To-Die-For Recipe: Copycat Crumbl Dirt Cake Cookies

August 24, 2024

Copycat Crumble Dirt Cookies are soft and chewy chocolate cookies, topped with chocolate icing, a sprinkle of crumbled Oreos, and gummy worms!

These Copycat Crumbl Dirt Cake Cookies taste just as good as the real deal without the expense. Much like the Crumbl version, these cookies are rich with chocolate flavor and irresistible texture.

The crumbled Oreo cookies add a delicious crunch over the sweet milk chocolate icing, topped with cute gummy worms for fun visual effect, similar to these Dirt Worm Cups.

Why I Love Copycat Crumbl Dirt Cake Cookies

Why buy Crumble dirt cake cookies when you can make them from the comfort of your kitchen at a fraction of the cost? They’re adorable cookie treats that will add a touch of fun to birthday celebrations or Halloween parties.

Get the kids to help you decorate these soft and chewy cookies with piped chocolate icing and fun gummy worms.

Key Ingredients

Copycat Crumble Dirt Cookies ingredients

Cookie dough – This cookie dough is standard, consisting of flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, softened butter, white sugar, packed brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract.

Milk chocolate icing – I’ve used store-bought icing for convenience but feel free to make your own from scratch.

Oreo crumbs – Easily make your cookie crumbs by adding the whole Oreos to a Ziploc bag. Seal the bag without air inside and start to crush the cookies with a rolling pin. I recommend using a food processor for a finer cookie crumb texture.

Gummy worms – Use your favorite brand.

Swaps

Flour – This cookie dough is made with all-purpose flour but you can make a gluten-free copycat Crumbl cookies recipe by using gluten-free flour instead, such as Bob’s Red Mill gluten-free flour.

Icing – For added decadence, frost these cookies with my Nutella Fudge Cream Cheese Icing. It will still give you that brown “dirt” color for these cookies. You could also use a chocolate cream cheese frosting instead of chocolate icing.

Cookie crumbs – Don’t like Oreos? No problem! Use another type of chocolate cookie (store-bought or homemade).

Equipment

You’ll need a piping bag, cookie sheet, mixer, and parchment paper.

How To Make Copycat Crumbl Dirt Cake Cookies

Once your chocolate cookies are baked, it’s just a matter of decorating them with milk chocolate icing, crumbled cookies, and gummy worms. Here are my incredibly easy recipe steps that’ll guide you through the entire process. Get the kids to help you decorate these cute cookies!

Preparations

Gather your ingredients, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, and line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Cooking Instructions

Step 1

Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa together in a bowl, and set aside. Add the butter and sugars to the bowl of a stand mixer.

Step 2

Cream the butter and sugars. Add in the eggs and vanilla, and beat the mixture until smooth.

Step 3

Slowly mix in the flour mixture and beat until fully incorporated. You may need to scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl.

Step 4

Add a tablespoon of the chocolate cookie batter to the prepared cookie sheet. Repeat this to fill the cookie sheet. Bake the cookies for 9-11 minutes. Allow the baked cookies to cool completely before moving on the next step.

Step 5

Pipe the chocolate icing onto each cooled cookie.

Step 6

Sprinkle the cookie crumbs over the iced cookies and decorate the cookies with gummy worms.

Cooking Tips

This recipe makes 24 cookies. You need to space the cookie balls out on the cookie sheet so that they have room to spread as they bake and not touch. If you cookie sheet isn’t large enough to comfortably hold 24 cookie balls, bake the cookies in batches.

Make sure that the cookies have fully cooled before adding the icing. If the cookies are still warm, the icing will melt slightly.

Use a cookie scoop for uniform-sized cookies. This will also ensure that the cookies bake evenly.

What To Serve With Copycat Crumbl Dirt Cake Cookies

Dessert

Enjoy these copycat Crumbl dirt cake cookies with ice cream or a thick and creamy milkshake!

Themed Party

These copycat Crumbl dirt cake cookies make an adorable pairing with these Dirt Worm Cups if you want to stay within theme, or add them to your Halloween sweet treat board alongside Oreo Mummy Pops, Pumpkin Cheesecake Mummy Truffles, and Halloween Frankenstein Cupcakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

WHAT IS THE DIRT CAKE COOKIE AT CRUMBL?

Crumbl dirt cake cookies are soft and chewy chocolate cookies that are rolled in crushed cookie crumbs and then frosted with chocolate buttercream and decorated with more crushed Oreos and gummy worms.

DOES COOKIE CRUMBL USE CAKE MIX?

Crumbl states that it does include cake mix into some of its cookie recipes to create that irresistible texture and flavor.

WHY IS IT CALLED DIRT CAKE?

These cookies include ingredients that resemble soil and dirt, such as the chocolate icing and crumbled chocolate cookies. Dirt cake desserts are also often decorated with gummy worms for added effect of what you can expect to find in the dirt.

Storing And Reheating

FRIDGE

Store leftover copycat Crumbl dirt cake cookies in an airtight container in a single layer at room temperature for 3-4 days or in the fridge for up to a week.

FREEZER

These cookies can be stored in the freezer in an airtight container or Ziploc bag for up to 3 months. I recommend that you store them without any icing and gummy worms. Fresh icing can be piped onto the cookies just before serving with gummy worms.