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Cookie Dough Flautas

dessert· snacks· Valentine's Day
March 27, 2023

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Cookie Dough Flautas – Flour tortillas are stuffed with cookie dough, wrapped into a fluted shape and then air fried until they are crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside. Served with a chocolate sauce.

cookie dough flauta cut in half and being dipped into chocolate sauce

Today’s treat is one that I’ve been obsessed with ever since college. A local taco place near campus has this dessert on their menu where they wrapped cookie dough in a tortilla and then flash-fried it. The result is a crispy yet fluffy flauta with gooey cookie dough in the center. I’ve been hooked ever since.

Sadly, that restaurant only exists in Florida so I rarely get my fix of them anymore. Making them at home intimidated me because of the frying aspect. But now that I have an air fryer, there is just no excuse!

And lucky for you, I’ve perfected the recipe and am sharing it with you today. Here are my Cookie Dough Flautas!

overhead shot of cookie dough flautas on a plate covered in powdered sugar and served with chocolate sauce
cookie dough flauta on a plate, focus on the center of the gooey flauta
close up overhead of a cookie dough flauta and chocolate syrup dripping off it

Tips & Tricks

  1. Fry seam-side down. To keep the fluted shape and prevent the filling from oozing out, make sure to fry the flautas seam-side down, at least for the first few minutes. After frying for a little, the flautas are more likely to keep their shape and can be flipped to help them brown evenly.
  2. Cooking spray is essential. Spraying the flautas with cooking spray is so important to help achieve a crispy flauta
  3. Cool before serving. That cookie dough turns to lava during the cooking process. Let the flautas cool down a little before slicing and serving to make it more friendly to the roof of your mouth.
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Cookie Dough Flautas

Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Chilling time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Servings: 8 flautas

Ingredients

  • 16½ ounces chocolate chip cookie dough chilled
  • 8 soft taco tortillas
  • olive oil cooking spray
  • 2 tablespoons chocolate sauce for serving
  • powdered sugar for serving

Instructions

  • Divide cookie dough into 8 equal portions. Grab one soft tortilla and place cookie dough in a 5-inch log across the center of the bottom edge. Roll tortilla over the cookie dough and into a fluted shape. Set seam-side down onto a plate and repeat with the 7 other tortillas. Place tortillas into the fridge to chill for one hour.
  • Place 4 chilled flautas into a air fryer and spray all sides of the flautas with cooking spray. Close air fryer and cook at 400 degrees for 5-6 minutes, flipped about halfway through to ensure even browning.
  • Remove from the air fryer and repeat with the other 4 flautas. Let flautas chill for about 5-10 minutes and then slice in half. Serve with a dusting of powdered sugar and chocolate sauce for dipping.

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  1. Hayley Dhanecha says

    April 3, 2023 at 4:26 am

    These cookie dough flautas were so good! They vanished in no time, my family said I have to make again very soon 🙂

    Reply
  2. Tammy says

    April 3, 2023 at 12:01 am

    Oooh these sound divine! What a fabulous and fun dessert to make. This would be such an unexpected delight for the Easter table.

    Reply
  3. Amy Liu Dong says

    April 2, 2023 at 9:20 pm

    These flautas look so good and tasty. I can wait to make this at home for the kids.

    Reply
  4. Dennis says

    April 2, 2023 at 4:12 pm

    WOW! Your flautas were too good! My family devoured them and asked me to make more!

    Reply
  5. Jamie says

    April 2, 2023 at 10:27 am

    Wow! This cookie dough flautas looks incredibly delicious and yummy! A perfect treat that everybody would love and enjoy especially our kids! Loving this treat already!

    Reply
  6. Madelyn says

    April 1, 2023 at 6:36 am

    This was a really sweet and tasty dessert, and a good way to use up tortilla rolls. My kids loved these.

    Reply
  7. Kristina says

    April 1, 2023 at 6:14 am

    This was a fun recipe for my kids to make! They were similiar to cannolis and anything stuffed with cookie dough and dipped in chocolate is always a winner.

    Reply
  8. Jacqueline Debono says

    April 1, 2023 at 3:15 am

    What a brilliant fun way to use cookie dough and tortillas. My grandkids loved these flautas!

    Reply
  9. Colleen says

    March 29, 2023 at 5:36 pm

    Thanks for sharing this amazing dessert idea. I love that you can make it in the air fryer. So simple, and I know they’ll be a huge hit!

    Reply
  10. rachel says

    March 28, 2023 at 9:42 pm

    These sound incredible! My kids would love them. Can’t wait to try!

    Reply
  11. Cassie says

    March 28, 2023 at 9:29 pm

    Um what?! I had to reread to make sure I read this right- cookie dough wrapped in tortillas, fried and dipped chocolate sauce! Okayyyy adding this to my list of things to try!

    Reply
  12. Julie says

    March 28, 2023 at 8:35 pm

    These came out so good! I know the taco place you are referring too and this a great copy. SO glad I can make them at home!

    Reply
  13. Jen says

    March 28, 2023 at 4:16 pm

    This is such a clever dessert, can’t wait to try it! I’ve never made dessert in an air fryer before but this recipe makes it seem easy. Yum!

    Reply
  14. Dana says

    March 28, 2023 at 4:16 pm

    These look and sound absolutely delicious! These will be perfect for future get togethers and even kids parties!

    Reply
  15. Shweta says

    March 28, 2023 at 4:00 pm

    Wow. these were incredible! Thank you so much!

    Reply
  16. Beth says

    March 28, 2023 at 3:11 pm

    Oh, yum! That looks amazing! I’ve never seen dessert flautas before, and I’m always down for chocolate.

    Reply
  17. Kathleen says

    March 28, 2023 at 2:30 pm

    Wow! These look and sound amazing! I can’t wait to try them!

    Reply
  18. Megs says

    March 28, 2023 at 2:50 am

    Lava-like cookie dough in flautas… I am sold. We had the ingredients ready to go when you published this recipe and I was keen to give them a go. They are sensational. The whole fam loved them. Thanks so much for an easy air-fryer too.

    Reply
  19. Amber Myers says

    March 27, 2023 at 9:47 pm

    Oh my gosh, yes, I would love these. What a perfect dessert!

    Reply

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