What is it about Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough that makes it so magical? Oodles of soft, gooey chunks of cookie dough sit snuggled inside creamy vanilla ice cream that’s plenty euphoric in its own right, but simple enough to let the cookie dough shine. (After all, we know who the real star of the show is here.)
But putting cookie dough in ice cream hasn’t always been a thing. In fact — brag alert! — we kind of started the whole cookie dough ice cream thing. Here’s how this epic flavour rose to power in the ice cream aisle:
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1984
At our very first Scoop Shop in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont, USA, an anonymous fan suggested that we mix hunks of cookie dough into our Vanilla ice cream. We gave it a try, and people seemed to like it. (Like, a lot.)
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1991
Fans in our Scoop Shops liked Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough so much, we packed it into pints and brought it to grocery store shelves.
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1994
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough goes international! From its start in the US, we next brought it to fans in the UK who really fancied it. (Fun fact: in the US, it’s called Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.)
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2015
Fans did an experiment and dough-scovered that our Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream has more cookie dough than other brands. #Win
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2019
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough went vegan! Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Non-Dairy has all the cookie dough love, all without a lick of dairy. (But don't worry, the classic dairy version isn't going anywhere.)
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2020
Just the chunks?!? In 2020 we did away with the ice cream altogether and launched Cookie Dough Chunks, the snackable dough chunks that you know and love, no spoon required.
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2026
Our journey to uncover every possible way to enjoy cookie dough continues with the Cookie Dough Sandwich! With two decadent cookies giving Cookie Dough ice cream a biiiiig hug, it’s the latest — and possibly greatest — way to do the dough.
